Iowa DOT’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 DOT’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.
 
Location: Sioux City District office
 
Shift: Monday through Friday, 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM. Hours may vary, and some overtime may be required. Some overnight travel required.
 
This position serves in the Iowa Department of Transportation's District 3 Materials Office and is responsible to assist with materials-related oversight of Iowa DOT highway and bridge projects within a 19-county area in Northwest Iowa. This position is responsible for learning the inspection, sampling, and testing of project materials, running the district materials testing laboratory, monitoring production from highway material sources, overseeing material documentation-related portions of project audits, and providing technical consultation.  This position serves as assistant to the team leader for the District 3 Materials Office which includes 10 permanent employees. 
 
Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Oversight of all materials inspection, sampling, and testing activities by District Materials Office staff.
• Inspection and monitoring oversight of project-specific portable pavement recycling plants, PCC plants and HMA plants, and aggregate production facilities
• Provides highway materials technical assistance through consultation to a variety of customers, including Iowa DOT staff, County/City/Consultant staff, contractors, and materials producers. 
• Oversight of the project materials audit process.
• Oversight of the Independent Assurance Program (IAP) for materials testing in the District.
• Oversight of the District's Technical Training and certification program, including some direct training duties as needed.
• Oversight and management of the District Materials Office operating budget.
• Involvement in technical committees and work groups to improve Department specifications, processes, and policies.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. 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.
2. 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.

Applicants hired with verification of graduation will be required to graduate with a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university within 10 months of hire.

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain one or more of the following certificates, licenses, or endorsements:

• Certification as an engineer intern by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board
• Licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board is required within 9 years for continued employment; temporary training assignments will terminate within six months following a second attempt to obtain a professional engineer license or nine years from date of hire.