Design Technician Associate Jobs

The Design Bureau at the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking to hire a new entry-level team member that will support our efforts of designing innovative highway and construction improvement projects. This position focuses on providing hands-on experience under the mentorship of senior designers and engineers while getting to assist in the development of highway and bridge concepts.

In this role, you will serve as a Design Technician Associate and contribute your experience and knowledge toward fulfilling our Mission - Making Lives Better Through Transportation . Through your behaviors and actions, you will demonstrate the IDOT’s Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your IDOT teammates. Join us as we work to innovate the transportation systems of Iowa!

Your Typical Day In This Role Will Include

• Producing highway and bridge concept statements that are consistent with Iowa DOT design guidance
• Generating bid items and material quantities to determine construction costs
• Submitting traffic and bridge requests
• Generating crash history information
• Assisting in producing roadway geometric features including vertical and horizontal highway alignments
• Participating in team decisions that effectively balance mobility, environmental impacts, property impacts, cost, and long-term maintenance

To excel in this position, you will need:

• Enthusiasm toward innovation and change
• Passion for learning and testing new knowledge and skills
• Ability to analyze challenges and problem-solve for potential solutions or alternatives
• Ability to utilize various engineering software programs
• Commitment to producing high-quality, detailed work
• Effective communication skills for a variety of audiences

The Design Bureau is eager to find someone who is interested in and has a passion for highway design! The bureau is excited to grow your knowledge, skill, and experience while working alongside you to innovate interesting and complex projects. While in our search, we also want you to know what we, as a department, offer to you, as an employee:

• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Single: $54/mo. employee share; $715/mo. state share
• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)
• *Other insurance options available. Please review HERE (Download PDF reader)
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Paid time off effective immediately - Biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Family: $180/mo. employee share; $1,624.00/mo. state share
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Insurance benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of employment - Monthly insurance premium (Iowa Choice*):

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to the following email: [email protected]

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 high school (or GED equivalent), and experience equal to two years of full-time work in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, engineering survey, soils survey, land survey, or construction inspection.
• Graduation from an accredited vocational program in engineering technology, design drafting, engineering survey, soils survey, land survey, construction inspection, or cartography.
• A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in math, engineering, or a related field equals one year of full-time experience.

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