Transportation Engineer Specialist (East Central Iowa)

Location: Cedar Rapids or Dyersville, Iowa.

Work Hours: Telework and a flexible schedule are available.

Must be able to travel and may be required to stay away from home overnight during assignments.

Iowa Department of Transportations 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 Department of Transportations five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception .

Our East Central team is seeking an individual who embodies a collaborative spirit, working effectively with a diverse range of team members and stakeholders. This person should embrace the principles of servant leadership, ensuring that they treat customers with courtesy and respect. A strong commitment to delivering high-quality service is essential for this role.

As a Transportation Engineer Specialist (TES) for East Central Iowa, you will work with engineers, field staff, and local public agencies to identify and seek solutions to operational, maintenance, and safety issues on the primary road system. You will have the opportunity to broaden and develop your communication, design, project development, and project management skills. When you join the department, you will help people travel safely and efficiently while enjoying an outstanding benefits package.

Additional dutieswill include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as the primary DOT engineering contact in the northern area of District 6. Specific counties & maintenance garages served will be assigned based on business needs. This involves working closely with district staff, maintenance, central office staff, cities, and counties.
• Development and design of projects that are designed by District 6. Typical project types include pavement resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation (3R), pavement maintenance (MP), Interstate pavement maintenance (4R), small culvert repairs, and emergency repair (ER) projects.
• Serves as district lead on projects being developed by central offices (Bridge or Road Design), Cities, Counties, or consultants. Includes concept and plan reviews, field reviews, detour agreements, preconstruction agreements, coordination with local public agencies, public involvement, and review of traffic control and staging.
• Reviews safety, operational, maintenance, and engineering concerns. Identifies solutions that would address the concerns. Coordinates and implements solutions.

Special License Requirements:

• A valid class C Drivers License must be possessed and maintained.
• Maintain license as a professional engineer through Iowa Professional Licensing Bureau - Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Board.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is proud to be a partner with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Through this partnership, DOT engineers are granted membership at a largely discounted price, as well as discounts for conferences and continuing education through the ASCE. We are excited to offer this benefit and to have you join this partnership with us! If you're interested in learning more about this benefit, please visit What we offer YOU:

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2025 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)

We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website !

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The Iowa Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity employer. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: ...

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):
a. Licensure as a professional engineer; and
b. Two years of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering.
2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Licensure as a professional engineer; and
b. One year of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering; and
c. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a masters degree in chemical, civil, construction, environmental, materials, structural, or transportation engineering; engineering management; or a field closely related to transportation engineering.
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 .Prior to appointment, applicants must possess active licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.