INSPECTOR III

Florida; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 46,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Department of Transportation in St. Augustine, FL is seeking an Inspector III to conduct independent, complex inspections of state roadway projects and monitor work to ensure compliance with FDOT standards.

You will verify adherence to plans, tests, permits, and procedures using engineering tools and record-keeping practices. You will collaborate with engineers, developers, and permit applicants to provide necessary information and prepare payment validation documentation.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering tools for field inspections.
• Ability to interpret plans, specifications and standards.
• Experience communicating technical information.
• Ability to work with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Team-oriented working style.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Proficiency with PC and databases.
• Ability to organize records and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex plans and perform independent complex technical assignments for inspection and monitoring within the state Right of Way.
• Verify work conforms to State and Federal specifications, plans, permits, and policies.
• Use tools and instruments to ensure materials meet FDOT requirements; document results.
• Provide information to engineers, developers, architects and permit applicants as needed.
• Prepare documentation to validate payments to roadway contractors.

Skills

Engineering tools

Technical communication

Plan interpretation

Customer interaction

Calm under pressure

Team player

Oral and written instructions

Databases and PC use

Record keeping

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's degree or higher

Job description

Contact

Contact Person: Marisol Hernandez

Email: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone]

Job Details

Requisition No: 883899

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: INSPECTOR III

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55009117

Salary: $45,839.39 - $59,321.57

Hiring Salary Range: $2,063.43

Posting Closing Date: 09/28/2026

Service: Career Service

Contract Type: Full-Time

Job Category: Open Competitive

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Our Mission

The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.

Our Vision

As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.

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

District Two

St. Augustine Maintenance

3600 DOT Road

St. Augustine, FL 32084

Your Specific Responsibilities

Analyze complex plans and 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, rules. Performs 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. Use various engineering tools, equipment, Instruments and computers for performing technical engineering tasks, problem solving and record keeping. Provide information to consulting engineers, developers, architects and permit applicants as needed. Prepares all documentation in order to validate payments to roadway contractors.

Perform interpretation of documents related to authorized Maintenance of Traffic device usage, installation/placement and materials to ensure safe work zones. Reviews work site activities for conformity to safety regulations and takes corrective measures when deficiencies are noted.

Conducts surveys of signs, guardrail, and attenuators as required by procedures. Provides survey of roadway items to be inventoried for Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI). Fills out data coding sheet and enters roadway data into computer data base as needed. Gathers data and performs preliminary reviews for maintenance contract needs. Assists 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. Prepares and issues work documents on contracts as needed.

Performs plans reviews for constructability and adherence to Department standards and specifications. Provides comments on Department policies and procedures as requested.

Assist Maintenance Management System / Roadway Characteristics (MMS/RCI) Coordinator by reporting routine maintenance conditions as they exist in the field. Attend annual training to learn the most recent methods of evaluating the Yard's production in the MMS. Keep current in the procedures and other documents necessary to perform MMS evaluations.

Assist MMS/RCI Coordinator with inputting MMS data into the computer, in preparing MMS reports to be used for advising management for each Maintenance Cost Center, with technical studies and with the preparation and scheduling of the MMS evaluations. Assist MMS/RCI Coordinator and supervisors with Districtwide quality reviews of the MMS. Reviews studies with MMS/RCI Coordinator and supervisors to verify accuracy of all information.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge Of

• Knowledge of engineering tools to perform field inspections of worksites for compliance to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) roadway standards.

Skills In

• Skilled in communicating technical information verbally and in writing.
• Skilled in understanding and interpreting plans, specifications, design standards and manuals.
• Skilled in dealing with internal and external customers in a courteous manner.
• Skilled in remaining calm and effective under pressure.
• Skilled in working effectively as a team member.
• Skilled in following oral and written instructions.
• Skill in use of personal computer (pc) and understanding of databases.
• Skill in organizing records and handling multiple tasks and interruptions.

Ability To

• Ability to enter and retrieve information from a computer database.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and stoop, climb, squat, push, crawl and bend.

Other Job-Related Requirements

Other job-related requirements for this position: This position requires the incumbent to complete the following self-study courses within 11 months of appointment: Construction Math and Plans Reading. Must also obtain the Advanced Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) certification and the Qualified Stormwater Management Inspector certification (Florida Department of Environmental Protection through the Stormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector Training Program) within one year and maintain it. While on-duty status, may be required to drive a state owned or leased vehicle to perform the duties of this position. Valid Class E Driver License is required. May be required to work with or around hazardous materials; work nights and weekends and be available for emergency response work as necessary. The incumbent of this position is required to work with or around Department of Corrections inmates. The incumbent of this position is required to be in compliance with the District Two Loss Prevention Plan, the Florida Department of Transportation Loss Prevention Procedure, and be aware of reducing personal injury and vehicular accidents.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or Certificate of High School Equivalency, Class E Drivers License, and 12 months of infrastructure design, construction, or maintenance experience; or an Associate's Degree or higher.

Requirements

This position requires a valid Class E driver license with an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Department’s Driver’s Record Requirements Policy. An unacceptable driving record is defined as any of the following:

• three (3) or more moving violations in the past three (3) years that accumulate three (3) or more points per violation;
• any two (2) convictions of reckless driving in the past three (3) years;
• a suspension or revocation of the driver license for moving violations in the past three (3) years; and
• a suspension or revocation for refusal to take a sobriety test, or any suspension or revocation for a DUI conviction, in the past four (4) years.

Your driving record will be reviewed and the status of your driver license confirmed.

The State’s total compensation package for employees features

• 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, provide a letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS, or provide other documentation as proof of an exemption.

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 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 Affictative 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 [phone] 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.