Parking and Traffic Logistics Coordinator

Job no: 541846
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Transportation Services
Department:  - BS-TRANSPORTATION - PARKING

Classification

Title:

Operations Specialist II

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and three years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Description:

Schedules and manages the deployment and retrieval of parking control equipment (e.g., cones, barricades, signage) for events, construction projects, and maintenance activities. Ensures timely closure and reopening of parking spaces and communicates with stakeholders to minimize disruptions. Maintains an inventory of signage and field equipment, ensuring availability and condition for deployment. Maintains a deployment calendar and ensures timely communication with affected departments and vendors.

Responds to on-site operational issues, including signage discrepancies, blocked spaces, or vehicle-related concerns. Tracks university capital projects to coordinate parking or transportation impacts with PDC, including relocation of parking spaces and route modifications.

Maintains safe and clean parking facilities by reporting hazards, debris, graffiti through work orders. Schedules parking facility closures for maintenance repairs. Reports inconsistencies in signage, parking space allocations and makes recommendations on solutions. Tracks progress of work orders. Audits parking signage across lots and garages to ensure consistency with the digital inventory and space assignments. Coordinates updates, replacements, or removals of signage to reflect current operational needs.

Works in conjunction with the ADA office to manage disabled reserved parking requests.

Coordinates parking coverage for large-scale events such as concerts, football games, and other campus-wide activities that requires multiple parking and roadway closures. Secures residential and ADA parking spaces during events. Reserves parking spaces for events to include deployment of cones and barricades. Strategically provides blockades with lots and garages that allow for maximum vehicular traffic flow and pedestrian guidance. Relays parking capacities to Police during events.

Assists with parking regarding high-profile dignitaries through the request of UF Police.

Facilitates parking occupancy counts at the start of each semester and generates a comprehensive report from collected data. Monitors departmental KPIs and recommends continuous improvement measures. Serves as the department's asset custodian.

Supports enforcement operations, facilitates access to gates and investigates reported issues with parking equipment, identifies and implements prompt solutions. Supports other duties as assigned.

Valid Class E Driver's License is required.

Criminal Background Check required.

NORMAL

WORK SCHEDULE:

7:30am - 4:30pm, M-F.

Some nights and weekends for special events.

Classified as Essential Personnel and on-call 24/7.

$60,000.00 to $65,000.00 Annually based on experiene.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and three years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred:

Experience with managing parking and transportation operations for large-scale events with 5,000 or more attendees.

Detailed experience with managing parking and transportation operations at a large public university.

Knowledge of industry parking software applications.

Health Assessment

Required:

Health Assessment

Required:

No

Advertised: 27 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 10 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.