CADD Student Technician - Student Worker Para Professional

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

• Job : 94686
• Telework Eligible
  : yes
• Full/Part Time
  :
  Part-Time
• Regular/Temporary
  :
  Limited
• Who May Apply
  :
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted
  : 06/06/2026
• Closing Date
  : 06/12/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit
  :
  Transportation Department / Transportation-District 6-AFSCME
• Division/Unit
  :
  District 6C- ADE Program Delivery / Project Development
• Work Shift/Work Hours
  :
  See Job Summary
• Days of Work
  :
  See Job Summary
• Travel Required
  :
  No
• Salary Range: $17.84 - $20.89 / hourly
• Classified Status
  :
  Unclassified
• Bargaining Unit/Union
  : 207 - Technical/AFSCME
• End Date
  :
  Up to 36 months from start date

Are you detail oriented? Do you like computer work?

This position is located in the Design/Project Development in Rochester. The position will work full-time in the summer and part-time during the school year, based on students' availability and the needs of the department. This position is located at Rochester HQ and has the flexibility to telecommute, work a hybrid schedule, or work in the office. The incumbent will be required to make a telework arrangement with their supervisor.

The incumbent may be expected to work in the office on occasion.

• Learn and perform basic/routine design technical CADD drafting and in accordance with CADD standards and MnDOT Design Standards.
• Conduct project background research, use and maintain project information in an efficient manner.
• Assist preparing final design construction plans, computing pay item quantities, tabulations, and design details.
• Learn MnDOT’s Design-Bid-Build Quality Management Process (QMP) and assist with cross-checking construction plans and quantity computations for accuracy.
• Learn and develop foundational proficiency with Open Roads Designer (ORD) CADD software
• Assists with project scoping; gathering data from past projects, gathering field data, field measurements and assists in the preparation of report summaries.

• Candidate must be currently enrolled or enrolling within three months as a full-time student in a Civil Engineering Technology or CADD Program with a maintained GPA of at least 2.0.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to understand technical documents and follow instructions.
• Possession of a valid Class D Driver’s License or equivalent license from another state is not required for this position. However, incumbent must be able to provide their own transportation for travel or possess a valid Class D Driver’s License to drive for state business.
• Must be 18 years old or older.

• Previous experience using Open Roads Designer, Micro Station & GEOPAK, or similar CADD software.
• Candidates must be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a Civil Engineering Technology or CADD Program or related with a maintained GPA of at least 3.0.
• Experience in the Design functional area.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work inside an office or laboratory, or outside exposed to the weather elements (both cold and hot). The employee is regularly required to sit; use wrists, hands, and fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talks or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel or crouch.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will occasionally drive a motor vehicle in off road conditions. Periodically, the employee will walk on even and uneven/sloping ground. The employee may work in high volume traffic zones in day and nighttime conditions. The employee will operate machinery and testing equipment (using vision and hearing) under varying temperatures.

The employee will occasionally move up to 10 pounds by pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying. Periodically, the employee will push and/or pull carts, dollies and two-wheel trucks. The employee must be able and willing to wear and/or use personal protective equipment to protect the head, eyes, hearing, respiration, visibility, and feet from injury.

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