Deputy Secretary and State Transportation Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation

Jerry Younger serves as Deputy Secretary and State Transportation Engineer at the Kansas Department of Transportation, a position he accepted in March 2006.

Younger came to KDOT Headquarters after serving a year stint as the District One Engineer for northeast Kansas. He started working for KDOT in 1986 following graduation from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.

He was initially in the Engineer in Training program and was a Civil Engineer I and later a Civil Engineer II in Road Design. In 1990 he was promoted to Squad Leader in Road Design and he remained in that position for six years.

Younger left Headquarters in 1996 and accepted a position as Field Engineering Administrator in District Five at Wichita. He moved back to Topeka and was promoted to the Topeka Metro Engineer position in 1999 and remained in that capacity until he was promoted to District One Engineer.

Younger, who also holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from KU, lives in rural Douglas County.