Road Design Engineer Associate — 3D Highway Design

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits package

IPERS Retirement Package with employer

Paid time off

Employee Discount Programs

Job summary

The Iowa Department of Transportation's Design Bureau in the Transportation Development Division seeks a full-time Road Design Engineer Associate to join a highway design team in Ames, IA. You will develop projects that improve state and national transportation systems and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver innovative plans.

Key tasks include analyzing data, producing highway designs aligned with AASHTO and Iowa design guidance, and preparing construction plans.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in chemical, civil, construction, environmental, materials, mechanics, structural, or transportation engineering or in engineering management.
• Possession of a verification of graduation with major course work in chemical, civil, construction, environmental, materials, mechanics, structural, or transportation engineering or in engineering management.

Responsibilities

• Participating in engineering studies of transportation system improvements and developing alternatives for meeting the goals of the identified improvement.
• Analyzing transportation engineering data to determine the optimal operating characteristics for the proposed highway improvement project.
• Producing highway designs that are engineered in harmony with national (AASHTO) and Iowa DOT design guidance.
• Participating on a team to produce decisions that balance safety, mobility, environmental impacts, property impacts, cost, and long-term maintenance.
• Performing design and engineering analysis for small to large, highly complex highway improvement projects using advanced civil engineering software applications, including 3D modeling and visualizations.
• Preparing roadway construction plans that clearly and accurately convey all aspects of the project.

Skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Innovative thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil or transportation engineering

Tools

3D modeling software

Civil design software

Job description

The Iowa Department of Transportation's Design Bureau in the Transportation Development Division seeks a full-time Road Design Engineer Associate to join a highway design team in Ames, IA. You will develop projects that improve state and national transportation systems and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver innovative plans.

Key tasks include analyzing data, producing highway designs aligned with AASHTO and Iowa design guidance, and preparing construction plans.