ENGINEER TRAINEE

Requisition No:
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: ENGINEER TRAINEE -
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $67,375.65 - $81,895.53
Posting Closing Date: 11/12/2025
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Professional Engineer Training Program
Do you have the desire to be a leader in an innovative organization?
Do you have a passion for improving your community and protecting the environment?
The four-year Professional Engineer Training Program offers exciting career path opportunities to professional registration and advancement to leadership in the Florida Department of Transportation. The first 18 months provides practical hands-on exposure to major disciplines such as Planning, Traffic Operations, Structures, Design, Construction, and Maintenance. Depending on your performance and availability, you could be placed in the technical area of your choice where your passion and the Department's needs come together to prepare you to successfully attain your license. Opportunities for the program exist in all the Department's seven districts, the Turnpike Enterprise, or Central Office.
The anticipated bi-weekly salary is $2,591.37 ($67,375.65 annually) with increases at 12, 24, 36, and 48 months, contingent upon satisfactory performance and available funding. An additional increase may be granted upon attaining a Florida Professional Engineer License. We offer an excellent benefits package including paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, low premium healthcare options, retirement plan options, deferred compensation plans, tuition waivers, and many training opportunities for professional growth and development. For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
656 / Professional Engineer Training Program
OPEN COMPETITIVE/CAREER SERVICE
FULL TIME
CONTACT PERSON: Cristina Cuesta
EMAIL ADDRESS:
ANTICIPATED BIWEEKLY SALARY: $2,591.37
A Competitive Area Differential (CAD) additive in the amount of $1,976.00 will be added to the annual salary.
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:
Professional Engineer Trainee
The Professional Engineer (P.E.) Training Program is the Departments premier instructional opportunity for engineering graduates by offering an initial career path providing broad, practical experience in the field of transportation engineering, leading to licensure as a Professional Engineer in Florida.
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:
Florida Department of Transportation
D6 - Headquarters
1000 NW 111th Avenue
Miami, FL 33172
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Maintenance Phase: Performs technical engineering tasks of gradually increasing complexity in Field Operations, Warehouse, Repair Shops, and Maintenance Systems.
Construction Phase: Performs technical engineering and construction contracts administration tasks of gradually increasing complexity in Roadway, Drainage, Traffic Control Devices and Structures.
Design Phase: Performs technical engineering tasks, including sample projects of gradually increasingly complexity in Roadway Design, Drainage Design, and Traffic Design
Traffic Operations Phase: Performs technical engineering tasks of gradually increasing complexity in Signing Pavement Marking, Operations Analysis, Signalization and Signal Systems and Highway Safety.
Survey & Mapping Phase: Performs technical surveying tasks of gradually increasing complexity in Base Line Control, Design Survey, and Right of Way Survey.
Planning and Environmental Management (PLEMO) Phase: Receives instruction and performs technical planning tasks in Transportation Statistics, Multi-Modal Transportation Planning, Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) Five Year Plan, Project Evaluation and System Planning, receives instruction and performs technical engineering tasks in Impact Research, Contamination Assessment & Mitigation, Permitting and Compliance.
Materials Phase: Receives instruction and performs technical engineering tasks in Structural Materials & Research, Field Operations & Certification, Bituminous Materials & Research, Pavement Evaluation, Soil Materials & Research, Aggregate Control and Chemical Materials & Corrosion Research.
Right of Way Phase: Receives instruction and performs engineering tasks in Drafting, Legal Description, and Right of Way Computations.
Structures: Receives instruction and performs engineering tasks in Bridge Design, Retaining Wal ls, Sign Structures, Box Culverts, Traffic Signal Structures, Plan Reviews, and Shop Drawing Reviews.
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of transportation engineering concepts, terminology, principles, and analytical techniques.

Skills in:

• Skilled and proficient in the use of computers.

Ability to:

• Ability to solve problems relating to engineering.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments and projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with others.

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

• A Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree from a university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET), or through an equivalent accreditation as described in Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 61G15, Florida Administrative Code or receive degree within 4 months of entering the program.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• Be a United States citizen, or a lawfully authorized alien worker.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree from a university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), or through an equivalent accreditation as described in Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 61G15, Florida Administrative Code or receive degree within 4 months of entering the program.
• Have taken, or is registered to take, the Fundamentals of Engineering examination, as administered by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, or the equivalent examination administered by another state, prior to appointment.

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

• Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
• $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
• Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
• State of Florida retirement package
• 10 paid holidays a year

• 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.
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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 for assistance.
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