ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II

Requisition No : 864869

Agency : Department of Transportation

Working Title : ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II - 55004467

Pay Plan : SES

Position Number : 55004467

Salary : $51,340.77 - $58,851.78

Posting Closing Date : 11 / 11 / 2025

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

851 / Highway Operations

ANTICIPATED VACANCY

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON : Karen Mackey

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER : 954-934-1249

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS : Karen.Mackey@dot.state.fl.us

ANITICIPATED BI-WEEKLY SALARY : $2,263.53

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.

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 :

Administrative Assistant II / Highway Operations

This position will provide administrative support across Highway Operations; handling purchases and invoice processing in compliance with state and departmental guidelines while maintaining updated contact lists and org charts, and managing the Operations SharePoint site to ensure accurate, organized content.

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 :

Highway Operations

South of Cypress Creek Exit

Pompano Beach, FL 33068

Annual Salary Range :

$51,340.77 - $ 58,851.78

Your Specific Responsibilities :

Provides administrative support to the multiple departments within Highway Operations. Maintains and updates the team's calendars and includes travel information on the invites. Prepares itineraries and reimbursements for the entire Florida Department of Transportation (Department) Operations team. Prepares written correspondence for the Operations team. Reviews correspondence, invoices, contracts, and other documents sent to the Operations team for authorization and signature to ensure that they are complete, properly prepared, and in compliance with appropriate policies and procedures. Ensures documents and correspondence are ready for final signatures, ensuring correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Assist the Operations & Management Consultant II in recommending changes to existing processes to improve the operations team. Assists various departments, personnel, and partner agencies in locating information. Makes travel arrangements for the Operations team. Performs assigned and special projects to ensure and enhance operations. Manages and administers access to data systems.

Makes various purchases for Operations, following the Department's purchasing and payment procedures and guidelines, and processes all invoices promptly, assuring full compliance with State Statutory requirements. Ensures goods and services are received and are acceptable before processing payment. Maintains a common filing system for Operations, adhering to all applicable Florida State guidelines related to records management. Researches, obtains, and compiles preliminary information required to formulate management decisions. In preparation for staff meetings, researches pertinent materials and provides participants with background information. Reviews all Property Management Reports (PMRs) for accuracy and completeness and routes them for authorization. Maintains and submits monthly mileage reports for the director of operations designated pool vehicle. Processes monthly mobile charges.

Maintains a current detailed contact list and organization chart for all unit managers and the Operations Team. Ensures directory information for all unit staff is current and properly maintained. Acts as the custodian for unit employee information, including hire dates, fuel card numbers, and emergency contact information. Responsible for initiating Automated Access Request Forms (AARF) on behalf of unit managers to establish and modify access to various Department systems and applications. Serves as the Safety Captain, ensuring an up-to-date personnel listing. Serves as the Operations Cost Center Delegate for Workplace Contingency Plan Builder (WPCPB).

Serves as the primary point of contact for the Operations SharePoint site, creating sub-sites as needed and approved. Ensures content is accurate and up-to-date. Monitors and updates information on the SharePoint site, as requested or needed. Ensures all personnel who require permissions have the correct level of access to the SharePoint site. Supports Emergency Operations Center in times of activation.

Serves as one of the GovQA correspondence system points of contact, in addition to a point of contact for those issues and correspondences that derive outside of GovQA (from the Governor's Office, Central Office, and others). Ensures the GovQA system is updated, new issues are routed properly, and issues are closed out of the system or otherwise routed back to the originator. Acts as a liaison for the Turnpike's Director of Operations in the absence of the Operations & Management Consultant II.

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

Knowledge of :

• administrative and office support principles and practices
• policies and procedures for purchasing goods / services and processing and / or approving purchasing card invoices

Skills in :

Ability to :

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

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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 (850) 414-5300 for assistance.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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 (1-866-663-4735). 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.

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