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Transportation Technician 11 (Lead Worker) - Mt. Pleasant TSC

State of Michigan

Mount Pleasant, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Aug 2026

💰 $88,600/yr($61,260/yr – $88,600/yr)

About the role

Posting number: 5901-26-BR-33-TT11-MPTSC-JH

Department: Transportation

Job classification: Transportation Technician 11

Posting type: Open

Categories: Transportation

Summary

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Serve as lead worker and participate in the full range of duties in all areas of inspection, surveying, and office work on construction of highways, bridges, and allied transportation facilities. Oversee lower-level Transportation Technicians by assigning and reviewing work assignments, determining priorities, and training employees. Monitor, maintain, adjust, and document all work zone operations. Perform assignments in various divisions of the department. Participate in in-service training to maintain and upgrade jobs skills. This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license to perform field reviews.

The "Salary" listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate through the maximum rate of the Transportation Technician 11 position.

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For information on benefits, visit www.mi.gov/employeebenefits or www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.

The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

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Examples of duties

Education

Possession of an Associate's degree in concrete technology, civil technology, construction technology, surveying technology, construction management, mathematics, or computer science.

Experience

Three years of experience equivalent to a Transportation Technician, including one year equivalent to a Transportation Technician E10.

Qualifications

Transportation Technician 8 - 12

Possession of a Bachelor's degree or higher in an Applied Science with 16 semester hours (24 term) credits in job specific or related course work qualifies for the Transportation Technician E10 level.

OR

Completion of 60 semester (90 term) credits including 24 semester (36 term) credits in any combination of course work in the following areas: structures, materials, soils, hydrology, surveying, design, bituminous, concrete, aggregate, chemistry, physics, geology, environmental science, computer science, highway or traffic technology, construction management, engineering, or mathematics may be substituted for the associate's degree.

OR

Four years of technician level experience consisting of quality control inspections, drafting, materials and testing, surveying, or traffic may be substituted for the Associate's degree.

OR

Current certification in bituminous (hot mix), concrete, density testing, or aggregate gradation and one year of related field experience may be substituted for the associate's degree.

OR

Current certification in bituminous (hot mix), concrete, density testing, or aggregate gradation and three years experience equivalent to a Transportation Maintenance Worker 9 may be substituted for the associate's degree.

OR

Current certification in bituminous (hot mix), concrete, density testing, or aggregate gradation and completion of 16 semester (24 term) credits in any combination of course work in the following areas: structures, materials, soils, hydrology, surveying, design, bituminous, concrete, aggregate, chemistry, physics, geology, environmental science, computer science, highway or traffic technology, construction management, engineering, or mathematics may be substituted for the Associate's degree.