Construction Inspector - Mankato Resident Office (3 Vacancies)

Working Title: Construction Inspector - Mankato Resident Office (3 Vacancies)

Job Class: Transportation Generalist / Transportation Associate

Agency: Transportation Dept

• Job ID : 97763

• Location : Mankato

• Telework Eligible : No

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 10/19/2026

• Closing Date : 11/20/2026

• 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

• Transportation Generalist Salary Range: $25.19 - $31.60 / hourly; $52,596 - $65,980 / annually

• Transportation Associate Salary Range: $23.57 - $24.28 / hourly; $49,214 - $50697 / 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 (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : 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.

Note: This posting represents a multi-level posting. If these positions are not filled by a qualified applicant at the Transportation Generalist level, the positions will be filled at the Transportation Associate level.

Job Duties:

Examples of work at the Transportation Generalist level include but are not limited to:

• 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.

Snow and Ice

• 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.

Examples of work at the Transportation Associate level include but are not limited to:

• Learn to perform field testing of construction materials to ensure that tests are performed accurately, timely, thoroughly, and according to specification.

• Learn to inspect contractor’s work and methods so that the construction work meets the requirements of the plans, specification, and special provisions.

• Learn to document and summarize all appropriate data necessary to pay contractor promptly, to ensure data integrity and compliance with government regulations.

• Learn to perform basic/routine technical computer-aided drafting and designing (CADD) in accordance with CADD data standards to meet deadlines.

Snow and Ice

• Learn to perform all activities required to ensure snow and ice control in a timely, safe, efficient manner resulting in public safety, free flowing traffic, and minimal delay.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Part 1:

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.

Part 2 : 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 assessment test. Candidates that have previously taken and passed the math and reading assessment may be exempt from re-testing. Please check with your district HR office.

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

Part 1:

A valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License with tanker endorsement and no air brake restriction (or the ability to obtain within 12 months from the date of hire).

• 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.

Part 2 : 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 assessment test. Candidates that have previously taken and passed the math and reading assessment may be exempt from re-testing. Please check with your district HR office.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous MnDOT experience working as a Laborer, Transportation Associate or Transportation Generalist.

Additional Requirements

Successful candidate must pass past-employer reference checks and criminal history checks. 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 (for current and former state employees only)

• Criminal History Check

• Employment Reference Check

• Education/License Verification

• Driver's License Check

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 [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.