Construction Technician Supervisor - Davenport RCE

State of Iowa • Davenport - 52801 - Scott County, IA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you ready to grow your strengths as a people-focused leader and make a meaningful impact on Iowa’s transportation system? As our next Construction Technician Supervisor, you’ll bring a leadership mindset that elevates your team and every project you touch. You will assist the Resident Construction Engineer in the oversight, supervision, and administration of projects and staff assigned to the Davenport RCE Office. You will guide inspection staff through daily construction operations that keep Iowa’s highways safe and reliable. With your passion for developing others, commitment to safety and quality, and calm, solutions-focused approach, you’ll help keep work moving forward even when conditions shift. In this role, you’ll represent the Iowa Department of Transportation with professionalism and integrity while contributing to the Iowa DOT’s Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception. Your curiosity, dedication to continuous improvement, and service-oriented mindset reflect what it truly means to fulfill our mission of Making Lives Better Through Transportation.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in civil engineering or a related field, and experience equal to five years of full-time work in engineering survey, construction inspection, materials inspection, or materials.
• Three years of full-time work experience in engineering survey, construction inspection, materials inspection, or materials testing; and a total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in civil engineering or a related field equals one year of full-time experience.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Construction Technician Senior.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes four years of full-time work as a Construction Technician or Highway Technician Senior.
• Possess and maintain a minimum of a Class C non-commercial driver's license.
• Employees must arrange transportation to and from assigned work areas.
• Employees must obtain and maintain a minimum of a valid Class C Non-Commercial Operator’s License.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and develop construction inspection and survey team, ensuring skill alignment, proper training, and overall team support.
• Review project sites daily to confirm work meets specifications, traffic control is properly implemented, and safety regulations are followed.
• Address challenges such as utility conflicts, plan gaps, survey discrepancies, and site-specific conditions using sound engineering judgment.
• Implement and negotiate plan revisions, approve extra work and item overruns within established limits, and assess value-engineering proposals.
• Communicate with contractors, property owners, utilities, railroads, media, and the public to resolve issues, coordinate schedules, and provide project updates.
• Apply evolving technologies and quality programs related to surveying, testing, QC/QA, and material evaluation to improve documentation and project outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• 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 a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree