Permits & Engineering Review Specialist II

Florida Department of Transportation; Florida; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Dental coverage

Vacation time

Tuition assistance

Job summary

The Florida Department of Transportation seeks a Permits Coordinator II to perform technical reviews of engineering documents for the department’s permit program and related agreements at the Midway Operations Center in Midway, FL. The role emphasizes timely permit processing, coordination with experts, and advising applicants through the process.

Candidates will review construction and maintenance agreements, advise public officials and the private sector, and ensure compliance with department

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with two years of infra design/construction/maintenance experience or an Associate’s Degree.
• Knowledge of engineering review processes and permit programs is preferred.
• Ability to communicate with applicants, officials, and contractors clearly.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical review of engineering documents for the Department’s permit program and related agreements.
• Performs engineering review and processing of applications and associated engineering drawings of various types of permits, Construction Agreements (CA’s) and Community Aesthetic Feature Agreements (CAFA’s), Maintenance Agreements and ensure these requests are processed in a timely manner.
• Provides information to applicants regarding the permitting process and assists them as needed throughout the process for approval. Meets with public officials and the private sector to advise on the permitting process.
• Coordinates technical reviews with subject matter experts on items such as access management, drainage connections, and signalization within the Department as necessary to ensure compliance with code, specifications, standards and statutes prior to issuance of permits.
• Performs field review of permit site conditions as needed during permitting and construction process with permittee, consultant and city/county officials to assure compliance with Department standards and specifications.
• Tracks five-year work program in proposed permitted area for coordination. Maintains accurate and complete records of permits, including tracking of ongoing permit reviews. Ensures permit review process is completed on or before deadline and meets objectives of the permit requests.
• Coordinates utility operations minimizing delays to projects through early identification and timely resolution of conflicts for construction, maintenance, materials and design of roadways within the State highway system right of way. Conducts and attends preconstruction utility conferences and attends on-site meetings to monitor utility relocations and to identify possible conflicts.
• Coordinates adjustments or amendments to permits due to unforeseen conditions and emergency response to utility or other permit issues causing impacts to safety or roadways.
• Assist supervisor to coordinate plans and construction review processes. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting with the resurfacing program, attending and representing this unit in construction pre-work conference, scope meetings, plans review meetings, construction reviews, walk-throughs, and communicating this information of these processes to others.

Skills

Speaking & negotiation

Public communications

Planning & coordination

Education

High School diploma or equivalent; 2 years infra design/maintenance experience or an Associate’s Degree

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Email

Job description

The Florida Department of Transportation seeks a Permits Coordinator II to perform technical reviews of engineering documents for the department’s permit program and related agreements at the Midway Operations Center in Midway, FL. The role emphasizes timely permit processing, coordination with experts, and advising applicants through the process.

Candidates will review construction and maintenance agreements, advise public officials and the private sector, and ensure compliance with department