Careers in Quality

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to improve highway safety and operations, on a regional scale,

for family, friends, and neighbors? If so, come join our team at MnDOT in Mankato, Minnesota!

This Traffic Engineer position assists in the supervision of staff, and the delivery of essential work products for the District 7 Traffic Office. The position provides engineering expertise to internal and external clients along with the delivery of engineering plans and documentation to ensure compliance with MnDOT standards and policies. 

This position represents the District Traffic Office as a team member on assigned highway improvement projects, from concept through construction phases, so that temporary traffic controls, pavement markings, signs, traffic signals, lighting systems, and intelligent transportation systems are correctly designed and deployed.

Additionally, this position will lead the analysis, design, and operation of the District’s traffic signal systems, roadway lighting systems and Intelligent Transportation Systems.  Including, but not limited to the completion of traffic signal warrant analyses; signal timing; and signal coordination plans.

APPLY ONLINE BY 12/8/2023:

1. Go to www.mn.gov/careers & click “Search Open Positions”
2. Enter the Job Opening ID “70459” in the Keywords search box & click “>>” 
3. Click on the Job Title to view the job posting & click “Apply for Job”
4. When prompted for your Referral Source, please list:  NSPE 

Only applications received on mn.gov/careers will be considered.

Licensure as a professional Civil Engineer with the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID). (If obtaining licensure through Comity, a temporary permit from AELSLAGID must be provided to MnDOT HR prior to starting employment.)

About Minnesota Department of Transportation

At MnDOT, we are driven to find talented, innovative employees for Minnesota’s nationally recognized transportation system. We work to build the best team in the transportation industry to ensure that Minnesota thrives with a safe, sustainable and leading edge transportation system. You will be surrounded by a diverse community of experts, each driven by challenging work and motivated by the greater good. You will understand the impact of the work you are doing and be able to see the benefit you are providing to the citizens of Minnesota. You can set your sights high and use your strengths to grow within the organization. MnDOT offers superior health and retirement benefits as well as a solid commitment to work-life balance, which provides you the tools to thrive both at work and outside of work.

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