Design Technician Job at State of Iowa - Executive Branch in Iowa

Overview

Are you a motivated person interested in a career with great benefits, flexible work hours, and a family friendly attitude? If so, then this is a position for you. The Iowa Department of Transportation is looking for a Design Technician within the ROW-Design section in the Right-of-Way Bureau. You will be utilizing Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) programs; this position will layout and generate the right-of-way plans and exhibits to establish the required right-of-way for highway construction projects. The Design Technician is expected to be able to develop plans from simple to moderately complex projects under general supervision.

The work typically requires developing proposed right of way limits, preparing documentation used in the appraisal and acquisition of property, ordering the report of ownership and liens from county abstractors, performing ownership research from various county assessors websites, and determining what property rights need to be acquired.

Responsibilities

• Conduct title abstract review and interpret complex legal descriptions to identify property ownership.
• Review title documents to determine impact of possible encumbrances.
• Interpret construction plans to determine construction needs and develop right-of-way layout plans using computer aided design software.
• Prepare the final right-of-way design plans and documents in accordance with project-specific demands.
• Draft individual plot plans with area calculation used for parcel appraisals and acquisitions.
• Develop strip maps for the general management of required right-of-way ownership.

Reference materials and tools

Typical reference materials include, but are not limited to: land survey information, county assessor ownership records; report of liens by county abstractors; construction plans and cross-sections. Software and other systems include MicroStation, ProjectWise, Excel and Masterworks.

Typical Work Hours

Monday through Friday; 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (40 hours per week). Flexible work locations and hours available upon supervisor approval; some travel will be required.

Benefits and Values

The Iowa Department of Transportation’s mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish this mission, the selected person will demonstrate actions guided by the five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance.
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Paid time off effective immediately – biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover yearly, and 9 paid holidays per year.
• IPERS Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
• Employee Discount Programs from multiple vendors.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following:

• Graduation from high school (or GED equivalent), and experience equal to six years of full-time work in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, engineering survey, soils survey, land survey, or construction inspection.
• Four years of full-time work experience in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, engineering survey, soils survey, land survey, or construction inspection; and a total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described) where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework equals one year of full-time experience.
• Four years of full-time work experience in design drafting, cartography, photogrammetry, engineering survey, soils survey, land survey, or construction inspection; and a total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described) where thirty semester hours of an accredited vocational program in related fields equals two years of full-time experience.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Design Technician Associate.

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Other

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industries: Government Administration

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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 AA/EEO Officer at: aa-eeo@iowadot.us. Reasonable accommodation such as an interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits: see above examples.