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Roadside Development Specialist 2
$55k-72k (estimate)
Full Time | Consumer Services
1 Month Ago
State of Iowa - Executive Branch is Hiring a Roadside Development Specialist 2 Near Ames, IA
Job DescriptionIowa 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 .
Location: Ames, Iowa
Shift Requirements: Days, Monday through Friday, travel required.
Do you embrace and encourage a culture that thrives on innovative ideas and leading changes that result in effective process and project improvements? Do you flourish in a professional, positive team environment?
As a Roadside Design Specialist 2 in the Office of design you will successfully help to enhance Iowa’s roadsides, by coordinating the annual herbicide contracts and purchase, providing technical expertise about herbicides and vegetation management, developing roadside landscape projects, and working with IA DOT staff to administer projects.
With your commitment to excellence and desire to learn, you will be responsible for identifying the needs of IA DOT staff statewide, conducting field work and inspections, producing herbicide contracts, producing landscape construction plans, and following projects from conception through construction to guarantee their success.
This position requires strong communication skills, knowledge and experience working with Iowa's native plant communities, knowledge of erosion control strategies, landscape design, and the ability to manage projects in a timely manner. You will provide technical assistance to internal staff, consultant and contractors while utilizing CADD and other advanced software applications.
Special RequirementsRequires valid Driver’s License.
What We Offer YOU
You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa – Apply today!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.
Minimum Qualification RequirementsAll of the following (1 and 2):
employees with current continuous experience in the state classified service that includes the equivalent of 18 months of full time experience as a Roadside Development Specialist 1 shall be considered as qualifying.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.
Location: Ames, Iowa
Shift Requirements: Days, Monday through Friday, travel required.
Do you embrace and encourage a culture that thrives on innovative ideas and leading changes that result in effective process and project improvements? Do you flourish in a professional, positive team environment?
As a Roadside Design Specialist 2 in the Office of design you will successfully help to enhance Iowa’s roadsides, by coordinating the annual herbicide contracts and purchase, providing technical expertise about herbicides and vegetation management, developing roadside landscape projects, and working with IA DOT staff to administer projects.
With your commitment to excellence and desire to learn, you will be responsible for identifying the needs of IA DOT staff statewide, conducting field work and inspections, producing herbicide contracts, producing landscape construction plans, and following projects from conception through construction to guarantee their success.
This position requires strong communication skills, knowledge and experience working with Iowa's native plant communities, knowledge of erosion control strategies, landscape design, and the ability to manage projects in a timely manner. You will provide technical assistance to internal staff, consultant and contractors while utilizing CADD and other advanced software applications.
Special RequirementsRequires valid Driver’s License.
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).
You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa – Apply today!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.
Minimum Qualification RequirementsAll of the following (1 and 2):
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in agronomy, landscape architecture, engineering, horticulture, or forestry; and
- A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in agronomy, landscape architecture, engineering, horticulture, or forestry equals one year of full-time experience in professional roadside development, site plan development, pollution prevention plan development, or watershed management.
employees with current continuous experience in the state classified service that includes the equivalent of 18 months of full time experience as a Roadside Development Specialist 1 shall be considered as qualifying.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Consumer Services
SALARY
$55k-72k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/27/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/04/2024
WEBSITE
dvrs.state.ia.us
HEADQUARTERS
Washington, DC
SIZE
<25
INDUSTRY
Consumer Services
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