Complete and Green Streets Engineer

“Working at Hennepin County enables you to participate in the design of roads we use daily while making a positive impact on our community. It’s rewarding to see your work improve the lives of residents.”

Total Zero Deaths/Planning Intern

“As an intern, I love being in a position where I can learn as much as possible. I am encouraged to attend meetings, ask questions, and do anything else that can teach me something new. It has resulted in many valuable lessons that are helpful to someone early in their career.”

ADA Transportation Pedestrian Intern

“Working with Hennepin County has provided me with so many opportunities to learn and grow. As an intern who is unsure about my own future, I learned that there are so many pathways. I had the opportunity to meet new people and took part in many meaningful experiences.”

Traffic Signal Electrician

“The most rewarding aspect of my career is being able to solve an issue that the public is having with one of our signal systems. It makes my day to know that I was the one to correct an issue that was affecting someone else’s day negatively.”

Highway Maintenance Operator

“The most rewarding part is completing a job on a roadway knowing that I did my part to make the roads safer and presentable to the public.”

Engineering Technician

“My career as an engineering technician assistant gives me both a lot of opportunities to work with cutting edge traffic technology while seeing from a ground view perspective how industry changes are making our traffic operations safer and more efficient.”

Highway Maintenance Operator

“It’s really rewarding to go out and have an immediate satisfaction of fixing our roadway signs knowing I'm making a difference on a daily basis!”

Senior Traffic Sign Worker

“Being responsible for 56,000 signs, miles of guardrail, millions of linear feet of striping, thousands of painted messages, and plowing snow in between all of it, is no small task, but it keeps us very busy, and I enjoy knowing that the work we do can help keep the traveling public safe on our roads.”