State of Minnesota Jobs

Working Title: Transportation Generalist - Sign Shop - Windom

Job Class: Transportation Generalist

Agency: Transportation Dept

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 04/25/2024

• Closing Date : 05/09/2024

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Transportation Dept / Transportation-Dist 7-AFSCME

• Division/Unit : District 7 - Mankato / Traffic

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $23.34 - $29.28 / hourly; $48,733 - $61,136 / annually

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 202 - Craft, Maintenance, Labor/AFSCME

• Work Area : Windom

• FLSA Status : Nonexempt

• Telework Eligible : No

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.

The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.

Traffic Engineering

• Assists with traffic data collection (speeds, traffic volume counts, turning movements, pedestrian volume counts, classification counts).

• Collect traffic asset information (signs, pavement markings, signals, lighting, ITS) using GPS equipment.

• Evaluate pavement markings (access longevity, useful life, replacement cycle).

• Assist with sign inspection on construction projects.

Sign Maintenance

• Installs, repairs and removes permanent signs and messages.

• Installs emergency and temporary signing on detours, construction projects and other emergency projects.

• Stake sign locations and conduct Gopher One Call utility locate requests.

• Determines proper traffic control layout and performs traffic control.

• Evaluate in-place signing (pre-plan analysis of placement and remaining sign life, inspect questionable signs, inventory updates).

• Respond to utility locate requests for traffic assets (signals, lights, ITS).

Snow & Ice

• Maintains roadways for snow and ice control removes snow from roadways and shoulders; opens and widens roadways of large accumulations of snow; removes snow from rights of way or yards; applies anti-icing and de-icing chemicals on stretches of highway under slipper conditions; removes frozen ice and material from culverts; prepares and inspects winter equipment – maintains snowplow.

Minimum Qualifications

A Valid Commercial Driver’s License (Class B) with tanker endorsement and no air brake restriction. Must obtain Class A within 6 months.

The level of experience to perform this job at the TG level can be achieved with:

• One year of experience performing any of the following:sign installation and maintenance, roadway and roadside maintenance, driving commercial vehicles, operating heavy equipment, farm experience, snow plow operations, road construction, etc.;

• 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

Physical Requirements

Pre-Employment Physical Exam: A pre-placement physical examination is required for this position. Current employees who have successfully bid or are moving into specific job classifications will be required to complete the pre-employment physical exam. The scope of the physical exam will be limited to whether the employee can safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, in compliance with state and federal law.

Additional Requirements

This position requires successful completion of the following:

Successful candidate must pass past-employer reference checks and criminal history check. 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

• Driver's License Check

• Pre-employment physical

• 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.