State Maintenance Engineer
State of Florida
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Tallahassee • Florida • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $140,567 - $181,910 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead, manage, and supervise staff of engineers and maintenance support personnel in the functional areas of Structure Maintenance, Roadway Maintenance, Performance Management, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Maintenance, Program Resources and Maintenance Contracting.
- Provide direction, guidance, and support for staff to ensure that priority issues are addressed in a timely manner.
- Routinely and effectively communicate the Department’s Mission, Vision, and Strategic Objectives with staff and develop strategies to implement.
- Promote the professional development of staff while ensuring timely, quality results.
- Identify and address employee satisfaction issues.
- Ensure that staff receives the necessary training to accomplish tasks effectively and efficiently.
- Provide technical assistance and manage and supervise staff who provide technical assistance to internal and external customers, including Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) staff, industry partners, and other state Departments of Transportation in the maintenance functional areas of Structure Maintenance, Roadway Maintenance, Performance Management, NPDES Maintenance, Program Resources and Maintenance Contracting.
- Provide leadership to and coordinate and communicate effectively with Central Office, Districts, and industry partners on statewide maintenance program initiatives, updates, concerns, and issues.
- Provide interpretation of documents such as policies, procedures, manuals, guidelines, Standard Specifications and Plans, and scopes of services as needed.
- Solicit feedback on maintenance concerns and issues from Central Office, Districts, and industry partners and develop and communicate solutions for improvement.
- Coordinate with the Districts to develop strategies to implement the Department's Mission, Vision, and Strategic Objectives.
- Represent the State Maintenance Office on committees and task teams with FDOT, Federal Highway Administration, industry and other state Departments of Transportation.
- Assist the Director, Office of Maintenance with the preparations for emergency operations, the support of the districts during emergency operations, and the support of the Department’s Emergency Coordinating Officer during emergency operations.
- Manage and coordinate the development, review, and update of policies, procedures, guidelines, manuals, specifications, and memorandums as necessary to implement the Department's Mission, Vision, and Strategic Objectives and statewide maintenance program and ensure effective dissemination to Districts, industry partners, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
- Stay current on the latest technologies in maintenance and ensure that the state of the art technology is implemented in the statewide maintenance program.
- Manage and coordinate the assessment of maintenance training needs and development and implementation of maintenance training to ensure effective and consistent implementation of the statewide maintenance program.
- Manage and coordinate the performance of quality assurance reviews to ensure quality assurance reviews of the statewide maintenance program are conducted and are effective to ensure consistent implementation of maintenance functions statewide.
Requirements
- Registered Professional Engineer’s License in accordance with Chapter 471, Florida Statutes.
- Knowledge of department maintenance practices, policies, procedures, guidelines, and scope and specification requirements
- Knowledge of engineering design, construction, maintenance, and/or operations
- Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision and management
- Skills in use of a personal computer and department software
- Ability to manage a diverse staff and set priorities
- Ability to manage an engineering program
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
- Ability to provide leadership in a changing environment
- Ability to work with contractors, consultants, FHWA, and FDOT staff to develop new programs and maintain existing ones
Benefits
- 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)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
engineering designconstruction maintenanceprogram managementquality assurancemaintenance training developmenttechnical assistanceperformance managementNPDES maintenancepolicy developmentguideline implementation
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationsupervisionproblem-solvingrelationship managementstaff developmentprioritizationadaptabilityfeedback solicitationstrategic planning
Certifications
Registered Professional Engineer’s License