Operations Engineering Manager – Engineer Senior Administrative Job

This position will manage and provide engineering leadership to Maintenance and Construction Operations in the following areas: 1) Snow and Ice Removal Operations, 2) Pavement Repair, 3) Drainage Maintenance, 4) Traffic Safety Device Maintenance, 5) Landscape/Roadside Maintenance, 6) Equipment Coordination, 7) Utilization, Purchasing and Maintenance, 8) Traffic Maintenance Services, 9) Roadway Regulations, Facilities Maintenance, 10) Contract Construction Administration, and 11) Preservation and Reconditioning Project Contract Preparation. The position has full managerial authority and accountability for human and fiscal resources and other resources needed to deliver these aspects of the operations program area in a manner that addresses customer needs.
As a member of the Operations Management Group (OMG) and Construction Management Group (CMG), this position will provide leadership, management, and direction to State and District Maintenance and Construction Sections so that programs can be accomplished and constituent needs met.

WHY WORK FOR US
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
• Some teleworking may be available

APPLY ONLINE BY 9/1/2026:
• Go to www.mn.gov/careers
• Click “Search open positions”
• Enter the Job Opening ID “95544” 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: Other – jobspider.

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• 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.)
• Five (5) years of professional post-registration engineering experience of which at least three (3) years must be at the Engineer Principal level or higher (e.g., qualifying Engineer Principal experience includes management of high level, complex projects, or programs, including supervision of other engineers.)

If you meet these requirements, you must provide a written summary of your knowledge and experience in the following areas:
Leadership: Considerable leadership skills and experience to successfully lead and manage agency initiatives, develop, and implement innovative solutions to complex issues, and lead and motivate others who do not report directly in developing and completing projects/programs.
Fiscal: Strong fiscal management experience with large, complex budgets including allocating resources.
Technical: Extensive knowledge of engineering principles in an engineering organization, Minnesota’s construction industry, current transportation industry technology, and MnDOT’s organization, policies, and programs.
Communications/Human Relations: Excellent oral and written skills to successfully interact and create strong relations with management, external stakeholders, and MnDOT staff and a high level of negotiation and conflict management skills.

Health/Dental Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave, Life and/or Disability Insurance, Flex Time