ENGINEER TRAINEE - 55009486

Location: DELAND, FL, US

ENGINEER TRAINEE - 55009486

Date

Sep 30, 2026

Requisition No: 884606

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: ENGINEER TRAINEE - 55009486

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55009486

Salary:  $59,273.75 - $76,707.20

Posting Closing Date: 10/07/2026

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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 $2,682.07 ($69,733.82 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 http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

Cost Center 556 / Professional Engineer Training Program

OPEN COMPETITIVE

CAREER SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: Kristin Johnson

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY:  $2,682.07 ($69,733.82 /annually)

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

Engineer Trainee - District Five - Professional Engineer Trainee

This position will rotate through major disciplines shadowing and assisting professional and technical staff, competing assigned technical engineering tasks, observing and participating in project, leadership and management activities and meetings.

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

District Five

719 S. Woodland Blvd.

DeLand, FL 32720

Annual Salary Range

$59,273.75 - $76,707.20

Your Specific Responsibilities

Engineer trainees rotate through major disciplines shadowing and assisting professional and technical staff, completing assigned technical engineering tasks, observing and participating in project, leadership and management activities and meetings.

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 contract 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.

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