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Human Resources Bureau Director

Salary

$112,985.60 - $160,680.00 Annually

Location

Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-01219

Agency

645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Opening Date

11/07/2025

Closing Date

11/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

Molly Stormer - [email protected]

To Apply

To apply, please submit the following pieces to Molly Stormer at [email protected] • Resume • Cover letter • Responses to following questions 1. Describe what the Department’s Core Values mean to you? 2. Describe the role of the Human Resources Bureau in advancing the mission of the Iowa Department of Transportation.

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Job Description

This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department of Transportation . Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section.

Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.

Are you ready to advance your leadership and challenge yourself in a new way?

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking a servant leader who has integrity, is customer oriented, values safety, and is ready to put people first.

This position will join the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Leadership Team serving as the Director of the Human Resources Bureau. In this position you will foster growth and support for your reporting team through the DOT’s five CORE values: Safety First, Integrity Without Exception, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and People Matter.

As a leader of people, you will be responsible for empowering your staff to grow in their professional career and will be tasked with fostering an engaged environment that values diversity and inclusion. Your team will be your first and most important priority! It will be your responsibility to look out for your employees, so they feel valued, respected, and understand their role in delivering the Iowa DOT’s Core Focus of “Making Lives Better Through Transportation.”

You will be responsible for support of the department’s business plan by leading the setting of quarterly and annual goals for your team. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to define the job duties of your employees, determine how to measure team success, hire new team members, guide and counsel them in the performance of their job, and provide them with annual feedback on their performance.

The bureau director will provide direct guidance and direction to staff in the Human Resources Bureau. Work with employees to establish goals and objectives for each employee based on the vision and mission of the department. Provide direction to subordinate supervisor and lead workers. Establish goals and objectives for work units within the bureau and follow up to see that their goals are met. Establish effective communication with all work units and employees in the bureau. Provide coaching and counseling to employees and work units as required to meet their professional and personal goals. Evaluate the performance of employees and conduct performance reviews at least annually for each employee directly supervised. Ensure performance reviews are conducted at least annually for other bureau employees. Plan and conduct regular staff meetings

Also, you will be tasked with the responsibility of managing the following functions in support of the DOT’s Mission.

+ Oversees employee relations functions including internal investigations for violation of department Work Rules, Workplace Environment complaints, and other violations that may arise out of state and federal rules and regulations.

+ Consults with DOT Managers and Supervisors regarding discipline of employees and discusses with appropriate DAS-HRE staff the recommended discipline and past practice of the DOT to ensure consistency across the department.

+ Serves as department representative for collective bargaining negotiations, arbitrations, hearings and appeals.

+ Administers state and federal drug and alcohol testing programs by providing oversight, leadership and coaching for the program coordinators assigned to each

+ Provides supervision of the classification and compensation program to ensure classification functions are applied consistently and in a timely manner as required by DAS-HRE rules, departmental policies, collective bargaining agreements and the policies and procedures of the office.

+ Provides direct oversight to the management of employee safety and worker compensation program in order to ensure the safety of the work force, reduce workers’ compensation costs and ensure the department is complying with OSHA regulations and program requirements.

+ Represent the DOT by serving as the Agency’s Human Resource voting member in the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

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 this Job Class Description - 04251 (https://das.iowa.gov/media/3441/download?inline=)

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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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