Description

Work Monday – Thursday, giving a 3-day weekend!

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 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.

Why MnDOT?

We offer excellent employee benefits, such as low-cost health and dental insurance, and affordable dependent coverage. Other benefits include:

• 12 paid holidays per year
• Earn up to 29 paid vacation days a year
• Earn 13 days paid sick time
• Defined pension plan
• Paid life insurance
• Paid parental leave available
• And more!

 How to Apply: 

Please Apply Online by 1/05/2026:

Go to www.mn.gov/careers
Click “Search open positions”
Enter the Job Opening ID “90818” in the Keywords search box and click “>>”  
Click on the Job Title to view the job posting
Click “Apply for Job”
When prompted for your Referral Source, please list:  Professional Organization/Association - COMTO
Only applicants received on mn.gov/careers will be considered.

Contact for Additional Information:

Laura Saari, MnDOT Recruitment Specialist

Laura.Saari@state.mn.us

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications: 

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

• Two years of experience of materials testing. 

OR

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

OR 

• 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.

AND

• 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.

 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 sections, pulling fiberoptic cable through conduit, setting hand holes, backfilling and seeding, core drilling and potholing, building penetrations and close out pictures and redlines.
• Geothermal field installation duties involving using specialized equipment for vertical or horizontal (borehole) excavation.

 Educational Substitution: Successful completion of a Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance Program (of at least 60 semester credits; or 90 quarter credits) substitutes 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.)

Licensure Substitution:  Limited Dewatering Well Contractor License or Limited Well Sealing Contractor License substitutes for one year of experience.