Construction Inspector - Mankato Resident Office; Transportation Generalist

Working Title:
Construction Inspector - Mankato Resident Office - 2 Vacancies

Job Class:
Transportation Generalist

• Job
• Location:
  
  Mankato
• Telework Eligible:
  No
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply:
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 02/17/2026
• Closing Date: 03/06/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit:
  Transportation Dept / Transportation-Dist 7-AFSCME
• Division/Unit:
  District 7 - Mankato / Mankato Resident Office
• Work Shift/
  
  Work Hours:
  
  Day Shift
• 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:
  Mankato Resident Office
• FLSA Status:
  Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
  Yes
• Agency:
  Transportation Dept

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.

• 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 documented and 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.

• Maintains roadways for snow and ice control.
• Prepares and inspects winter equipment.
• Performs winter stockpile setup and transfer of anti‑icing and de‑icing chemicals.
• Performs traffic control set ups and/or provides notification to dispatch of disabled vehicles.
• Performs post‑storm clean up.

The experience needed to perform this job at this level can be achieved with:

A valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with tanker endorsement and no air brake restriction (or the ability to obtain within 6 months from the date of hire).

• A combination of one year of experience in any of the following areas: contract administration (roadway 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

• 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 records.

Candidates that are made a contingent job offer will be invited to take a computerized Math and Reading Assessment Test. The required passing score for the Math portion is a level 5 or higher and the Reading portion is a level 5 or higher. Acceptance of an offer is contingent on passing a math and reading…