Transportation Engineer Associate

Are you seeking to diversify your skills and use your energy and ideas towards making a difference?

Are you a pending or recent college graduate with a degree in one of the following areas:

Civil, Construction, Structural, Environmental, Materials, Transportation Engineering, or Engineering Management?

Look no further! As our newest Transportation Engineer Associate, you will have the opportunity to flex those critical thinking skills while fulfilling our Mission - Making Lives Better Through Transportation. So, read on to see how you can contribute your strengths towards the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your supportive teammates.

Location: Sioux City

Shift Requirements: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM—4:30 PM

As a Transportation Engineer Associate, you’ll play a vital role and will be part of a team developing projects that enhance the state and national transportation systems in Iowa. Working in an environment where teamwork, customer service and a positive attitude are valued.

Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

Assisting the Resident Construction Engineer with Contract Administration

Ensuring Contractors adhere to plans, specifications, and standards requirements

Documenting construction progress and material used to authorize Contractor payment

Sampling, inspecting, and testing materials for compliance

Evaluating Traffic Control and Staging needed to perform the work

Performing audits and preparing as-built records when construction is complete

Communicating with internal Iowa DOT staff, Contractors, utility companies, and the public

Assisting Design by collecting field data and provide input to be used in plan preparation

Directing and overseeing project inspection team

Special Requirements:

Possess and maintain a valid driver's license

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.

Certification as an Engineer in Training (EIT) by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board is required within 24 months of hire.

Licensure as a professional engineer is required within 6 years of hire for continued employment as a Transportation Engineer Associate.

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.

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

What we offer YOU:

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!

You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa – Apply today!

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 Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: accommodation such as interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

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

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.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

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 in Training (EIT) by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.

Licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.