Transportation Engineer Senior

State of Iowa • Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Construction and Materials Bureau is seeking a motivated Transportation Engineer Senior to serve as the Bureau’s Contract Administration Engineer. In this role, you will assist the Bureau Director in managing engineering and administrative staff responsible for administering construction contracts to accomplish the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. You will provide direction, consultation, and specialized services regarding specifications, methods, techniques and policies for construction and inspection to field construction staff to assure uniform compliance with specifications, procedures, and instructions. At the Iowa DOT, our mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To help us fulfill that mission, the person selected for this position will model the actions and behaviors guided by our five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception. If you are passionate about improving systems, supporting others, and contributing to projects that make a real difference across Iowa, we welcome your application and encourage you to bring your strengths to our team.

Requirements

• Licensure as a professional engineer; and
• Four years of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering.
• Licensure as a professional engineer; and
• Three years of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering; and
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in chemical, civil, construction, environmental, materials, structural, or transportation engineering; engineering management; or a field closely related to transportation engineering.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes 18 months of full-time work as a Transportation Engineer Specialist or Transportation Engineer Manager.
• Active licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance, specification interpretation, and technical assistance to District Construction Engineers and Resident Construction Engineers to ensure statewide compliance.
• Analyzes and grants final approval for substantial contract change orders, Value Engineering proposals, and the release of retained contractor funds.
• Manages compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements on Federal-Aid contracts.
• Originates or recommends Staff Action forms for major project changes requiring upper-management approval in accordance with department policy.
• Reviews upcoming projects weekly and assigns future letting projects to the appropriate Resident Construction Engineers.
• Coordinates between field staff and central offices, providing construction reviews for proposed plans and serving as a liaison to the Location and Environment Bureau.
• Provides urgent construction engineering assistance to field teams in the absence of the Construction Field Engineer.
• Provide technical assistance to other Bureaus within the Central Office Complex regarding construction issues. This includes providing a review and assessment of proposed plans and specifications, effects on field construction staff by actions of other offices and serves as a liaison with field construction staff when requested to obtain information.
• Reviews and provides final approval for the disbursement of contract funds retained to contractors.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment
• 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).
• DOT engineers are granted membership at a largely discounted price, as well as discounts for conferences and continuing education through the ASCE.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior