ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS COORDINATOR

Requisition No: 872758

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS COORDINATOR - 55006898

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55006898

Salary: $64,684.80 - $83,709.74

Posting Closing Date: 04/16/2026

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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.

Obtain environmental and regulatory permits for all transportation projects. Determine which transportation projects require permits. Apply thorough knowledge of federal, state, and regional regulatory agency permitting rules, and regulations. Serve as the liaison between the department and agents of the regulatory agencies. Determine which regulatory agencies will exert jurisdiction, what type of permit will be required from those agencies, and what criteria will have to be met to obtain those permits. Assist in preparation of in-house permit applications and submit all necessary information to those regulatory agencies in order to acquire appropriate permits. Direct, oversee and coordinate the environmental permitting and mitigation program.

Prepare scope and staff hour estimates for environmental permitting and assist with negotiations with consultants. Assist in the selection process of consultants or contractors either as a Technical Review Committee (TRC) member or an advisor. Review reports, plans and other documents prepared by consultants and in-house staff for accuracy and completeness. Verify proposed mitigation calculations are accurate. Review construction plans and environmental permit applications for consistency with department standards and applicable agency criteria and provides written comments. Represent the Department at internal and external meetings. Assist in managing districtwide consultant contracts relevant to permitting and permit compliance.

Coordinate mitigation program activities as required by Chapter 373.4137, F.S. Prepare annual wetland impact inventories and quarterly reconciliation reports as required and provides copies for Central Office. Attend joint agency meetings on potential mitigation sites. Negotiate mitigation site monitoring requirements with agencies. Review work program to ensure mitigation requirements are adequately funded in the correct fiscal year. Track payment of mitigation to Water Management Districts or private mitigation banks. Track permit application fees and approves fees in the state payment system. Prepare invitations to bid for the purchase of mitigation credits. Track purchased credits from mitigation banks using spreadsheets. Review approved permits for required mitigation credits and submit required proof of mitigation purchase letters.

Review current and proposed federal, state and local regulations involving water quality, wetland mitigation, and protected species as they are applicable to the district’s work program. Provide direction and guidance to department disciplines regarding environmental permit regulations.

Provides proactive support and expertise to the Efficient Transportation Decision Making process (ETDM) and ETDM Coordinator as required. Provides recommendations on environmental aspects during the Project Development & Environment (PD & E) process, ETDM process and design phases on multiple types of transportation projects.

Perform jurisdictional determinations and protected species surveys and establishes jurisdictional boundaries of wetlands and other surface waters in accordance with agency requirements. Prepare maps showing jurisdictional boundaries for surveyor. Coordinate and participate in meetings and field reviews with environmental permit agencies. Conduct informal consultation for protected species, biological opinions, wetland jurisdictional determinations and mitigation activities as required by applicable federal, state, and local laws or regulations. Prepare relevant portions of environmental permit applications. Acquire, verify and present data pertinent to environmental permitting. Assess current and proposed conditions and functions of the environmental features of impacted wetlands. Prepare appropriate agency wetland data forms and impact tables. Oversee the Gopher Tortoise Permit Program and programs related to other species that are required to obtain permits.

Serve as the production representative/coordinator for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) programs.

Monitor construction activities to ensure that environmental permit commitments are being implemented. Assist with resolving problems encountered by project personnel in achieving compliance with mandates and develop corrective action plans for deficiencies identified through regulatory inspections, audits, and/or other means.

Serve on local and statewide task teams, whether internal or external, as assigned and provide relevant feedback.

• Environmental laws, regulations, and permitting process for federal, state and local agencies.
• Fundamental hydrologic engineering principles, practices and computations.
• Environmental principles (wetlands, endangered species, secondary and cumulative impacts).
• General engineering practices and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) design criteria.
• FDOT operation and production processes.
• Knowledge of contractual procedures.
• Computer Aided Drafting Design (CADD) systems used by FDOT.

• Developing appropriate information to satisfy permitting requirements.
• Interpreting maps, aerials and construction plans.
• Calculating species mitigation requirements.
• Negotiating both internally and externally with other agencies.
• Managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet, database and email applications.

• Field identify upland and wetland plant species.
• Conduct or oversee wetland jurisdictional determinations.
• Work independently.
• Oversee consultant staff.
• Use spreadsheets to estimate and track mitigation purchases.
• Understand both written and verbal instructions.
• Field identify threatened and endangered species and habitat.
• Present information in an organized manner.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Work on multiple assignments and meet established deadlines.
• Prepare and negotiate scopes, units, and man-hours.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

• A high school diploma or its equivalent and four years of continuous employment experience. Post-secondary education can substitute for the required years of experience on a year-for-year basis.

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. 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.

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.

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.