Salary : $81,203.20 - $124,883.20 Annually
Location : Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 27-00922
Agency: 645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Opening Date: 09/29/2026
Closing Date: 10/13/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
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Job Description
Location: Ames
Shift Requirements: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (flexible schedule option), In-person with option for partial telework schedule. Occasional travel and overnights for project visits or conferences.
The Construction and Materials Bureau is looking for a Transportation Engineer Specialist to serve as our Bituminous Engineer, a key role focused on advancing the quality, performance, and innovation of Iowa's flexible pavement systems. In this position, you'll be a trusted technical expert supporting internal teams and industry partners to ensure that asphalt materials, testing processes, and specifications result in safe, durable, and high-performing infrastructure across the state.

As a Bituminous Engineer, your key duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead statewide technical expertise in asphalt materials, mix design, performance testing, and QC/QA processes.
• Review, develop, and interpret DOT specifications and IMs to support consistent, high-quality pavement construction across Iowa.
• Provide field-focused technical support through project inspections, troubleshooting material issues, and recommending corrective actions.
• Manage databases and software systems that support mix design review, QC/QA data analysis, and performance monitoring.
• Partner with industry associations, contractors, suppliers, and DOT teams to address technical issues, advance best practices, and deliver training.

Special requirements:

• Possess & maintain a Professional Engineers license in the State of Iowa (new employees must gain reciprocity within six months of hire if registered in other states).
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license

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 .
As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• 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
• 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).

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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. Two years of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering.
2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Licensure as a professional engineer; and

b. One year of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering; 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.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

Prior to appointment, applicants must possess active licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board.
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Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability?
Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely. Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question. Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

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Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. a7611 et seq?

• No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. a7611 et seq
• Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. a7611 et seq

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Are you licensed as a professional engineer? IF YES - How many years do you have of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering?

• No experience to less than one year of work experience in the identified areas
• One year to less than two years of work experience in the identified areas
• Two years or more work experience in the identified areas
• Not applicable - I am not licensed as a professional engineer

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Do you have ALL of the following (a, b, and c):a. Licensure as a professional engineer; andb. One year of full-time professional work experience in transportation engineering or civil engineering; andc. 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.

• Yes - I meet A, B and C
• No - I do not meet A, B and C

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If you are an employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch): How many years have you spent in the classification of Transportation Engineer for the State of Iowa?

• No experience to less than six months of work experience as a Transportation Engineer
• Six months to less than twelve months of work experience as a Transportation Engineer
• Twelve months or more of full-time experience as a Transportation Engineer
• Not applicable - I am not an employee of the State of Iowa

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