INSPECTOR II - 55007197

The Work You Will Do

• Ensure work completed by others within FDOT right-of-way meets all standards and is permitted through the Department.
• Perform on-site inspections.
• Maintain awareness of others doing work within the right-of-way that has not been approved by the Department and not permitted.
• Interpret governing documents related to Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic) device usage, installation/placement, and materials to ensure safe work zones.
• Review work site activities for conformity to safety regulations and take corrective measures when deficiencies are noted.
• Prepare records and reports for work completed and other related documents accurately and in a timely manner.
• Prepare all documentation in order to validate payments to roadway contractors.
• Conduct surveys of signs, guardrails, and attenuators as required by procedures.
• Provide survey of roadway items to be inventoried for Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI).
• Fills out data coding sheet and enter roadway data into computer database as needed.
• Gather data and perform preliminary reviews for maintenance contract needs.
• Aids in the preparation of maintenance contracts.
• Prepares specifications as needed for use in maintenance contracts.
• Conducts/attends pre-work conferences on maintenance contracts and attends/conducts meetings with contractors/utility owners/permitees throughout life of projects as assigned.
• Acts as a representative of the Department on all issues related to contracts and permits.
• Issues work documents on contracts as directed.
• Performs plans reviews for constructability and adherence to Department Standards and specifications.
• Provides comments on Department policies and procedures as requested.

Your Specific Responsibilities

• Perform independent complex technical assignments to accomplish inspection and monitoring of work activities performed within the state Right of Way.
• Verify that work is performed according to all State and Federal specifications, plans, permits, policies, procedures, statutes, and rules.
• Perform approved testing techniques through the use of hand tools, gauges and/or instruments to ensure materials used conform to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) requirements.
• Prepare records and reports for work completed and other related documents accurately and in a timely manner.
• Prepare all documentation in order to validate payments to roadway contractors.
• Conduct surveys of signs, guardrails, and attenuators as required by procedures.
• Provide survey of roadway items to be inventoried for Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI).
• Fills out data coding sheet and enter roadway data into computer database as needed.
• Gather data and perform preliminary reviews for maintenance contract needs.
• Aids in the preparation of maintenance contracts.
• Prepares specifications as needed for use in maintenance contracts.
• Conducts/attends pre-work conferences on maintenance contracts and attends/conducts meetings with contractors/utility owners/permitees throughout life of projects as assigned.
• Acts as a representative of the Department on all issues related to contracts and permits.
• Issues work documents on contracts as directed.
• Performs plans reviews for constructability and adherence to Department Standards and specifications.
• Provides comments on Department policies and procedures as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or Certificate of High School Equivalency.
• A Class E Driver’s License.

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.
• The Florida Department of Transportation values the service veterans and their family members have given to our country and supports the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.
• The Florida Department of Transportation values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.
• Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
• The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
• Veterans’ Preference. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.