What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Technician-Transportation position at Quality Counts?
If you love to drive, like to travel, perform hands-on work, and want to trade the office for the great outdoors, then this field technician role is what you have waited for Quality Counts (QC) is seeking a field technician who is looking to travel across Minnesota to help complete large-scale transportation projects.
Field Technician - Transportation - Duties:
- Collect traffic data primarily around the greater Minneapolis area but can travel long distances
- Work roadside performing physical labor (e.g., installing video detection cameras)
- Create detailed field survey notes at project locations
- Upload recorded video to our data team for processing
Field Technician - Transportation - Requirements:
- No experience needed – just a willingness to learn and get your hands dirty
- Availability to travel 4-8 hours outside of Minneapolis city center, with occasional overnight stays between one and two nights (paid for by QC)
- Thrives in an outdoor working environment
- Self-motivated and can work independently
- Problem solver
- Doesn't skip the details
- Can lift equipment (up to 50lbs), climb ladders (up to 15 feet), and safely operate power tools
Field Technician - Transportation - Benefits:
- 40 hours (5-day equivalent) of annual part-time/sick pay
- 40 hours of annual Volunteer Time Off (VTO) reimbursed at your hourly rate
- Overnight travel per diem
- Opportunities for overtime
- Hands-on training
- Company vehicle or rental vehicle provided for travel to-and-from work sites
- Witness immediate impact See the results of your hard work in real-time as you execute work that helps engineers and planners in both public and private sectors improve local roadways and nearby communities.
Field Technician-Transportation – Salary: $22.00 per hour
Salary : $46,240