What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Office Assistant 2 position at State of Iowa - Executive Branch?
Job Description
This is an in-person position at the District 1 Office.
Are you seeking to diversify your skills while making a difference? As our Ames Engineering Operations Assistant 2 (EOA2), you will contribute your experience and strengths towards fulfilling our Mission- Making Lives Better Through Transportation . Alongside a supportive team, you will have the opportunity to further your skills while contributing towards IDOT’s Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception .
Location: This position reports to the Ames District 1 Office in Ames, Iowa
Work Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, hours may vary; some travel (primarily for training or meetings) and occasionally overnight.
Engineering Office Assistant 2 Responsibilities
You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa
Excited to pursue the next step in your career? – 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.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
This is an in-person position at the District 1 Office.
Are you seeking to diversify your skills while making a difference? As our Ames Engineering Operations Assistant 2 (EOA2), you will contribute your experience and strengths towards fulfilling our Mission- Making Lives Better Through Transportation . Alongside a supportive team, you will have the opportunity to further your skills while contributing towards IDOT’s Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception .
Location: This position reports to the Ames District 1 Office in Ames, Iowa
Work Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, hours may vary; some travel (primarily for training or meetings) and occasionally overnight.
Engineering Office Assistant 2 Responsibilities
- Serves as principal assistant to the District Management Staff including but not limited to District Engineer, Assistant District Engineer, District Construction Engineer, and District Maintenance Manager
- Plans, coordinates, and organizes office activities and flows of communications for the District Management Staff
- Serves as lead worker for other administration staff and coordinates and directs workloads as assigned
- Maintains confidentiality of privileged and sensitive information
- Assists District Management Staff with hiring and onboarding processes
- Supports District supervisory functions such as performance evaluations, staff actions, out of state travel requests, and processing system access
- Develops, maintains, monitors, and tracks the formal agreements with other state agencies, other states, counties, municipalities, and Drainage Districts
- Leads the District working with Office of Purchasing and administer and audit payments to the contractor
- Creates and maintains databases to be used for analysis, tracking, and monitoring a variety of business functions
- Establishes and maintains vendor accounts for outside services for the district office.
- Serves as the first contact with the public for inquiries on the services provided or assets that are maintained
- Operates computer programs such as WorkDay, Asset Works, Microsoft Office applications, and internally developed software programs
- 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)
You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa
Excited to pursue the next step in your career? – 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.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
- All of the following (a and b):
- Graduation from high school, GED, or equivalency; and
- 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.