Requisition No: 881365
Agency: Department of Transportation
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 55003803
Salary: $84,631.31 - $109,522.88
Posting Closing Date: 08/17/2026
Total Compensation Estimator Tool162 / Traffic OperationsOPEN COMPETITIVESELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE FULL-TIME CONTACT PERSON: Heather PollardCONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 863-519-2508CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]HIRING SALARY RANGE: $4,116.55 bi-weeklyThe Work You Will Do:TMC Manager / Traffic Operations / TSM&O / Freeways
This position will spend the majority of their time supervising, communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees' work, and has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. Meet regularly with employees to assign work, establish work objectives and timelines to ensure working objectives are met. Supervise and coordinates all Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) efforts to report and resolve traffic incidents, consistent with State and District policies and procedures. Supports development of the Department's Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O) program at the district, regional and statewide levels. Develop and programs Freeway Management System (FMS)/Arterial Management System (AMS) projects that facilitate operation of freeway/arterial management systems and incident management. Perform engineering review and analysis, develop engineering reports and associated documents.
The Difference You Will Make:Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication.
How You Will Grow:FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development. Through our agency's learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses.
Where You Will Work:10041 Daniels Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33913 or
14000 FL 64, Bradenton, FL 34212
Annual Salary:$107,030.30Your Specific Responsibilities:Spends the majority of their time supervising, communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees' work, and has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. Directs and supervises staff and provide technical guidance for the District's Traffic Management Centers.
Meets regularly with employees to assign work, establish work objectives and timelines to ensure working objectives are met. Evaluates employee's performance, during established time frames, throughout the year and at formal review periods. Motivates and trains and/or ensures required training is available for staff. Communicates regularly with direct reports, both individually and in staff meetings. Ensures that all the paperwork required for processing pay documents and personnel matters, including performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, filing vacant positions and separations, are completed accurately and processed in a timely manner.
Supervises and coordinates all Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) efforts to report and resolve traffic incidents, consistent with State and District policies and procedures, including but not limited to the 511 Traveler Information System, and the approved Standard Operating Plan and Standard Operating Guidelines for the Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) and Satellite Traffic Management Center (STMC) to ensure proper oversight of the Operations contractor and proper coordination between the two traffic management centers. Oversees the District Traffic Incident Management Program including Road Rangers, Rapid Incident Scene Clearance (RISC) contracts and TIM team coordination to ensure proper coordination of incidents and operations of the state highway system.
Supports development of the Department's Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O) program at the district, regional and statewide levels. Includes participating on task teams and providing input on business/strategic plans. Provides support during project implementation phases. Includes attendance at project meetings; interaction with project CEI (Construction Engineering and Inspection) personnel, contractors, vendors and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); and participation in project acceptance testing. Develops TSM&O trend analysis and reporting capabilities. Ensures that robust and scalable solutions are implemented using a variety of internal and external data sources on a program level.
Develops and programs Freeway Management System (FMS)/Arterial Management System (AMS) projects that facilitate operation of freeway/arterial management systems and incident management. Develops project Requests for Proposals (RFPs), technical specifications and concept plans. Identifies and programs project-related design and construction related resources.
Perform engineering review and analysis, develop engineering reports and associated documents (work orders, systems engineering documents, concept of operation plans, benefit/cost analysis, etc.) This includes field assessments, applying engineering principles and judgment to identify operational and safety deficiencies and appropriate remedial action. Coordinate with Department staff, affected external agencies and customers as required. Ensure coordination of resources necessary to implement remedial action.
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Knowledge of:- Traffic engineering practices and policies
- Management principles and practices
- Human resource policies and procedures
Skills in:- Implementing intelligent transportation system techniques
- Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting engineering data
- The supervision and instruction of others
- Identifying and documenting personnel performance
- Effective communication both in written form and orally
- Contract management and negotiation
- the use of computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, presentations applications, e-mail and internet
Ability to:- Lead and manage diverse groups of people performing multiple tasks
- Counsel and plan employee career development
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships
Other Job-Related Requirements:This position requires a Level II Background check in accordance with the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERs) requirements and section 282.709, Florida Statutes. Employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve in the Transportation Emergency Management Team (TEMT). Responsible for adhering to the provisions and requirements of Section 215.422, F.S., related State Comptroller's rules, and Department of Transportation 's invoice processing and warrant distribution procedures.
The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
- $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
- State of Florida retirement package
- 10 paid holidays a year
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Career advancement opportunities
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
- A variety of training opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, visit: https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.
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