Engineering Office Assistant 2 (Auditor)

Salary : $47,008.00 - $69,118.40 Annually
Location : Jefferson - 50129 - Greene County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 24-03071
Agency: 645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Opening Date: 03/11/2024
Closing Date: 3/21/2024 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
Point of Contact: Jenny Hoskins - Jenny.Hoskins@iowadot.us
Job Description
Iowa 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: Jefferson Resident Construction Engineer Office
Shift Requirements: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, flexible schedules available.
As a (enter position name), your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Performs Contract Final Process and Office Audits for completed projects.
• Operate Field Manager & AASHTOWare Programs, Office Suite, Doc Express, Iowa DOT Electronic Records Library and MAPLE.
• Reviews records submitted by inspection staff
• Review of documentation for completeness and review for errors or omissions.
• Assist with office needs as required.
• Orders office supplies/equipment and processes invoices for payment; arranges for servicing and maintenance of office equipment.
• Provides input on office policies/procedures.

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
- 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).
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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 Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. All of the following (a and b):
   1. Graduation from high school, GED, or equivalency; and
   2. A total of five years of full-time experience in highway design, maintenance, construction, or materials; or administrative support in inventory management, training programs, administrative recordkeeping or closely related areas.

A total of five years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as an Engineering Office Assistant 1 or three years of full-time work experience in highway design, maintenance, construction, or materials.

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Do you possess a high school diploma or GED equivalency certificate? IF YES - How many years do you have of full-time work experience in highway design, maintenance, construction, or materials; or administrative support in inventory management, training programs, administrative recordkeeping or closely related areas?

• Not applicable - I do not have a high school diploma or GED
• Less than three years of the required work experience in the specified areas
• Three years to less than five years of the required work experience in the identified areas
• Five or more years of the required work experience in the identified areas

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Do you have a TOTAL of five years of post high school education in any field or full-time work experience in highway design, maintenance, construction, or materials; or administrative support in inventory management, training programs, administrative recordkeeping or closely related areas? 30 semester hours equals one year of experience.

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• I do not have the five years total

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Are you a current permanent State of Iowa employee? IF YES - Do you have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as an Engineering Office Assistant 1 or three years of full-time work experience in highway design, maintenance, construction, or materials?

• I am a current permanent State of Iowa employee and have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as an Engineering Office Assistant 1 or three years of full-time work experience in highway design, maintenance, construction, or materials.
• I am a current permanent State of Iowa employee BUT DO NOT have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as an Engineering Office Assistant 1 or three years of full-time work experience in highway design, maintenance, construction, or materials.
• I am not a current permanent State of Iowa employee

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