Transportation Engineer Associate

Salary
$62,358.40 – $96,574.40 Annually
Location
Ames – 50010 – Story County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
25-02576
Agency
645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Opening Date
03/11/2025
Closing Date
4/13/2025 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag
#LI-POST
Point of Contact
Mark Dell – Mark.Dell@iowadot.us

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Job Description
Are you seeking to diversify your skills and use your energy and ideas towards making a difference?

Are you a pending or recent college graduate with a degree in one of the following areas:

Civil, Construction, Structural, Environmental, Materials, Transportation Engineering or Engineering Management?

Look no further!!

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

Location: Ames, Iowa – Design Bureau/Soils Design Section

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

Job Description

The Design Bureau is looking to hire a positive professional that is committed to excellence and desires to be a part a team that develops projects that enhance the state and national transportation system in Iowa.

The Soils Design Section of the Design Bureau is involved with geotechnical/geologic features associated with construction, repair, and rehabilitation of transportation projects.   Under general direction of a professional engineer, that is specialized in geotechnical engineering, you will be responsible for performing geotechnical engineering work in the preparation of roadway and bridge plans in addition to assisting with emergency response (ER) projects.

As a Transportation Engineer Associate (Geotechnical Engineer) you will:

Aid in evaluating foundation support for bridges, culverts and other types of drainage structures.
Participate with the inspection of soils and foundation-related problems or unanticipated discoveries encountered during construction in order to aid in providing satisfactory solutions that minimize construction delays.
Aid in evaluating and then recommending to others, typically within the Iowa DOT Design Bureau, the most effective methods of accomplishing road design objectives for subgrade treatments, borrow, and other grading activities.
Special Requirements:

Ability to travel to remote locations for meetings and field reviews, and mobility to access sites in rugged terrain.
Ability to lift and manipulate field equipment and other items weighing up to 50 pounds over uneven terrain.
Valid Class C driver’s license in order to drive a state or personal vehicle for traveling to complete job duties.
Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is required within 24 months of hire.
Licensure as a professional engineer in the State of Iowa is required within 9-years of hire for continued employment as a Transportation Engineer Associate (Geotechnical Engineer).

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 https://www.asce.org/membership

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!

You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa – Apply today!

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: 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:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in chemical, civil, construction, environmental, materials, mechanics, structural, or transportation engineering or in engineering management.
Possession of a verification of graduation with major course work in chemical, civil, construction, environmental, materials, mechanics, structural, or transportation engineering or in engineering management.

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Additional Qualification Requirements
Applicants hired with verification of graduation will be required to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university within 10 months of hire.

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain one or more of the following certificates, licenses, or endorsements:

Certification as an engineer intern by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board
Licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board is required within 9 years for continued employment; temporary training assignments will terminate within six months following a second attempt to obtain a professional engineer license or nine years from date of hire.