Description:
This individual will be an essential member of the team that collaborates with numerous stakeholders to develop innovative transportation improvement plans.
- The individual would join a Team of 14 experts on the Methods Team, consisting of Automation, Standards / Design Manual, and the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) group.
- This position would be tasked with providing expert recommendations to designers in house and staff throughout the Districts / Consultants.
- A typical day may be spent reviewing changes / updates in Highway Design and suggesting / writing design improvements to the Design manual.
Typical Responsibilities:
- Develop Design Processes and Policies: The Office of Design has developed many design policies to provide instruction and guidance to designers. These documents form the Design Manual which is the primary reference for the Department s designers.
- Develops highway design guidance that are engineered in harmony with national (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) and Iowa DOT design guidance.
- Participates in a team to produce decisions that balance safety, mobility, environmental impacts, property impacts, cost, and long-term maintenance.
- Research and investigate new ways to improve the performance of the transportation systems and roadway systems features incorporated into our transportation solutions.
- Participate with Local and National Transportation groups.