Entrylevel Lab Jobs in Arizona (NOW HIRING)

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Job Location:

4315-TUCSON REGIONAL LAB
621 E. 22nd Street
Tucson, AZ  85713

Posting Details:

Salary: Salary: $42,350 - 56,870.53 
Anticipated hourly:  $20.3610 - $27.3416 Grade: 17-19
Closing Date: July 6, 2026

Job Summary:

Ever notice when it rains in Arizona, a simple puddle can turn into quite the tsunami?

Luckily, employees of the Materials Lab at ADOT are doing their best to ensure the roads are compacted to decrease the water that stays on the road. Our technicians and inspectors work together to ensure all road projects comply with ADOT specifications and federal requirements. For a lab technician, being materialistic is all about being in the lab.You'll receive the materials inspectors collect in the field, and test both according to AZ and AASHTO testing methods. You'll be splitting, grading, and sizing soil, various aggregate, and asphalt. Hungry for more? Whether your day looks like a famine or a feast, ADOT ensures your job security and benefits are the least of your worries! Join the team today and show us how much you can ROCK the Materials Lab!!!

This series exists to perform a broad scope of high level transportation duties and/or supervisor responsibility. Serves as a senior technician performing a variety of journey-level work related to highway construction activities.

Note: Positions will be assigned based on experience and qualifications listed below.

Job Duties:

Transportation Construction Technician 1: $20.36/hr. Grade 17
Transportation Construction Technician 1 is the entry level position for the Transportation Construction Technician series. The scope of the duties and basic tasks to be learned include; inspection of work on highway construction projects, techniques to ensure compliance with applicable standards, specifications, and public safety, use specialized software and Google applications for correspondence/measurements/temperatures/etc., read and interpret plans, contract documents, specifications and standard drawings, perform field tests, sample materials and complete sample transmittals, calculate areas of geometric and irregular shapes, attend safety meetings/partnering meetings/trainings.
Transportation Construction Technician 2: $22.68/hr. Grade 18
Transportation Construction Technician 1 is the intermediate level position for the Transportation Construction Technician series. The scope of the duties and basic tasks; inspect highway construction to assure compliance, examine materials, surface conditions, tracking, structural features, perform field material tests for quality assurance, inspect and examine engineering project records, field notes, computations, and other documentation, research and interpret MVD Policy, Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona Administrative Code, and regulations, confer with engineers, conformance to specifications and plans, consult manuals, rulebook codes, or regulations, record all workflow, attend training and safety meetings.
Transportation Construction Technician 3: $27.34/hr. Grade 19
Transportation Construction Technician 3 is the full journey classification for the series. Responsible for performing a broad scope of high level duties and responsibilities. Some duties and basic tasks include; inspection of highway construction work for compliance, documentation and quant lists, confer with engineers, conformance to specifications and construction plans, attend meetings and training sessions, perform field tests, consult manuals/ specifications/ drawings/ regulations, record work history, and inspect project records.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Transportation Construction Technician 1:
The preferred candidate for this position will have: 1 year of job related construction experience as determined by the assigned area's needs which may include principles and practices of civil engineering, construction inspection methods, materials testing procedures, Manual of Uniform Traffic Control for work zones, operation of equipment, reading of construction documents, maps and plans.
Transportation Construction Technician 2:
The preferred candidate for this position will have: 2 years of job related construction experience as determined by the assigned area's needs which may include principles and practices of civil engineering, construction inspection methods, materials testing procedures, Manual of Uniform Traffic Control for work zones, operation of equipment, reading of construction documents, maps and plans.

Transportation Construction Technician 3:
The preferred candidate for this position will have: 3 years of job related construction experience as determined by the assigned area's needs which may include principles and practices of civil engineering, construction inspection methods, materials testing procedures, Manual of Uniform Traffic Control for work zones, operation of equipment, reading of construction documents, maps and plans.

Selective Preference(s):

Transportation Construction Technician I - One year construction related experience.

Transportation Construction Technician II - Two years construction related experience.

Transportation Construction Technician III - Three years construction related experience.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

American Concrete Institute and Arizona Technical Testing Institute Certification required within 1 year of hire date.

A medical/physical evaluation is required prior to appointment.

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver's license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver's license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

Benefits:

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS) is required.

Contact Us:

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact ADOT Human Resources Recruitment via email at srecruitment@azdot.gov or phone call at (602) 712-8188 option 2.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 712-8188 option 3.

Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. ADOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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