Job Description

The Montana Department of Transportation is recruiting for a Materials Lab Specialist

This position serves as a Materials Laboratory Specialist for the MDT Materials Bureau. The position is responsible for directing various materials testing processes to ensure the quality, consistency, and efficiency of materials lab operations, to ensure that materials comply with specifications, and to provide information and consultation for the development and application of materials and planning and conducting materials testing and analysis projects. The position is also responsible for the accuracy and consistency of testing and results for the cement, concrete, fabric, and soils materials laboratories in the Materials Bureau. The position reports to the Concrete Supervisor.

For a full job description, please contact Elizabeth Otte at eotte@mt.gov

Benefits of working for the Montana Department of Transportation and the State of Montana include:

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance

• Benefits apply on first day of employment
• Access to Montana Health Centers, low-cost clinics for state employees and their families
• State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Eligibility for

Situated roughly halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, Helena is the capital of Montana. Famous for its historic downtown that abuts miles of hiking and biking trails in its South Hills, it is an excellent place to live, work, and recreate.

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

The required knowledge and skills are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Physical, or Environmental Science, or a related field.

This position requires a minimum of 2 years of work-related experience including, 1 year of progressively responsible experience in cement testing for highway and bridge construction and one 1 year progressively responsible experience in highway construction materials laboratory testing. Experience testing the physical properties of Cement in a CCRL accredited lab is necessary to meet the cement testing requirement. Lab management experience is preferred. Alternatively, other combinations of related work experience and education will be evaluated to determine equivalency to the minimum qualifications. This may include 2 years progressively responsible experience in highway construction materials laboratory testing, with the ability to demonstrate proficiency in cement testing per ASTM C1222 within 90 calendar days from date of hire.

Certifications, licensure, or other credentials include: Requires a valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license. Requires obtaining ACI Strength

Testing Technician Certification and WAQTC Concrete Field Testing Certification within 6 months of hire.

Required Application Materials:

• Transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable.)

Your online application and all required additional materials must be submitted before midnight on the closing date. Ensure all materials submitted are selected as \xe2\x80\x9cRelevant.\xe2\x80\x9d

If you need an accommodation with the application process, please contact the HR representative listed below.

Other Information

This position is being posted in accordance with the bargaining unit agreement. Non-bargaining unit employees or employees of another bargaining unit may apply. If the position is not filled with a bargaining unit applicant, the non-bargaining unit applicants may be considered. However, bargaining unit applicants will have preference.

The advertised salary includes the $1.50 increase recently passed by the 2023 MT State Legislature regarding the state pay plan effective July 1, 2023. Should the union contract remain unratified on July 1, 2023, the advertised salary will be $1.50 less than posted until contract ratification is complete

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is committed to continuous improvement of our employee safety program and our safety and health processes, and to achieving an injury-free workplace.

The Montana Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity employer. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans and disabled veterans are encouraged to apply. People with disabilities needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this job announcement in an alternative format may call the Human Resources and Occupational Safety Division, at 406.444.6054.

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