Highway Safety Engineer

Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five core values:
Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.

We are a committed team that takes pride in making Iowa’s highways safer and supporting efficient operations. We’re looking for an experienced professional engineer who wants to make a difference and step into a leadership role with the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). We’re seeking someone who is detail‑oriented and energized about working through complex situations to help find the best path forward.

This role involves regular collaboration with DOT staff, local officials, the public, consulting engineers, university partners, federal agencies, and traffic safety peers across the country, so strong communication and teamwork skills are important. Come talk to us about this great career opportunity for a problem‑solver who also loves working with people!

The primary responsibility of this position is providing transportation safety engineering support to DOT Bureaus and Districts, other state agencies, as well as to local units of government across the state.

The Highway Safety Engineer, as a member of the Safety Engineering & Planning Section, primarily focuses on implementing safety engineering principles and practices to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on Iowa’s roadways.

Duties include:

• work with agency staff to develop projects addressing safety issues
• administer grant applications and awards

• administer Access Management Manual use
• review Traffic Impact Analyses & access permits with other DOT staff, along with local agencies

• evaluate effectiveness of safety-specific projects
• review intersection alternatives
• conduct safety studies screening roadway networks for issues
• provide outreach at Public Information Meetings

• Candidates must possess a Professional Engineering license through the Iowa Professional Licensing Bureau Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Board
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license for travel statewide, operating a motor vehicle

Typically, 8:30am-5:00pm Monday through Friday; flexible scheduling is available

This position occasionally requires some overnight travel

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment and costs can be reviewed
• 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).

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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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