Requisition No: 827061

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: PUBLIC INFORMATION PROJECT COORDINATOR - 55005224

Position Number: 55005224

Salary: $62,504.33 - $80,887.95

Posting Closing Date: 04/25/2024

Total Compensation Estimator Tool

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

606 / DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION

ANTICIPATED VACANCY / OPEN COMPETITIVE

CAREER SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: ANDRES BERISIARTU

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (305) 640-7433

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Andres.Berisiartu@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $2,404.01 - $ 3,111.08

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You may be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or call (850) 414-5300 for assistance.

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Oversees the district construction’s public information contracts to ensure consultant services are performed in an effective and professional manner; prepares contract advertisement documents and serves as a technical review committee (trc) member for selections; monitor budget and process invoices for public information consultant services contracts within the required timeframe to ensure the most efficient use of funds.

Performs community awareness activities relating to construction by meeting periodically with construction project managers to determine appropriate community awareness needs for projects approaching construction; ensuring the development and implementation of community awareness plans prior to beginning of construction; coordinating the dissemination of information to the public in a timely manner; responding to field inquiries from the media and the public and routing to appropriate personnel for response if necessary; and attending public hearings and meetings at the direction of the assistant district construction engineer.

Performs public information/relations for the district construction office by acting as a liaison between the district public information office and the district construction office; oversees the coordination and implementation of special events involving the district construction office; assisting the district public information office in the planning, coordination and presentation of media and/or governmental events involving the construction office; and assisting in the issuance of directives and memoranda pertaining to public information and critical issues.

Ensures the district construction’s websites are maintained with accurate and most recent information and ensures other construction related publications are updated as needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: organizational skills and ability to plan, organize, coordinate and schedule work assignments; problem solving techniques, conflict resolution; basic math, editing and proofreading techniques; ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to the general public, work contacts and co-workers; planning and organizing special events, delivering presentations and using various software packages; journalistic style writing, including press release formats.

OTHER JOB RELATED REQUIREMENTS: DURING A DECLARED EMERGENCY EVENT, THE INCUMBENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT AS NEEDED. RESPONSIBLE FOR ADHERING TO THE PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 215.22, FLORIDA STATUTES (F.S.); RELATED TO STATE COMPTROLLER’S RULES AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S INVOICE PROCESSING AND WARRANT DISTRIBUTION PROCEDURES. THIS POSITION MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK EXTRAORDINARY HOURS.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT; 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A RELATED FIELD CAN SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY.

As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY, college transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.

A Competitive Area Differential (CAD) additive in the amount of $1,268.80 will be added to the annual salary.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES. If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.