The turnover rate of county engineers in Iowa has been approximately five to 10 per year, so a county board of supervisors goes through the hiring process fairly infrequently.
This document outlines the requirements and recommendations for filling a county engineer vacancy. A committee was appointed to document the process, which included an Iowa Department of Transportation engineer, several county engineers, a representative of the Iowa County Engineers Association Service Bureau, several county supervisors, and a human resources professional.
- Guide for Hiring a County Engineer (140.16 KB) .pdf (Includes the guide and all attachments)
- 1948 Attorney General Opinion on Board of Supervisors and County Engineer Relations (190.34 KB) .pdf
Attachment A
Attachment B
Sample Job Descriptions for County Engineers
- Job Description 1 (32 KB) .doc (MS Word)
- Job Description 2 (39.5 KB) .doc (MS Word)
- Job Description 3 (39 KB) .doc (MS Word)
- Job Description 4 (79 KB) .doc (MS Word)
- Job Description 5 (35 KB) .doc (MS Word)
Attachment C
Sample County Engineer Contracts
- Contract 1 (35.9 KB) .docx (MS Word)
- Contract 2 (52.5 KB) .doc (MS Word)
- Contract 3 (35.93 KB) .docx (MS Word)
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