
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - Central Office (Tallahassee)
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The Government Operations Consultant III supports financial management and administrative operations for the Florida Department of Corrections’ Facilities Management, Bureau of Business Operations. The role evaluates operational policies, monitors project costs and expenditures, administers construction and maintenance systems, and supports purchasing-card, contract-reporting, asset-inventory, and budget activities. This is an office-based Career Service position in Tallahassee and is not eligible for telework.
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GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - Central Office (Tallahassee)
Date: Oct 26, 2026
The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) .
Requisition No: 886194
Agency: Department of Corrections
Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - Central Office (Tallahassee)
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 70001168
Salary: $60,000.20
Posting Closing Date: 11/05/2026
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
We Never Walk Alone
Government Operations Consultant III
This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located in Tallahassee Florida in Facilities Management, Bureau of Business Operations.
The mission of Facilities Management and Building Construction at the Florida Department of Corrections is to provide a safe, secure, and efficient environment for staff, inmates, and visitors. This is achieved through the effective management, maintenance, and construction of correctional facilities, ensuring they meet all regulatory standards and support the department's overall mission of public safety and rehabilitation.
This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.
JOB DUTIES:
This is a responsible financial management position that assists in a wide range of administrative, consultative, operating and reporting functions. The position is responsible for work involving the independent application of financial management concepts, principles, theory, and technical skills in accordance with sound management principles and practices.
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Applies financial management principles to evaluate and recommend changes in operational policies, procedures, and practices for departmental activities.
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Monitors, analyzes, and reports on operating costs, financial performance, and expenditures related to construction, maintenance, and repair projects.
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Administers statewide databases and systems for construction and maintenance, reviews purchase requests, reconciles funds, and maintains project spreadsheets and logs.
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Serves as the Division’s Statewide Secondary Accountholder and Auditor for P-Card Works, coordinates purchasing card changes, and provides training and support to staff.
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Compiles contract reports, trains staff, manages asset inventory, and develops budget requests, ensuring compliance and accurate financial tracking for the division.
BENEFITS:
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Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
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Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
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Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
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Tuition-Free college courses.
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Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
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- Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
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Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
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Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
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Deferred Compensation
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Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.
REQUIREMENTS:
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Six (6) years of experience in accounting, finance, budget, public administration or communications. A degree may substitute on year-by-year basis, up to 4 years
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State of Florida Financial Programs Experience
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MFMP Experience
PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:
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Experience in construction and/or maintenance cost accounting.
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Experience in preparing financial management reports and reconciliation of accounts.equired
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Florida Certified Contract Manager (FCCM)
Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT
The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.
For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
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 clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
Location:
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Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee
How this job compares
Set against the 489 open Financial Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$60K/yr
- Florida median$77–135K/yr20 salary ranges
- US median$100–151K/yr317 salary ranges
This rate, $60K, is 42% below the Florida median midpoint ($104K) — in the lowest quarter of Financial Management salary ranges in Florida.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 32 open Financial Management jobs in Florida and 489 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- Lockheed Martin10 open
- University of Miami4 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Financial Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (367 postings).
- Education
- 207 of the 489 open Financial Management jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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