Posting number: 27-00955
Department: 645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Job classification: Transportation Planner 1
Posting type: Open
Categories: Transportation
Are you a rule follower and love making sure everyone else follows the rules too? Is your idea of a good time writing and editing technical reports? If you answered yes to one or more of the above questions, we have a job for you! We are looking to hire a NEPA Project Manager (Transportation Planner 1) in the Location & Environment Bureau at the Iowa Department of Transportation.
Work Hours: Days, M-F; flexible schedules available.
Location: Ames, Iowa; teleworking is available, but there will be mandatory in-person meetings.
*Applicants must have Iowa residency at the time of hire.
Travel: Some travel will be required
This trainee-level position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the Iowa Department of Transportation stays in its lane when it comes to federal-aid transportation projects complying with environmental regulations. This four-person team makes up the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance Section of the Location and Environment Bureau (LEB). This team is responsible for a variety of tasks associated with the planning and preparation of environmental documents.
As a NEPA project manager, your duties will include, but are not limited to:
We are looking for someone who has a working knowledge of (or is willing to learn) the appropriate laws, regulations, and guidance required to comply with NEPA.
This position is a journey position with the possibility of a promotion to a Transportation Planner 2 after three years.
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.
As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:
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Iowa DOT complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the EEO & ADA Officer at 515-689-1009 or via email at amy.weerheim@iowadot.us.
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Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field.
2) A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience, where one year of full-time work experience in civil/transportation/traffic engineering, environmental engineering or science finance, business administration, supply chain management, data science, geography, archaeology, economics, mathematics, community development planning, regional planning, urban planning, aviation (technology, management, or flight operations), or transportation planning equals thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field.
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