Work Zone Design Engineer (TE Specialist)
About The Position
Are you interested in ensuring safe, effective traffic control in construction zones? Do you have a passion for leading and setting standards and polices on complex projects? If yes, this could be a great opportunity for you. The Iowa DOT is a national leader in using data collection and analysis to improve driver and worker safety in work zones, and we want you to be a part of our team! We are looking for a Work Zone Design Engineer (TE Specialist) to join the Iowa Department of Transportation Design Bureau. You will be a key player in overseeing the design and application of traffic control measures for use during the construction of improvement projects on the primary and interstate systems in Iowa. Your leadership will help us ensure motorist and worker safety, traffic flow, and project success. You will partner with multiple stakeholders to develop effective construction staging and traffic control strategies, conduct field reviews to evaluate performance in real-world conditions, and contribute your expertise to task forces and committees. This is a chance to take on meaningful responsibility, influence statewide practices, and grow within a highly valued engineering specialty.
Requirements
- Licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.
- Two years of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering.
- Possess and maintain a Class C Driver’s License.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Thorough understanding of the highway development process, highway design, construction zone traffic control design, and assessment.
- Capability to research evolving practices in construction zone traffic control advances to aid the agency in deploying the most current and effective measures.
- 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.
- One year of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering.
- Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Transportation Engineer.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing the design and application of traffic control measures for use during the construction of improvement projects on the primary and interstate systems in Iowa.
- Ensuring motorist and worker safety, traffic flow, and project success.
- Partnering with multiple stakeholders to develop effective construction staging and traffic control strategies.
- Conducting field reviews to evaluate performance in real-world conditions.
- Contributing expertise to task forces and committees.
- Advising engineers and designers on solutions to non-standard and highly complex challenges.
- Advancing innovation in safety analysis, investment optimization, technologies, and methods related to construction zone traffic control.
- Working closely and effectively as part of our central highway design team, district design teams, and our consulting engineering partner teams to ensure that they are highly trained, adaptive, and efficient in the delivery of excellent transportation services that support our agency goals.
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)
- Membership at a largely discounted price with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Discounts for conferences and continuing education through the ASCE
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
