MATERIALS COORDINATOR-LAB INSPECTION - 55003996

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• MATERIALS COORDINATOR-LAB INSPECTION - 55003996
• Date: Oct 29, 2026

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• Requisition No: 886629
• Agency: Department of Transportation
• Working Title: MATERIALS COORDINATOR-LAB INSPECTION - 55003996
• Pay Plan: Career Service
• Position Number: 55003996

Salary

• $55,874.77 - $72,308.52
• Posting Closing Date: 11/08/2026
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• State of Florida Department of Transportation

Job Posting Description

• 219 / Materials And Research
• Open Competitive
• Career Service
• Full-Time
• Contact Person: Amanda Sharp

Hiring Salary Range

$2,149.03 - $2,7871.10 / Biweekly Range $55,874.77 - $72,308.72 / Annual Range

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 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: Materials Coordinator – Lab Inspection/ Materials and Research

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: Materials and Research – 1109 South Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32025

Annual Salary Range

$ 55,874.77 - $ 72,308.52

Your Specific Responsibilities

• Inspect laboratories for compliance with Department contract and procedural documents.
• Review records, procedures, equipment and personnel as necessary to assess compliance with contract and procedural redocument and report findings.
• Perform follow-up inspections as necessary.

• Evaluate project/process to determine current performance status.
• Make/recommend improvements to optimize delivery or improve results.
• Notify stakeholders of any changes to the project/process.
• Ensure project/process is consistent, predictable and repeatable.

• Perform analysis of materials data for contract and procedural compliance.
• Take timely action to correct any errors in the data.
• Actively facilitates the notification of stakeholders of errors, failures or negative trends.

• Perform Independent Assurance evaluations as described in Department procedures and the Federal Aid Policy Guide.
• Perform evaluations in an objective manner.
• Documents and reports findings.

• Provide materials and related technical support to customers as requested.
• Provide support in time to meet the customers’ needs.
• Provide clear comments as requested in time to be useful to the customer.
• Offer solutions when objecting to the approach that is proposed.

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

Knowledge of

• Knowledge of the concepts, terminology, principles and analytical techniques of Materials – Laboratory Inspection & Qualification.
• Knowledge of engineering design, construction, production and/or instruments.
• Skills in: Skill in using engineering, tools, equipment and/or instruments.

Ability to

• Ability to operate a personal computer for word processing, processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Ability to analyze and interpret engineering data.
• Ability to solve problems relating to engineering.
• Ability to perform technical engineering inspections.
• Ability to apply engineering quantitative techniques.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate engineering information effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and move around uneven terrain without assistance.

Other Job-Related Requirements

Must possess or obtain and maintain the following qualifications: 1) Asphalt Plant Level I; 2) Aggregate Testing Technician; 3) ACI Concrete Lab Technician Level I; 4) Aggregate Base Testing Technician; Limerock Bearing Ration (LBR) Technician. Must pass or have passed Construction Math and Contract Plans Reading Self Study examinations. Must have a valid class “E” Florida Driver’s License. This position must respond before, during and after emergency situations.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience using engineering or manufacturing tools, equipment and/or instruments.
• Prior experience operating a personal computer for word processing, spreadsheet, and/or database applications and prior experience with evaluating construction materials.

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:

• three (3) or more moving violations in the past three (3) years that accumulate three (3) or more points per violation;
• any two (2) convictions of reckless driving in the past three (3) years;
• a suspension or revocation of the driver license for moving violations in the past three (3) years; and 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.

Pay and benefits

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.

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 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
• 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: LAKE CITY, FL, US, 32025
• Nearest Major Market: Lake City
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