INSPECTOR SPECIALIST (WT: MS COMPLIANCE OFFICER III) - 76005272 1

INSPECTOR SPECIALIST (WT: MS COMPLIANCE OFFICER III) - 76005272 1

Date:  Aug 3, 2026

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Requisition No: 880955 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: INSPECTOR SPECIALIST (WT: MS COMPLIANCE OFFICER III) - 76005272 1

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76005272 

Salary:  $43,307.28 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/18/2026 

Total Compensation Estimator 

DIVISION OF MOTORIST SERVICES

BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND DRIVER SERVICES

COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES (CDL) PROGRAM

THIRD PARTY TESTING

*Career Service (CS) Opportunity*

*Open Competitive Advertisement*

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history. Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.

Contact Person: Tod Browning, View phone number on jobs.myflorida.com

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan 

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: 

If you're seeking employment with a meaningful mission, opportunities for skill growth and career advancement, competitive medical and life insurance, retirement benefits, ample vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, and educational assistance, consider building your career at FLHSMV!

Duties and Responsibilities

The MS Compliance Officer Ill is located in the Bureau of the Commercial Vehicles and Driver Services in the Commercial Driver Licenses CDL & Third-Party Testing Unit. The ideal candidate is detail oriented and self-disciplined. The MS Compliance Officer Ill will provide regulatory oversight through monitoring, site audits, technical assistance and compliance enforcement for Commercial Driver Licenses (CDL) Third Party Administrators and Third-Party Testers within an assigned area of the state. This position will be responsible for inspecting operations and records of CDL third party administrators/testers to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and administrative rules.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to understand, retain and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• Ability to compose written correspondence, policies and procedures and various reports
• Skill in evaluating and monitoring third party testers for compliance with regulatory requirements
• Skill in operating a personal computer
• Skill in providing customer service to internal and external customers
• Skill in auditing, reviewing or analyzing data for compliance with regulatory requirements
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of Driver License and Motor Vehicle laws, policies and procedures
• Ability to make sound, well-informed and objective decisions and assist in resolving problems

Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Professional experience interpreting or applying laws (regulations, statutes administrative
  Code)
• Reviewing and verifying information.

Note
Preference will be given to applicants who have a commercial driver's license; preference will also be given to applicants who have experience/skills conducting inspections/audits, performing road tests, training/advising others on testing procedures, statutes and/or rules, etc. regarding commercial vehicles.

Job Related Requirements

• This position is located in Leon County, the incumbent must currently reside in this area or be willing to relocate to this area. In addition, the incumbent must be willing to work at the office locate established.
• This position requires the incumbent to have and maintain a Valid Driver's License in good standing. A driver's license history review will be conducted on all candidates in consideration for the position.
• The applicant selected for this position will also be required to travel daily to various counties as well as occasional overnight travel.
• The applicant selected will be required to administer inspections a minimum of 1-2 times a week for a period of 2-3 hours during which time the employee will be required to stand, kneel and bend to view specified items located under a commercial motor vehicle, and get in and out of all size commercial motor vehicles.  In addition, the applicant will be required to administer road tests in all types of weather, including rain, hot and cold weather.

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
• FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month.  All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

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 View phone number on jobs.myflorida.com). 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. 

Location:  TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32307 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312

Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee