PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENGR SUPERVISOR III - 55008044
Florida
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Job summary
Florida Department of Transportation in Fort Lauderdale, FL is hiring a PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENGR SUPERVISOR III (SES) to oversee the District Four Transportation Development and Engineering Design units. The role supervises staff, directs consultant PM activities, and ensures compliance with design standards across major highway projects.
The position offers full-time employment with a competitive annual salary; anticipated hiring salary around $125,228.74, within the stated range of $107,452.75
Qualifications
- Knowledge of Department Project Management policies and procedures
- Experience with design/construction project management
- Strong leadership and staff supervision abilities
Responsibilities
- Supervises employees and directs workloads, ensuring training and safety.
- Directs activities of the Consultant Project Management unit and coordinates with District staff.
- Prepares schedules, assigns work, and manages resources for project delivery.
- Reviews design documents and ensures compliance with standards and guidelines.
- Interacts with stakeholders and presents plans and issues to management.
Skills
Job description
Requisition No: 884176
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENGR SUPERVISOR III - 55008044
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 55008044
Salary: $107,452.75 - $139,056.50
Posting Closing Date: 10/08/2026
Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.
To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.
Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers. Visa sponsorship is not available.
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.
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.
Project Management Engr Supervisor III / District Four / Transportation Development / Engineering Design This position will supervise employees spending the majority of the time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work. This position will also direct and manage the activities of the Consultant Project Management unit to successfully achieve a coordinated effort leading Consultant Project Managers
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.
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.
District Four – Transportation Development 3400 West Commercial Blvd Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
$107,452.75 – 139,056.50
Supervises employees spending the majority of the time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work. Has the authority to effectively recommend the hiring, transferring, suspension, layoff, recalls, promotions, discharges, assignments, rewards, or disciplinary actions for subordinate employees. Plans and directs workloads, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with subordinate staff. Provides direction and ensures that all subordinates receive training and instruction in methods and techniques necessary to safely perform their assigned tasks. Directs and manages the activities of the Consultant Project Management unit to successfully achieve a coordinated effort leading Consultant Project Managers. Discusses plans, goals, schedules and issues regularly with the District Consultant Project Management Engineer. Maintains appropriate work environment for employees through effective communications, adherence to best management practices, and the Department’s policies and procedures. Promotes the Department’s business model and contributes to the success of the Department’s mission and vision. Provides direction for all activities related to employee relations and personnel actions. Keeps supervisor apprised of such activities. Administers, oversees, develops and manages the resources (staff, equipment and materials) of a Project Management Unit. Assists in developing, documenting, and maintaining planning strategies for the District’s production activities and the Project Management section consistent with the Department's established Strategic Plan. Assigns all work to the Consultant Project Managers in unit. Manages and directs the preparation and development of projects (interstate or principal arterial highway capacity projects, major transit hubs, managed lanes, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on interstate and principal arterial highways, major urban arterial and/or interstate capacity projects, grade separated interchange projects) plans prepared by consultants for letting. This includes all roadway plans, structural plans, signing and pavement marking plans, signalization plans, lighting plans, landscape plans, utility joint preparation agreement plans, mitigation plans and architectural plans. Interprets and ensures design documents are prepared in accordance with the design standards, policies, procedures and guidelines as set forth by the Department and Federal Highway Administration. Reviews typical section packages, design variations, design exceptions, and all other documents requiring the signature of the District Design Engineer to ensure they conform to the latest criteria and requirements. Signs and seals plans and documents as requested. Provides staff with guidance in preparing schedules for each assignment. This includes recommending production readiness dates, and directing and monitoring the performance of the unit to ensure a quality engineered product. Provides design guidance that is consistent with Central Office policies and procedures. Ensures these design directives are readily available for use by Department project managers and consultants. Assists with the development of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) 5-Year Work Program. Maintains frequent and close liaison with all design subsections, other Departmental units, Federal Highway Administration, cities and counties to ensure stakeholder interests are considered and project schedules are maintained. Attends meetings and makes presentations to other Departmental units, governmental agencies, counties, cities, private groups, and individuals relating to design criteria or design issues. Provides assistance to other Departmental units in solving design related issues. Attends meetings and seminars as deemed necessary to stay up-to-date on changes to the policies and procedures of the Department of Transportation and to ensure the District’s project management activities are consistent, predictable and repeatable. Manages a major program in support of the Department’s mission and strategic objectives or those of local agencies. Manages Intermodal Systems Development (ISD)/Project Development and Environment (PD&E) activities or coordinates with ISD/PD&E staff to ensure project development concepts are incorporated into the above program activities. Provides technical support and direction for Right of Way and Legal Departments for their parallel efforts to provide the necessary right of way for all major reconstruction projects in the District’s work program.Provides technical consulting engineering support for Design and other departments.
- Department Project Management policies and procedures
- Advanced engineering design concepts and principles
- Professional services and contractual procedures
- Department’s Plans Preparation Manual, Design Standards, Standard Specifications and Federal Highway Administration directives
- Department’s production process for developing and delivering the Work Program
- Principles, practices, laws and regulations governing the project development and design of transportation facilities
- Plan review techniques as they relate to roadway design projects
- Public speaking, written and verbal communications
- Planning, organizing
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