Design Technician Specialist Jobs

The mission of the Iowa DOT is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. We need talented, passionate people working together to make this happen. We are looking to grow our teams with people who share our energy and enthusiasm for making that mission a reality every single day.

This position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the DOT’s five CORE values: Safety First, Integrity Without Exception, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and People Matter.

Location: Highway Design Team, Design Bureau

Shifts: Days, Monday through Friday, flexible work schedule

The Design Bureau is looking to hire a Design Technician Specialist that will be part of a team designing highway improvement projects and construction plans that will be used to enhance the state and national transportation systems in Iowa. This position will focus on, but not be limited to, 3R and Super 2 projects. This will include designing pavement rehabilitation, widening, intersection improvements, and new lanes to existing pavement. Understanding the principals of highway design will be a benefit.

Typical Responsibilities

• Assists in the development of 3-dimensional computer models of the proposed roadway.
• Assists in calculation of roadway geometric features including vertical and horizontal highway alignments.
• Prepares final details needed to clearly communicate the intention of plans to a road contractor.
• Participates on a team that makes decisions that effectively balance mobility, environmental impacts, property impacts, cost and long-term maintenance.
• Calculates material quantities that will be needed to build the proposed roadway project.
• Assists in the design of intersections, drainage systems and traffic control plans.
• Uses various engineering software programs to generate project information.
• Produces highway project plans that are consistent with Iowa DOT design guidance.

Preferred Characteristics

• Effectively communicates with all levels of management and a wide variety of individuals involved in our development process.
• Passion and commitment to excellence in our highway design products.
• Embraces and encourages a culture that thrives on innovative ideas and leading changes that result in effective process and project improvements.
• Motivated, friendly, inclusive, and get-it-done attitude.
• Analyzes challenges, defines successful solution alternatives, and proactively solves problems.
• Brings a professional positive attitude to our team every day.
• Ability to successfully utilize advanced software applications.

Office Of Design Culture And Benefits

• An environment where teamwork, customer service, and a positive attitude are valued.
• A 100+ person team with a wide variety of experiences working collaboratively to deliver exceptional transportation improvement projects.
• Project schedules are based on 40-hour work weeks.
• Interesting and complex projects are regularly developed by our staff providing varied experiences.
• Annual pay and cost of living increases are typical.

What We Offer YOU

• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment - Monthly insurance premium (Iowa Choice*):
• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance

Single: $54/mo. employee share; $715/mo. state share

Family: $180/mo. employee share; $1,624.00/mo. state share

• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)
• Paid time off effective immediately (biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year)
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Other insurance options are available. Please review HERE .

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee 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:

• Six years of full-time work experience in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, or right of way; and
• All of the following (a and b):
• A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of an accredited vocational program in engineering technology, design drafting, engineering survey, soils survey, land survey, construction inspection, or cartography equals two years of full-time experience in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, right of way, engineering survey, soils survey, land survey, or construction inspection.
• A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, right of way, engineering survey, soils survey, land survey, or construction inspection.
• Graduation from high school (or GED equivalent), and experience equal to eight years of full-time work in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, or right of way.
• Six years of full-time work experience in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, or right of way; and
• All of the following (a and b):
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Design Technician.

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