Geotechnical Drill Crew Member - Transp Generalist Senior

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* Working Title:

Geotechnical Drill Crew Member*
* ** Job Class:
Transportation Generalist Senior*
* ** Agency:
Transportation Dept*
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** Job ** : 90818

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** Location** :
Maplewood

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** Telework Eligible** :
No

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** Full/Part Time** :
Full-Time

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** Regular/Temporary** :
Unlimited

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** Who May Apply** :
Open to all qualified job seekers

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** Date Posted** : 12/15/2025

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** Closing Date** : 01/05/2026

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** Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** :
Transportation Dept / DOT-Metro-Central Off-AFSCME

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** Division/Unit** :
Materials & Road Research

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** Work Shift/Work Hours** :
Day Shift, 7:00am-5:30pm

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** Days of Work** :
Monday - Thursday

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** Travel Required** :
Yes - 75% travel, must be available for overnight travel

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** Salary Range:**  $26.67 - $34.49 / hourly; $55,686 - $72,015 / annually

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** Classified Status** :
Classified

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** Bargaining Unit/Union** : 207 - Technical/AFSCME

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** Work Area** :
Office of Materials/Maplewood Lab

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** FLSA Status** :
Nonexempt

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./connect
700/) :
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.

** The Minnesota Department of Transportation does not sponsor applicants for work visas or Optional Practical Training Extensions for STEM Students. Individuals must be legally authorized to work in the US at the start of employment.

Performs field operations of the Foundations Crew while assisting in the operation of soil testing and sampling equipment in a safe and efficient manner for the investigation of subsurface soil, rock, and groundwater properties at transportation related sites across the State of Minnesota.

Examples of work for this TRANSPORTATION GENERALIST SENIOR (TGS) vacancy include but are not limited to:

+  Ensures support vehicles and drilling equipment are in safe, working order and are ready to conduct effective subsurface investigation activities.

+ Transports, operates and maintains drilling and heavy equipment, and support vehicles for subsurface investigations.

+  Operates field equipment   to investigate subsurface conditions in a safe and timely manner .

+ Performs the testing, sample collection, and documentation to investigate subsurface conditions in a safe and timely manner.

+ Trains, guides and monitors entry-level crew members in applying the technical knowledge and policies required to conduct safe and accurate subsurface investigations for transportation projects.

** Minimum Qualifications*
* ** Licensure:
** A valid Class A CDL with no air brake restriction  
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* * a tank endorsement (or ability to obtain the tank endorsement within 6 months of hire.)

The level of experience to perform this job at the TRANSPORTATION GENERALIST SENIOR (TGS) level can be achieved with:

+  Two years of experience of materials testing.

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* + Two years of boring or coring activities in support of geotechnical, environmental, construction or agricultural investigations or other related investigation activities.

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* + One year of experience performing materials testing, boring or coring activities in support of agricultural, geotechnical, environmental, or construction investigations AND one year in any roadway construction, engineering support or roadway maintenance areas such as: soils, materials, traffic engineering, surveys, design, contract administration, hydraulics, or infrastructure maintenance.

Examples of boring or coring activities qualifying are as follows, but not limited to:

+ Subsurface Exploration involving the use of various drilling equipment to test or recover soil samples for physical, chemical, geological, or environmental analysis.

+ Well drilling duties involving operating drilling equipment to excavate holes in the ground, typically to access groundwater or other underground resources or to seal wells.

+ Sanitary or stormwater drain field installation Involving the installation of subsurface, perforated, drainpipes into gravel (or other filter media) using trench excavation or trenchless installation methods.

+ Utility locates involving "potholing" or performing vertical or trenchless excavation used to positively identify the depth and location of inplace utilities or other sensitive infrastructure along a planned drill alignment.

+ Pipe or cable installation using a trenchless excavation method, involving horizontal directional drilling, to install underground utilities by drilling a horizontal bore path under roads, waterways, or buildings.

+ Directional drilling involving excavation of a boring pit, directional boring, pulling back conduit, splicing conduit…