Technology Support And Automation Section Team Lead

 

Job Description

Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all selective requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list.
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: Ames, Iowa
 
Work Hours: Days, M-F; Teleworking and flex-time available
 
Travel: This position may require some travel
 
Are you passionate about data?
Do you love showing others how to make their jobs easier using technology?
Is your middle name Innovation?
If you answered "Yes" to the questions above, this job is for you!
 
This position leads a three-person team that makes up the Technology Support and Automation section within the Location and Environment Bureau (LEB). This team plays a pivotal role in ensuring the (missing word? ) properly collects, stores, analyzes, and manages many datasets, while also helping LEB staff find ways to make their workflows more efficient. 
 
As the Team Lead of the Technology Support and Automation Section, your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Defining the team's goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Actively participating in bureau leadership meetings.
• Facilitating ways to meet the bureau's geographic information system (GIS) needs.
• Training staff to ensure proficiency with database software.
• Ensuring LEB staff have the proper hardware and software to meet their needs.
• Keeping the bureau webpages current.

Special Requirements:
Proficiency in GIS and Data Analysis
 
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).

We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the  State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!
 
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.
The classification for this position is Transportation Planner 3 

 

Selectives

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6 months' experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the Geographic Information System.

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 years of full-time work in professional transportation planning*/engineering.

2) All of the following (a and b):

a. Six years of full-time work experience in transportation planning; and

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

3) Licensure as a professional engineer by the Iowa Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board, and experience equal to two years of full-time work in transportation planning*.

4) Ten years of current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six years of full-time work in transportation planning*. 

"Transportation planning" includes preparing planning contracts and grants; managing planning grant application submittals and project development; preparing functional classification appeals, developing travel demand models and traffic forecasts; creating cartographic representations and data collection applications; analyzing transportation data, project plans, and reports to identify problems; developing portions of statewide transportation plans; or conducting/coordinating transportation research projects.

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