Planning Specialist Iv

Planning Specialist IV -

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.

The work you will do:

Planning Specialist IV / District Two / Urban Transportation Development / Urban Planning

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. 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 / Transportation Systems Development 2198 Edison Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32204

Your specific responsibilities:

Represents the Department as the District Liaison to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and its subcommittees, including the Technical Advisory Committee and the Citizens Advisory Committee and any other committees as needed. These services include, but are not limited to grant administration, federal planning funds, administration, Federal/state certification process, coordination of long range transportation plan, list of priority projects, the transportation improvement program, the unified planning work program, department contracts and agreements, Federal Highway Administration – Federal Transit Administration coordination, and other transportation planning functions.

Requires interpretation of Federal and State rules and guidelines that relate to Metropolitan Planning Organizations, including the Department's Metropolitan Planning Organization Program Handbook. Prepares formal correspondence between the Department and the MPO. Oversees FHWA and state funding and the Federal Transit Administrations Sec. 5305(d) program funding, relating to the MPO. Develops and executes grant agreements for the funding, develop and execute any additional contracts or contract modifications relating to urban planning projects or programs as assigned.

Encumber and process funds within the Department's Contract Funds Management (CFM) and Florida Accountability Contract Tracking Systems (FACTS); review and approve all contract and agreement invoices according to the Department and FHWA process and procedures. Administers and manages the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality finding, if applicable. Coordinate project programming to ensure projects are appropriately incorporated into the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and MPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and consistent with the Long-Range Transportation Plan.

Provides coordination with the Department's Work Program cycle and the MPOs list of priority projects and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Long-Range Transportation Plan, for consistency. Conducts comparison of the Department's work program to identify changes and/or inconsistency. Coordinate and Process needed TIP/STIP amendments according to state and Federal guidelines with the MPO board and committees. Attends project production meetings, project construction meetings (as applicable), community awareness meetings or similar functions related to the Department's programmed projects and presents the Department's tentative and adopted work program to the MPO and committees.

Coordinate community and MPO Board requests related to projects with the Public Information Office or Project Managers, as needed. Reviews and evaluates transportation plans and programs including project specific plans, reports, interstate and other master plans, congestion management program reporting, capacity and level of service analysis, unified planning work programs, and related studies or reports for the MPO. Prepare formal comments for administrative documents or any reviews and analyses as may be directed.

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