Jessie Jones holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She is a Registered Professional Engineer.

Jessie began her career with the Department in January 2002 as a Civil Engineer in the Bridge Division. She followed the engineering career path in the Bridge Division and the Planning and Research Division until obtaining the position of Consultant Coordinator in 2008.

She served as Assistant Division Head of Transportation Planning and Policy (now Planning and Research) starting in February 2011, and then as Division Head in October 2013. She transferred to the Program Management Division as Division Head in March 2020, and assumed her current position of Assistant Chief Engineer – Planning in April 2023.

In January 2025, Jessie was appointed Chief Engineer for Preconstruction.