Salary $73,569.60 - $113,152.00 Annually

Location Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA

Job Type Full-time

Agency 645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Job Number 23-00430

Closing 9/18/2022 11:59 PM Central

Point of Contact Stuart Nielsen - Stuart.Nielsen@iowadot.us

Job Description

Our Mission
The mission of the Iowa DOT is safest, smartest, made to last. We need talented, passionate people working together to make this happen. We are looking to grow our teams with people who share our energy and enthusiasm for making that mission a reality every single day.
 
This position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the DOT’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception. 
 
Location: Ames Highway Design Team, Design Bureau
 
Shift: Days, Monday through Friday. (Flexible, hybrid work schedules available.)
 
The Design Bureau is looking to hire a full-time Transportation Engineer Specialist who will be part of the team guiding projects that enhance the state and national transportation systems in Iowa.  
 
Design Bureau Culture and Benefits:

• A 100+ person team with a wide variety of experiences working collaboratively to deliver exceptional transportation improvement projects.
• Interesting and complex projects are regularly designed by our staff providing a wide breadth of experiences.
• Excellent benefits package, website: https://das.iowa.gov/human-resources/employee-and-retiree-benefits/employees
• Project schedules are based on 40-hour work weeks.
• Annual pay and cost of living increases are typical.
• An environment where teamwork, customer service, and a positive attitude are valued.

The purpose of this position, located within the Methods Section, in the Design Bureau, is to provide coordination and continuity in the advanced planning and design of roadways, interchanges and intersections.
 
This individual will be an essential member of the team that collaborates with numerous stakeholders to develop innovative transportation improvement plans.

• The individual would join a Team of 13 experts on the Methods Team, consisting of Automation, Standards / Design Manual, and the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) group. 
• This position is considered the “Geometrics Engineer” in the Design Bureau and would be tasked with providing expert recommendations to designers in house and staff throughout the Districts / Consultants.
• A typical day may be spent reviewing proposed high level design plans, serving as an expert in meetings and suggesting / writing design improvements to the Design manual.     
• The Geometrics Engineer is largely a self-directed position.

Typical Responsibilities:

• Provide design guidance for the geometric design of interchanges, the geometric review of public road intersections and points of private access. Included in those responsibilities are the evaluation and interpretation of current and proposed design criteria, policies, concepts, and methodologies; capacity analysis; technical assistance; and training to department personnel pertaining to geometric concepts.
• Monitor and improve annual cost estimates used for programming.
• Participates in engineering studies of transportation system improvements and develops alternatives for meeting the goals of the identified improvement.
• Analyzes transportation engineering data to determine the optimal operating characteristics for the proposed highway improvement project.
• Produces highway designs that are engineered in harmony with national (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) and Iowa DOT design guidance. 
• Participates in a team to produce decisions that balance safety, mobility, environmental impacts, property impacts, cost, and long-term maintenance.
• Provides design and engineering guidance for small to large highly complex highway improvement projects using advanced civil engineering software applications in 3D modeling and visualizations. 

Preferred Characteristics:

•  Ability to successfully utilize advanced software applications and work in a 3D design environment.
•  Analyzes challenges, defines successful solution alternatives, and proactively solves problems.
• Passion and commitment to excellence in our highway design products.
• Effectively communicates with all levels of management and a wide variety of individuals involved in our development process.
• Motivated, friendly, inclusive, and a get-it-done attitude.
• Embraces and encourages a culture that thrives on innovative ideas and leading changes that result in effective process and project improvements.
• Brings a professional positive attitude to our team every day.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to the following email: aa-eeo@iowadot.us
 
Reasonable accommodation such as interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) All of the following (a and b):

2) All of the following (a, b, and c):

3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Transportation Engineer.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description (Download PDF reader).

Additional Qualification Requirements

Prior to appointment, applicants must possess active licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.