Assistant Survey Party Chief

Our Mission

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.

The Team

The Iowa Department of Transportation's Highway Division is made up of more than 1,000 employees. These dedicated folks provide the support and services to maintain 114,000 lane miles of roadway with over 4,000 pieces of equipment located in more than 150 facilities statewide. District 3 includes 220 employees within a 19-county area of northwest Iowa. This position works as part of a survey team that includes assistant survey party chiefs, survey party chiefs and professional land surveyors.

Location: District 3 Office, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa

Shift: Full-Time (40 hours/week), Days, Monday through Thursday, 6:45 AM - 5:15 PM; Occasional travel overnight is possible.

What You'll Do

• Obtain engineering, topographic and land survey information in the field needed to develop and construct highway improvement projects on the primary road and interstate systems.
• Perform construction survey to assist construction staff and contractors in the accurate completion of construction and maintenance projects.
• Collect data from plans, electronic files, and survey records to prepare for field work.
• Perform engineering, trigonometry, and survey calculations to accurately complete survey work.
• Operate survey instruments including level, total stations, GPS, and data collectors.
• Download field data and perform quality control checks to ensure accuracy of the data.
• Contacts landowners, utility companies and others to coordinate the collection of survey data.
• Generate corner certificates and plats using computer aided design (CAD) software.

Culture

• An environment where teamwork, customer service, and a positive attitude are valued.
• Personal growth and education are supported.
• Where people matter by showing respect, listening, and engaging in meaningful ways.
• A can-do attitude where we support trying new ideas.
• Accountability to one another and the public.
• A passion for stewardship of our transportation system and caring for the safety of our staff and the public.

Additional requirements: 

• Must have experience using survey instruments including electronic total stations, global positioning equipment, survey levels, and understanding of feature and linking codes. Bentley MicroStation software is used. 

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. 2024 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!

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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.

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

1) Three years of full-time work experience in engineering survey, which included the operation of survey instruments.

2) A total of three years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in civil engineering, construction engineering, or photogrammetry equals one year of full-time experience.

3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work in survey, construction, maintenance, or design as a Highway Technician Associate, Highway Technician, Highway Technician Senior, Construction Technician Assistant, Construction Technician, or Construction Technician Senior.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.

• All positions are required to have and maintain a minimum of a valid Class C Non-Commercial Operator's License.
• Prior to starting employment, all persons are required to have a post offer pre-employment physical verifying the physical ability to perform the duties described.
• Employees must be able to travel and may be required to stay away from home overnight during assignments