Roadway​/Bridge Construction - Transportation Generalist

Roadway/Bridge Construction - Transportation Generalist

Working Title:

Roadway/Bridge Construction - Transportation Generalist

Job Class:
Transportation Generalist

Agency:
Transportation Department

• Job
• Location:
  
  Owatonna
• Telework Eligible:
  No
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply:
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 12/19/2025
• Closing Date: 01/14/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit:
  Transportation Dept / Transportation-Dist 6-AFSCME
• Division/Unit:
  District 6B - Owatonna / Construction Owatonna
• Work Shift/
  
  Work Hours:
  
  Day / 7 AM - 3:30 PM, Contractor hours, or Snow & Ice
• Days of Work:
  Monday - Friday
• Travel Required:
  
  No
• Salary Range: $24.76 - $31.06 / hourly; $51,698 - $64,853 / annually
• Classified Status:
  Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 202 - Craft, Maintenance, Labor/AFSCME
• Work Area:
  Owatonna
• FLSA Status:
  Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
  Yes

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 is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees through benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

• Obtains representative samples of bituminous, concrete, aggregate, grading and base materials and performs appropriate tests to ensure quality assurance.
• Performs the construction materials acceptance tests (such as gradations, density, air, beam, cylinder and slump) in the field as required to ensure quality of materials.
• Reads and interprets plans and specifications to ensure contractor compliance.
• Checks the dimensions and tolerances of constructed roadway features to ensure conformance to plans and specifications.
• Measures, computes and documents pay items to ensure proper payment for work done under the contract.
• Performs and implements inspection processes so that test failures are corrected.
• Monitors the work of contractor personnel to ensure compliance with established processes, practices, and specifications.
• Assists the Plant Monitor to ensure materials meet specifications and requirements.
• Performs snow and ice duties such as maintaining roadways and preparing and inspecting winter equipment.
• The incumbent is required to be immediately accessible to a phone and be able to report to work within one (1) hour of being called.

Must possess a valid Class D driver’s license or an equivalent license from another state and obtain a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with no Air Brake Restriction and Tanker Endorsement within six (6) months of initial placement into the position and maintain as a condition of employment.

NOTE:

The incumbent will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. New employees must pass a pre‑placement drug test for evidence of use of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines (MDMA, MDA and MDEA) and acetyl morphine (6‑AM).

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

• A combination of one year of experience in any of the following areas: contract administration (road and/or bridge construction), bridge maintenance, bridge safety inspection, design, hydraulics, materials, soils, permits, planning, pre‑design, right of way, road surface/roadside maintenance, snow/ice, surveys, and/or traffic engineering. Credit will also be awarded for professional residential or commercial building construction, OR
• Education:
  
  A two‑year Civil or Construction Technology Degree or the following four‑year degrees:
  Architectural, Civil or Mechanical Engineering;
  Land Surveying / Geomatics; or equivalent may substitute for one year of experience. (In order for education coursework to be considered in lieu of work experience you must submit a copy of your transcripts).
• 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…