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Construction and Materials Bureau Director

Salary

$112,985.60 - $160,680.00 Annually

Location

Ames - 50011 - Story County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-00792

Agency

645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Opening Date

09/25/2025

Closing Date

10/5/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

Wes Musgrove - [email protected]

To Apply

All candidates must submit a cover letter and resume via email to Christina Williams, Iowa Department of Transportation Human Resources, at [email protected]

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+ Benefits

Job Description

This position is the Director of the Construction and Materials Bureau and is an at-will position reporting directly to the System Operations Division Director.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking a strategic and results-driven Transportation Bureau Chief to serve as theDirector of the Construction and Materials Bureaufor the Systems Operations Division as a part of the division’s leadership team! This at-will position serves as a key manager within the Systems Operations Division, with a staff of approximately 58 full-time employees and 8-10 interns/co-ops. This position is responsible for annual programs/budgets totaling over 900 million dollars.

At the Iowa Department of Transportation, we are driven by our core values ofSafety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception. These values shape our mission to Make Lives Better Through Transportation and are at the heart of everything we do.?

Our most successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills, including the ability to collaborate and negotiate with other leaders inside and outside the Department, develop future leaders, build and oversee collaborative teams, effectively engage employees, and establish strategic objectives and performance measures for the bureau.

You will also need to be a customer-focused, skilled communicator, both in writing and verbally, and able to adapt your communication style and methods to suit the audience's needs. We are looking for candidates who are highly adaptable, capable of working effectively under rapidly changing conditions, and possess strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Finally, we seek candidates who are customer-focused, advocates of technology and automation, and capable of making data-driven decisions.

Additional duties will include, but are not limited to:

+ Being responsible for all programs, processes, funding, and decisions made within the Construction and Materials Bureau and the Materials Testing Laboratory

+ Provide leadership, vision, direction, and establish policy for all construction and material-related issues within the department.

+ Oversight and Management of the Statewide Construction Program: Develop, prioritize, and implement strategies, policies, procedures, and standards necessary to achieve quality and safety, as well as provide coordination and consultation to ensure uniformity of construction program administration.

+ Participate in Constructability Reviews, Post Construction Reviews, and Process Improvement Teams to identify and implement improved procedures for the administration and inspection of highway construction projects.

+ Advise and direct the Materials Testing section to assure proper and safe operations of the laboratory and uniform testing and inspection procedures.

+ Represent the Iowa Department of Transportation on multiple committees, including but not limited to the Specification Committee, Concrete Quality Improvement (CQI) Committee, Strategic Asphalt Committee (SAC), AGC Business Practices Committee, and the AASHTO Committee on Construction and Materials.

+ Interact with a diverse, multidisciplinary team including contractors, suppliers, FHWA, and local agencies to identify solutions to problems that address the needs of all affected parties.

Location : Ames, Story County

Shift Requirements : 40 hours/week, day shift, occasional overnight travel required

Special Requirements:

+ Must possess and maintain a professional engineer license by meeting continuing education requirements and all other professional obligations required by the State of Iowa.

+ Must possess and maintain a 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. 2025 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here (https://das.iowa.gov/media/4378/download?inline=.)

+ 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)

We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website (https://das.iowa.gov/human-resources/employee-and-retiree-benefits/employees) !

In addition to the benefits listed above, 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 https://www.asce.org/membership

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The Iowa Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity employer. 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: [email protected]

Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

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, and experience equal to six and one-half years of full-time management-level work in finance, human resources, engineering, law, data processing, or program research or evaluation.

2) Ten and one-half years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, data processing, or program research or evaluation.

3) All of the following (a and b): a. Six and one-half years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, data processing, or program research or evaluation; and b. A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.

4) All of the following (a, b, and c): a. Four and one-half years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation; and b. A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and c. A combination of a total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education. 5) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as a Public Service Manager 1.

For additional information, please click on thisJob Class Description - 04251 (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\_and\_pay/JobClassDescriptions/TransportationDivisionDirector-04251.pdf)

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Address

800 Lincoln Way

Ames, Iowa, 50010

Website

https://iowadot.gov/careers/

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