Temporary Transportation Generalist - Le Sueur Subarea
State of Minnesota - Mankato, Minnesota, United States, 56006
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Overview
Job Class: Transportation Generalist
Agency: Transportation Dept
Job ID
: 85108
Location
: Le Sueur Subarea
Telework Eligible
: No
Full/Part Time
: Intermittent
Regular/Temporary
: Temporary
Who May Apply
: Open to all qualified job seekers
Date Posted
: 03/24/2025
Closing Date
: 03/31/2025
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit
: Transportation Dept / Transportation-Insuff Wk Tm
Division/Unit
: District 7 - Mankato / Le Sueur Subarea
Work Shift/Work Hours
: Day Shift
Days of Work
: Monday - Friday
Travel Required
: No
Salary Range:
$24.39 - $30.60 / hourly
Classified Status
: Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union
: 218 - Insufficient Work Time/Unrep
End Date
: 10/21/2025
FLSA Status
: Nonexempt
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes
The work you'll do is more than just a job.
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
Job Duties – Examples of work for this specific vacancy include but are not limited to:
Road and Surface/Roadside Maintenance
Maintains and reconstructs roadways, rights-of-way, roadway shoulders with gravel, bituminous, and concrete road surfaces; maintains traffic barriers; participates in bituminous road repair, culvert cleaning, and guardrail repair; maintains roadsides, installs catch basins, places and removes Adopt-A-Highway bags, performs drainage and shoulder repair.
Performs preventive maintenance on highway equipment and operates all tractor mowers and small rollers for the purpose of maintaining roadways.
Performs traffic control set-ups in high volume traffic and ensures they are in accordance with the provisions of the Temporary Traffic Zone Layouts field manual, to ensure the safety of the employees and traveling public.
Performs landscaping duties, including maintenance of trees, grass, shrubs, brush, etc. on roadside – planting, watering, seeding, sodding, trimming and removal.Includes chipping of tree limbs, stump removal/grinding.
Minimum Qualifications
A Valid Commercial Driver’s License (Class A or B) with tanker endorsement and no air brake restriction.
The experience needed to perform this job at the TG level can be achieved with:
One (1) year of experience performing activities in 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).
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous MnDOT experience working as a laborer, Transportation Associate, or Transportation Generalist.
Additional Requirements
This position requires successful completion of the following:
Successful candidate must pass past-employer reference checks and criminal history checks. It is our policy that all candidates submit to a background investigation prior to employment.
The background check may consist of the following components:
SEMA4 Records Check
Criminal History Check
Employment Reference Check
Education/License Verification
Driver's License Check
This position is contingent upon the selected job candidate having a valid Commercial Driver’s License, submits to a Federal Department of Transportation Pre-employment drug test (with negative test results), is subject to future random drug and alcohol testing and is registered in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.