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

Look no further!!? As our newest Transportation Engineer Associate, you will have the opportunity to flex those critical thinking skills while fulfilling our Mission - Making Lives Better Through Transportation. So, read on to see how you can contribute your strengths towards the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your supportive teammates. We also consider recent graduates or graduating in the next 10 months!

As a Transportation Engineer Associate, you’ll play a vital role and will be part of a team developing projects that enhance the state and national transportation systems in Iowa. You will be working as engineering support for the Resident Construction Engineer and working in an environment where teamwork, customer service, and a positive attitude are valued.

Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

Special Requirements:

Location: Iowa DOT Sioux City Resident Construction Office

Shift Requirements: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM—4:30 PM; occasional overnights/weekends may be required

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.

As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

We encourage you to learn 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 an interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. 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.
2. 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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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 in Training (EIT) by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.
• Licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.