Engineer Trainee

working title: engineer trainee -

salary: $59,273.75 - $76,707.20

posting closing date: 01/26/2026

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

anna birosak, 863‑519‑2637, anna.dunnte.fl.us

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.

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 walls, sign structures, box culverts, traffic signal structures, plan reviews and shop drawing reviews.

knowledge of transportation engineering concepts, terminology, principles and analytical techniques. Skilled and proficient in the use of computers. Ability to solve problems relating to engineering. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments and projects. Ability to…