Job Details
**This position may be eligible for a hiring bonus of up to $5,000!
What to Expect:
The Transportation Generalist maintains and reconstructs roadways; maintains traffic barriers; participates in bituminous road repair, culvert cleaning; guardrail repair; and maintains roadsides. In addition, this position will perform preventive maintenance on highway equipment; operate tractor mowers and small rollers; remove objects from roadways; set up traffic controls in high volume traffic and work associated with accidents, spill cleanup, rut repair, dead deer, etc.
Additional duties include but are not limited to:
- Performing landscaping duties on roadside (chipping of tree limbs, stump removal/ grinding)
- Conducting rest area maintenance to wayside rests and scale areas (building and grounds maintenance, vegetation control, and parking surface repairs)
- Driving and operating a variety of heavy equipment to perform snow and ice duties, maintaining roadways for snow and ice control which includes: removing snow from roadways and shoulders; applying anti-icing and de-icing chemicals on stretches of highway under slippery conditions; removing frozen ice and materials from culverts; performing night or dawn patrols; preparing and inspecting winter equipment, such as snowplow equipment, and cutting edges and sanders.
Please see job posting on mn.gov/careers website for more information regarding locations, hours, shift differentials, etc.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A valid Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with no air brake restriction AND a tanker endorsement (MUST BE LISTED ON RESUME).
- One (1) year of experience performing activities in any of the following: snow and ice, soils, road surface maintenance, roadside maintenance, bridge maintenance, signs, or related activities (roadway maintenance, driving commercial vehicles, commercial landscaping, operating heavy equipment or farm experience). Successful completion of a Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance Program (of at least 60 semester credits; or 90 quarter credits) will substitute for one year of experience.
- Working knowledge of English sufficient to read, write, speak and understand oral and written information; communicate with employees and the general public in-person or via two-way radio and other electronic devices; and to maintain routine written logs and simple records.
**Veterans may be eligible for a waiver of CDL based on military experience. Please contact your County Veteran Service Officer ( to obtain a copy of your VMET DD2586.
How to Apply:
We are only accepting applications submitted via the state careers page. Please read all instructions thoroughly to ensure your application will be considered.
Apply Online by 7/09/2024:
Go to www.mn.gov/careers
Click Search open positions
Enter the Job Opening ID 72694 in the Keywords search box and click >>
Click on the Job Title to view the job posting
Click Apply for Job
When prompted for your Referral Source, please list: Social Media - LinkedIn Job Slot
Contact for additional information:
Laura Saari, Recruitment Specialist at MnDOT
...@state.mn.us
651-###-####