CONSTRUCTION MANAGER - 55005791

Requisition No: 881454 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER - 55005791

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55005791 

Salary: $100,870.31 - $130,538.05 

Posting Closing Date: 08/23/2026 

Total Compensation Estimator 

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

308 / MILTON CONSTRUCTION

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: RAMONA JOHNSON

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: View phone number on us.fitly.work

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.

Our Mission

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.

Our Vision

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:

Construction Manager District Three / District Construction / Pensacola Construction

This position supervises employees, ensures FDOT projects are completed per State and Federal standards from beginning to end, oversees the administration and scheduling of consultant construction contracts, and coordinates with local agencies and the public to ensure project issues are resolved timely.

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. 

How You Will Grow:

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:

FDOT Milton Operations Center

6025 Old Bagdad Hwy

Milton, FL 32583

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Supervises employees spending the majority of the time communicating with, motivating, training, evaluating employees, and planning and directing employee's work. Has the authority to effectively recommend the hiring, transferring, suspension, layoff, recalls, promotions, discharges, assignments, rewards, or disciplinary actions for subordinate employees. Plans and directs workloads, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with subordinate staff. Provides direction and ensures that all subordinates receive training and instruction in methods and techniques necessary to safely perform their assigned tasks.

Oversees the advanced work of subordinates that administer consultant and construction contracts, final estimates preparation, and materials coordination. Ensures all work is completed in compliance with the established procedures for each discipline. Advises staff with regard to all aspects of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) construction contract administration matters. Oversees the administration and scheduling of all general assign and hybrid construction contracts and assigned staff that will be needed on in-house projects. Attends pre-construction conference meetings. Participates in the review and selection of Consultant Construction Engineering and Inspection firms. Participates in the contract negotiation with selected Consultant Construction Engineering and Inspection firms. Participates in semi-final and final inspections on completed construction projects to minimize problem areas. Drives to and oversees the on-the-job field interviews for coordinating requirements for Equal Employment Opportunity, Labor and On Job training compliance programs with the Resident Compliance Specialist.

Oversees coordination and administration of Local Area Program (LAP) projects and joint project agreements (JPA) in the operational area. Provides guidance and assistance to local agencies in the Administration of LAP projects. This includes the overall contract administration applicable to contract modifications, final estimates, material certification, including sampling and testing of materials, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), on the job training (OJT) and labor law compliance. Ensures project issues requiring FDOT input are resolved in a timely manner to avoid unnecessary delays to the project. Reviews LAP Project Administrator field decisions, which include contract and specification interpretation, changed conditions, supplemental agreements, claims and/or disputes to ensure compliance with Construction Administration chapter in Local Agency Program Manual.

Interpret plans and specifications. Analyzes, documents, and negotiates contract changes and claims. Oversees the processing of Supplemental Agreements, Work Orders, Change Orders, Time Extensions, and Time Suspensions to ensure they are accurate and completed in a timely manner.

Oversees contract-related activities such as testing of materials, methods of construction and measurement of quantities. Oversees preparation of the Final Estimate Package for each assigned project and ensures the Final Estimate is prepared in compliance with the Basis of Estimates Manual, Construction Projection Administration Manual, Field Standards for Final Estimates Manual, contract specifications and other related documents. Oversees electronic document management system (EDMS) activities.

Oversees the coordination and administration of the Resident Asphalt staff. Instruct and/or advise in the responsibilities of paving/plant inspection to ensure compliance with the Contract Specifications and develops processes for handling of various asphalt related operations.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Concepts, terminology, and principals of highway construction
• Construction Project Administration Manual
• Conflict resolution and negotiating techniques

Skills in:

• Construction Contract Administration
• Using computer software applications
• Utilizing problem solving techniques

Ability to:

• Analyze and interpret engineering data
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Plan, organize, and coordinate multiple work assignments
• Be pro-active and work independently
• Supervise people
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

• Class “E” Driver’s License required.

This position requires a valid Class “E” driver license with an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Department’s Driver’s Record Requirements Policy. An unacceptable driving record is defined as any of the following:

1. three (3) or more moving violations in the past three (3) years that accumulate three (3) or more points per violation;
2. any two (2) convictions of reckless driving in the past three (3) years;
3. a suspension or revocation of the driver license for moving violations in the past three (3) years; and
4. a suspension or revocation for refusal to take a sobriety test, or any suspension or revocation for a DUI conviction, in the past four (4) years.

Your driving record will be reviewed and the status of your driver license confirmed.

The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: 

• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Career advancement opportunities
• Tuition waiver for public college courses
• A variety of training opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, visit:

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will 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 at View phone number on us.fitly.work for assistance.

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 us.fitly.work). 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.