Job Description

Requisition No: 868955

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: HIGHWAY SAFETY SPECIALIST (WT: MV COMPLIANCE EXAMINER) - 76004474

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76004474

Salary: $37,413.00 Annually

Posting Closing Date: 02/05/2026

Total Compensation Estimator Tool

DIVISION OF MOTORIST SERVICES
BUREAU OF DEALER SERVICES
OPERATIONS SUPPORT-MANUFACTURED HOMES

*Career Service (CS) Opportunity*

*Open Competitive Advertisement*

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history. Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.

Contact Person: Bobbie Wilson, (352) 512 - 6782

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers.

If you're seeking employment with a meaningful mission, opportunities for skill growth and career advancement, competitive medical and life insurance, retirement benefits, ample vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, and educational assistance, consider building your career at FLHSMV!

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the Supervisor, the MV Compliance Examiner in the Bureau of Dealer Services will conduct inspections of mobile/manufactured homes at manufacturing plants, involving the review and interpretation of manufacturer’s blueprints and specifications; investigating mobile/manufactured homes for structural defects and proper home installations; reviewing and discussing inspection records with plant quality control personnel and/or appropriate management personnel; witnessing and verifying test procedures and auditing manufacturer’s files to assure compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. This position will also be responsible for reviewing and analyzing information and investigating complaints concerning manufactured/mobile homes. As a MV Compliance Examiner, you should expect to engage in critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision making while engaging face-to-face with consumers, mobile home dealers and their personnel, and/or management staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions and assist in resolving problems.
• Ability to prepare reports, including expense reports, reports of investigation, and daily workload reports.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations, to include calculating square footage.
• Ability to use machines, tools, or equipment effectively.
• Skill at using problem-solving techniques through identifying problems, determining accuracy and relevance of information.
• Skill in providing customer service to diverse clientele in a tactful and courteous manner.
• Skill in using computer, printer, fax machine, telephone scanner, copier, and other office equipment.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Knowledge of manufactured/mobile home construction in the areas of structural, plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, gas, and blueprint reading.

Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Skills in plumbing, electrical wiring, blueprint reading, building inspection, and building construction.
• Previous experience in manufactured housing industry.
• Knowledge, skill, ability, or experience using ladders, tape measures, screw guns, welding gauges, electric/continuity testers and reading blueprints.

Job Related Requirements

• Must have a Valid Driver License.
• Extended (including occasional overnight) travel.
• Must be able to work in inclement weather (extremely hot or cold temperatures).
• Must be able to climb on top of roofs and crawl under manufactured homes to complete inspections. (Possible exposure to snakes, reptiles and other crawling insects.)
• Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds.

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
• FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

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.

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.