Job description
Our Core Focus:
Iowa DOT’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa DOT’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.
What we are looking for:
Commitment to excellence.- Collaborative teammates.
- Proactive problem solver with strong attention to detail.
- Motivated, friendly, inclusive and get-it-done attitude.
- Embrace and encourage a culture that thrives on innovative ideas and changes.
- Professional positive attitude.
What you'll do:
You will play a critical role in the safe and efficient delivery of the statewide highway construction program (optimizing safety and mobility in construction work zones). The current 5-year program totals approximately $3.5 billion, or about $700 million annually in transportation infrastructure-related projects, and you will provide statewide leadership, expertise, oversight, support, and guidance to field construction staff in each of the 6 districts.
Specific duties in this regard include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Provide construction engineering expertise, oversight, and guidance to departmental staff during planning, design, and construction of transportation infrastructure projects to optimize safety and mobility in construction work zones.
- Administer, coordinate, and lead the department's Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) Work Zone Management Service Layer implementation activities.
- Review project plans, specifications, and contract documents on major infrastructure projects prior to advertisement to ensure accuracy, completeness, and uniformity in contract requirements relative to construction staging, work zone requirements, and traffic management during construction.
- Develop and maintain work zone-related departmental policies, procedures, specifications, and related portions of the Construction Manual.
- Conduct site reviews of active construction projects with field administrative and inspection staff to evaluate and optimize work zone functionality, and to ensure uniform interpretation and application of contract document requirements.
- Develop, organize, plan, and participate in department and industry sponsored conferences and training seminars.
- State of Iowa Professional Engineering License (Chapter 542.B Code of Iowa)
- Maintain a valid Driver's License.
- Ability to travel both in construction season and winter off-season
Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.
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):
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description (Download PDF reader).
Prior to appointment, applicants must possess active licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.
Join Us!
Whether it's caring for those in need, making highways safer, or improving agriculture production, the work that we do matters to the people of Iowa.
We take our responsibilities and the public trust very seriously. We are committed to delivering the services that matter most to the people of Iowa. If you have the skills, the commitment and the desire to make a difference, then we invite you to explore the career opportunities available with the State of Iowa.
Career Choices
State government is one of the largest employers in Iowa, and also one of the most diverse. From state trooper to nurse to engineer, the state offers a wide variety of career opportunities.
The state offers paid vacation, sick time and holidays, a defined benefit retirement plan, health, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance along with flexible spending accounts. For more information, please visit the executive branch employee benefits website.
The State of Iowa is committed to providing an outstanding employment experience. Check out this Benefits Beyond the Paycheck brochure (Download PDF reader).
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