Transportation Engineer Executive
Salary
$112,985.60 - $160,680.00 Annually
Location
Cedar Rapids - 52401 - Linn County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
26-01608
Agency
645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Opening Date
12/18/2025
Closing Date
1/4/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag
#LI-POST
Point of Contact
Jesse Tibodeau - Jesse.Tibodeau@iowadot.us
Job Description
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.
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Work Hours: 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 accordance with federal and state requirements, departmental policies and procedures, and customers’ needs.
- 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.
What You’ll Need:
- Specific knowledge of engineering principles relating to highway design, structures, drainage, survey, and traffic engineering.
- Effective communication skills, both verbally and written.
Special License Requirements:
- 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.
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!
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 https://www.asce.org/membership
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: aa-eeo@iowadot.us
Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.
E-Verify and Right to Work
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. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) All of the following (a and b):
a. Licensure as a professional engineer; and
b. Six years of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering, one year of which must have included supervisory/managerial responsibilities.
2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Licensure as a professional engineer; and
b. Five years of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering, one year of which must have included supervisory/managerial responsibilities; and
c. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in chemical, civil, construction, environmental, materials, structural, or transportation engineering; engineering management; or a field closely related to transportation engineering.
3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Transportation Engineer Administrator.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. (Download PDF reader)
Additional Qualification Requirements
Prior to appointment, applicants must possess active licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.