Job Opportunity OPS Professional Engineer III located in Tallahassee Florida

 

Requisition No: 54198 

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: OPS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER III - 77904003

Position Number: 77904003 

Salary:  $26.99-$40.00 an hour 

Posting Closing Date: 02/28/2019 

Address: 1317 Winewood Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Supervisor: Catalina Weaver / 77000853

Broadband code: 17-2199-04      

Class code: 4663

Region: NW-HQ

Title: Professional Engineer III - OPS

County: Leon

Working hours: 8-5

List of any subordinates supervised: N/A

Residency requirement:  No

Level of Education- A Bachelor’s degree and a Licensed Professional Engineer

Salary range: $26.99- $40.00 an hour 1920 hours a fiscal year

 

Duties;

Professional Engineer III - OPS

This is a full-time OPS position working within the Division of Habitat and Species, Public Access Services Office. It is based in Tallahassee, Florida and is statewide in scope.  Responsibilities of this position include preparing or overseeing the design, permitting and construction of multiple complex projects. These projects are generally located in remote areas and require context sensitive solutions. Actual work hours are flexible and variable as required. The position requires frequent travel.

 

Project types include: but are not limited to: public access facilities such as entries, boardwalks, fishing piers, viewing structure. kiosks, trails, buildings (offices, pole barns, pavilions, shop areas), ADA retrofits, aquatic and marine habitat restoration such as seagrass plantings, living shorelines, ephemeral wetland restoration, hydrologic studies and lake restoration projects.  

Responsibilities include preparing or reviewing design, permit and bid packages, including technical specifications and ensuring compliance of engineering projects with purchasing and permitting requirements. Oversees on-site inspections of appropriate facilities and projects to ensure technical compliance to the plans/specifications. Assists other Sections within HSC and other Divisions within FWC with engineering projects as assigned.

Under the guidance of the Design Manager, develops project scopes, budgets, negotiates fees and manages contract files; tracks and certified project deliverables, assists in the development of the design program, provides technical guidance to construction staff; coordinates projects with other agency divisions and offices and external stakeholders.

 

Knowledge, skills and abilities for this position

Knowledge of engineering design, construction, production and/or operations.  Skill in using engineering tools, equipment and/or instruments.  Ability to analyze and interpret engineering data.  Ability to plan, design, evaluate and investigate engineering works and systems.  Ability to apply engineering quantitative techniques.  Ability to monitor and inspect engineering projects.  Ability to solve problems relating to engineering.  Ability to communicate engineering information effectively. Ability to plan, organize, manage and track numerous projects at once. Strong attention to detail. Ability to develop or review and negotiate clear and concise project scopes with well-defined deliverables. Competency in AutoCad is desired, Competency in Excel is required.

Minimum requirements

The applicant must possess a degree in civil engineering or a closely related field, a minimum of five (5) years of experience overseeing engineering projects. The applicant must be registered as a Professional engineer in accordance with Florida Statutes. Must possess a valid driver’s license, be able to travel an average of 25% of the time and must be able to work in remote areas in sometimes harsh physical conditions.

 

 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee