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Transportation Laborer

City of Lincoln

City of Lincoln

Lincoln, NE, USA
Posted on Mar 25, 2026

Job Posting Information

Are you ready to make a real impact in your community? Lincoln Transportation and Utilities is hiring a Transportation Laborer to help maintain and improve our city’s streets and drainage systems. You’ll get hands-on experience operating tools and light equipment, performing maintenance work, and keeping our city running smoothly. If you enjoy working outdoors, tackling challenges, and seeing the results of your hard work every day, this is the job for you!

This Safety Sensitive position is subject to Mandatory Drug Testing Policies as a condition of employment.

Location:
Northeast District, 3200 Baldwin Ave, Asphalt Crew
Northeast District, 3200 Baldwin Ave, Preventative Maintenance Crew
Southeast District, 3180 South St, Concrete Crew

Hours:
Regular Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Subject to OT during emergencies.
Summer Schedule (Memorial Day to Labor Day): Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (may vary based on seasonal needs)

Qualifications: Graduation from high school or equivalent and any combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.

Necessary Special Requirements:

  • Possession of a valid driver's license when operating a vehicle is necessary to the satisfactory performance of assigned duties.
  • CDL with endorsements, if applicable, must be obtained within 90 days of appointment.
    • Training, including Entry Level Driver Training, is available at no cost for those who do not currently hold a CDL.

*If you currently have a CDL, prior to being hired for this position you will be required to register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse at: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register

Why Work with Us?
We commit ourselves to offering additional training opportunities and a variety of paths for professional job growth. Our teammates enjoy benefits that include, but are not limited to, a retirement match, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and health, dental, and vision plans. Join the largest department at the City of Lincoln today. We are excited to enhance our community's quality of life together.

The Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) team provides transit, transportation and utilities services year-round to the citizens of Lincoln. Nearly 600 team members make up LTU. We fuel the importance of building relationships within our divisions and department and with our community partners. We value our team’s forward-thinking attitude and pride ourselves on good stewardship of our environment. We celebrate our individual strengths that in turn take our teams to new levels of accomplishment. We commit ourselves to offering additional training opportunities and a variety of paths for professional job growth. Our teammates enjoy benefits that include, but are not limited to, a retirement match, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and health, dental, and vision plans. Join the largest department at the City of Lincoln today. We are excited to enhance our community’s quality of life together.