District – Assistant District Engineer

Lead with Purpose at the Iowa Department of Transportation!

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact every single day? The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is seeking a passionate and driven Transportation Engineer Executive (TEE), a true people leader who can inspire, engage, and motivate our exceptional team.

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.

Our East Central Iowa team is seeking an individual who embodies a collaborative spirit, working effectively with a diverse range of team members and stakeholders. This person should embrace the principles of servant leadership, ensuring that they treat customers with courtesy and respect. A strong commitment to delivering high-quality service is essential for this role.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Monday through Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM; hours may vary with flexible schedule allowed. Some overtime may be required.

As a Transportation Engineer Executive (TEE), you will work with a wide range of stakeholders to identify and seek solutions to safety, operational, maintenance, and engineering issues on the primary road system. This includes:

• Overseeing project development, land survey and right-of-way activities, traffic operations and safety improvement, access/utility permitting, engineering support, and many other aspects for state and federal highways in District 6.
  • Communicating with the public, media, legislators, contracting and utility industry representatives, consulting engineers, local governments and federal and other state agencies.
  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with the district and other DOT staff to ensure the district’s programs and projects are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
  • Directing the activities of your staff to ensure development and construction of transportation improvements are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.

You will be providing leadership to approximately 16 permanent employees, including:

• A design and engineering support team consisting of four licensed professional engineers and two engineering technicians.
• A land survey/right-of-way team consisting of a licensed land surveyor, a survey party chief, and two technicians.
• Three permit technicians who process permits for driveways, utilities, and other work within the highway right-of-way.
• A traffic technician.
• A utility coordinator.
• An administrative support assistant.

• Specific knowledge of engineering principles relating to highway design, structures, drainage, survey, and traffic engineering.
• Effective communication skills, both verbally and written.

• A valid class C Drivers License must be possessed and maintained.
• Maintain license as a professional engineer through Iowa Professional Licensing Bureau - Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Board.

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2025 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here
• 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 variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)

We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is proud to be a partner with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Through this partnership, DOT…