Public Safety Telecommunicator

About the role

Highest level of complexity in engineering and project management roles, with a focus on transportation planning and administration.

Responsibilities

• Planning, coordinating, and reviewing the work of subordinate technical employees and consulting engineers engaged in the administration and management of roadway and transportation projects.
• Manages, coordinates, and provides technical review of engineering/transportation consultant’s design, plans, and specifications for construction projects, transportation studies and prepares review comments.
• Conducts specialized engineering/planning analysis of complex transportation network systems and studies.
• Manages and supervises the preparation and review of transportation studies and projects.
• May assist with the development and updates to the budgetary estimates for the Transportation Capital Improvement Program.
• Assists in the development and administration criteria of the transportation studies as they pertain to rezonings, Master Planned Unit Developments, Developments of Regional Impact, and other developments as needed.
• Prepares project status reports and schedules as required.
• Assists in the preparation of in-house criteria and ordinances as they relate to transportation issues.
• Provides technical assistance to in-house staff and other departments regarding transportation studies and related issues.
• Provides technical assistance to citizen groups when requested.
• Performs related work as required.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation planning design and/or transportation engineering.
• Knowledge of modern transportation planning design and/or transportation engineering procedures and techniques as they apply to roadway projects, studies, and growth/development within the County.
• Knowledge of modern developments, current literature and sources of information in the area of transportation planning and/or transportation engineering.
• Ability to plan and direct the work of engineers, transportation planners, contractors, technicians, and clerical personnel.
• Ability to give technical and professional review to a wide variety and large volume of transportation and/or transportation engineering plans and studies, and related documents.
• Ability to present clear and concise reports, orally and in writing.
• Working knowledge of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) standard specifications and indexes, and transportation requirements pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statues.
• Ability to read and interpret complex transportation studies and/or transportation engineering reports and plans.
• Ability to meet and work with the public, contractors, FDOT and consultants, make presentations, and reply to complaints.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a regionally accredited four year college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, project management or a related field.
• Six years of experience in the field of project management and engineering, including three years as a project manager.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Experience working with FDOT standards, specifications, and indexes preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation planning design and/or transportation engineering.
• Knowledge of modern transportation planning design and/or transportation engineering procedures and techniques as they apply to roadway projects, studies, and growth/development within the County.
• Knowledge of modern developments, current literature and sources of information in the area of transportation planning and/or transportation engineering.
• Ability to plan and direct the work of engineers, transportation planners, contractors, technicians, and clerical personnel.
• Ability to give technical and professional review to a wide variety and large volume of transportation and/or transportation engineering plans and studies, and related documents.
• Ability to present clear and concise reports, orally and in writing.
• Working knowledge of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) standard specifications and indexes, and transportation requirements pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statues.
• Ability to read and interpret complex transportation studies and/or transportation engineering reports and plans.
• Ability to meet and work with the public, contractors, FDOT and consultants, make presentations, and reply to complaints.

Benefits

• Florida Retirement System (FRS) retirement plan.
• PTO (Paid Time Off).
• Paid holidays.
• Group insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Deferred compensation.
• Medical leave pool.
• Annual medical leave buy-back.
• Mid-management/Professional grade, and management personnel may receive 40 hours of admin leave per calendar year.

Pay

Details about pay structure are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.