Transportation Engineer Specialist

Does leading the development of guidance for the Design Bureau, being part of a team developing best practices for Design projects, and becoming one of our agencys experts in this engineering specialty interest you? Then this position might be for you. The individual in this position will also work closely with members of our highway design teams to ensure innovative Design protocols, provide creative solutions for Digital Delivery and represent the Design Bureau on various task forces and committees.

We are excited to hire a Transportation Engineer Specialist who will be an essential member of the Design Bureaus team, supporting the agencys focus on productivity. You will have the opportunity to work with a professional leadership team focused on providing outstanding engineering solutions to transportation challenges in service to the public.

Location: Ames, Iowa Design Bureau

Shift Requirements : Days, Monday through Friday. Flexible work hours available.

Our most successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of the highway development process, digital delivery, as well as the capability to research evolving practices in Highway Design, to aid the agency in deploying the most current and effective design guidance.

This individual will be an essential member of the team that collaborates with numerous stakeholders:

• The individual would join a Team of 14 experts on the Methods Team, consisting of Automation, Standards / Design Manual, Geometrics, Roadside Safety and the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) group.

In this position, you will contribute to the agency by working on technical guidance that supports complex highway improvement projects that will require you to:

• Develop Design Processes and Policies: The Office of Design has developed many design policies to provide instruction and guidance to designers. These documents form the Design Manual which is the primary reference for the Departments designers.
• Develops highway design guidance that are engineered in harmony with national (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) and Iowa DOT design guidance.
• Participates as part of a team to produce decisions that balance safety, mobility, environmental impacts, property impacts, cost, and long-term maintenance.
• Research and investigate new ways to improve the performance of the transportation systems and roadway systems features incorporated into our transportation solutions.
• Participate with Local and National Transportation groups.

Special Requirements:

• Must have, or prior to appointment, must obtain an active Iowa professional engineering license through the Iowa Professional Licensing Bureau -Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Board.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Equivalent of four years of full-time licensed professional transportation or related civil engineering experience, one year of which must have included supervisory/managerial responsibility.

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 the first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2025 health and dental insurance premiums can be found !

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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 includes an 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.