Requisition No: 801166

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COORDINATOR - 55002079

Position Number: 55002079

Salary: $56,278.76 - $66,210.30

Posting Closing Date: 05/21/2023

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

949 / FORCASTING AND TRENDS

OPEN COMPETITIVE

CAREER SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: Paula San Gregorio

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 850-414-4811

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Paula.SanGregorio@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $2,463.06

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You may 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 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 located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or call (850) 414-5300 for assistance.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Performance and Trends: Supports the development, calculation, monitoring, and reporting of performance measures and targets to meet state and federal requirements and support plans and policies. Assesses trends and conditions that affect system performance. Reviews data methodology, calculations and results, and produces technical reports, summaries, handouts, presentations, and dashboards to summarize transportation system performance, trends, and forecasts.

Task Work Order Management: Reconcile reports and financial data to ensure accurate and on-time payments. Document budget requests and maintain spreadsheets. Ensure contract requirements are processed correctly. Coordinate with other offices, including Procurement, Work Program, and Comptroller. Provide quality assurance on task work orders, track task activities, payments, and balances. Coordinates with FTO Management and Consultants.

Stakeholder Outreach: Collaborate with other FDOT offices, including districts and MPOs to support the development and monitoring of performance measures and targets. Develop and maintain relationships with partners in FDOT program offices, districts, MPOs and local governments to understand their performance reporting needs and identify how FTO work can integrate with other offices. Provides presentations to a variety of audiences including stakeholders and department staff to showcase the Forecasting and Trends Office’s various products.

Internal & External Communication: Regular content review and updates to the FTO websites and SharePoint sites to accurately reflect current products, performance measures, trends, and other pertinent information. Manages FTO SharePoint access for internal and external partners. Assists other planning offices with website support when requested.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to independently perform a full range of assignments under limited supervision. Knowledge of business practices and procedures in order to work from general instructions. Ability to adapt and apply knowledge in a variety of complex situations, and in recommending solutions to problems of a specialized or general nature. Skill in analyzing and interpreting data, policy, and procedures. Skill in using equipment in order to arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations. Skill in creative planning in devising new methods and approaches to major problems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional experience in the field of transportation planning, data analysis, performance reporting, strategic planning, or similar activities. Professional or nonprofessional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY, college transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.

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. If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.