Engineering Technician Senior

Job Description

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 .

District 4 Office, Council Bluffs OMNI

7:45 AM - 4:30 PM, hours may vary, some daily travel, some overnight travel required, some overtime, some nights, weekends and holidays possible.

Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Assists Land Surveyor Senior/Assistant District Engineer in the scheduling and coordination of district survey and right-of-way activities on multiple highway projects, including major projects.
• Under the direction of the Land Surveyor Senior, prepares acquisition plats, legal descriptions, excess land plats, and transfer of jurisdiction plats using appropriate department software to be filed into public record at the County Recorder's offices.
• Serves as the coordinator with maintenance staff for right-of-way encroachments including researching and performing survey for the staking of right-of-way.
• Provides survey support for utilities accommodation issues in highway/bridge reconstruction projects.
• Communicates with public, co-workers and personnel in related departments of various federal, state, and local agencies to facilitate the exchange of information and to ensure smooth progression of project.
• Operates and maintains survey instruments such as levels, total stations, GPS, and data collectors.

• Possess and maintain a minimum of a Class C non-commercial Driver's License

• 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 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 a 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 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 Affhive Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: aa-eeo

Reasonable accommodation such as 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.

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• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in civil engineering or a related field, and experience equal to five years of full-time work in engineering survey, construction inspection, highway design, materials inspection, or materials testing.
• A total of seven 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 civil…