Introduction

Join the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) engineering team and help shape the future of the State of Wisconsin's transportation infrastructure!

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is recruiting to fill Advanced level Civil Engineer Transportation positions located in the Division of Transportation System Development (DTSD) offices in the Southwest Region in LaCrosse or Madison.

WisDOT is a great place to work! In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a competitive benefits package featuring:

• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of paid leave time to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that roll over each year.
• Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits (health plan options start at just $39/month for single plans and $97/month for family plans after two months of employment)
• A casual office atmosphere, flexible work schedules, and telework options depending on the position's requirements
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan
• Well Wisconsin Wellness Program
• A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being
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In addition to our generous employee benefits, we strive for inclusivity and celebrate different religious holidays and cultural observances and provide flexibility for utilizing paid time off for such celebrations. For more information on WisDOT you can visit our website by clicking here .

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is an organization dedicated to creating transportation solutions through innovation and exceptional service. We are committed to fostering an environment rooted in Integrity, Diversity, Excellence, and Accountability. Click here to learn more about how we apply these values in our work.

Every day, WisDOT's Division of Transportation System Development plays the leading role in the upkeep and improvement of nearly 12,000 miles of state highways and bridges used by millions of people. You'll find that behind every barrel is a dedicated team from a wide array of backgrounds including engineering, planning, environmental services, public outreach, real estate, finance and many more. It can be a challenging job, but we think you'll find it's an awfully rewarding one, too.

We're looking for detail-oriented critical thinkers to help deliver a quality program to build, improve and maintain transportation infrastructure throughout the state. We encourage anyone at any point in any career to take a look at WisDOT opportunities and give some thought to how your skills and resume line up. Having a good attitude, a willingness to learn and a passion for creating lasting, impactful work will go a long way here. It's a big system with lots of opportunity and responsibilities.

Are you up for it? At WisDOT, you can Build the Future - NOW.

Position Summary

Southwest Region (SWR) - La Crosse or Madison
Project Managers (La Crosse only)- This position acts as a Project Manager in all phases the design and construction of transportation improvement projects. This includes conducting activities related to scoping, developing, monitoring, and reporting project schedules, budgets, issues and resources necessary for the delivery of multiple design project plans, specifications and estimates (PSE) and construction project administration. The Project Manager has primary responsibility for overall project quality.

Local Program Manager - This position is responsible for the oversight and delivery of the Local Program. The role of the Local Program Project Manager is to oversee and manage the activities carried out by department and consultant staff and ensures all requirements to utilize federal funds are followed in the design phase.

Project Development (Major Studies) - T his position is responsible for producing consultant and in-house major complex corridor studies utilizing sound planning and engineering practices. These studies develop environmentally acceptable transportation alternatives that address the concerns of the general public and elected officials. Products of these studies include location study reports, Alpha studies, Special Planning related studies and final environmental impact statements that result in enumeration of transportation projects in the state budget. Extensive cooperation with local units of government and other Federal and State agencies is required in these duties.

Program Controls Quality Assurance Engineer - The essential function of this position is to provide specialized engineering guidance, direction, and coordination to ensure uniformity and accuracy in the construction phase of the Region's transportation improvement program across both regional offices. This position is required to have an advanced understanding of the Department's construction administration process and procedure specific to the Standard Specifications and Contruction and Materials Manual. This position also requires strong Facilities Development Manual knowledge; reading and mathematics comprehension; along with technical writing, teaching, communication, analytical, computer, and dissemination of information skills; and the knowledge to apply the highest degree of specialized engineering principles.

Construction Quality Assurance Engineer - As the Construction QA this position will review design plans for constructability to prevent change orders and claims, assist in meeting the estimate accuracy performance measure. This position will also be responsible for leading the active management of the effort to meet the Regions Finals Completion Performance Measure. This position also assists the Regions other Project Managers in negotiating and processing construction change orders. This position is also critical in the knowledge transfer to less experienced staff The position provides support for construction staff on construction issues as they arise and provides technical training throughout the year.

Safety Engineer (Madison only) - This position performs a variety of traffic engineering tasks. The responsibilities of this position typically involve independently responsible for retrieving, analyzing and disseminating crash information in the interest of overall highway safety, represent the Department at various internal and external meetings (including county traffic safety meetings), and work closely with other units in the traffic area.

Maintenance Engineer (Madison only) - This position is responsible for engineering expertise pertaining to highway maintenance. This position provides engineering direction and guidance and performs the most complex functions of a professional engineering nature in highway and bridge maintenance activities. This position serves as the primary engineer for all aspects pertaining to winter maintenance in the assigned geographic area within the Southwest Region including policy decisions and media exposure. In addition to being responsible for field surveys, reviews, and plan specification reviews of all state highway projects, this position assists the maintenance supervisor in the development of the highway maintenance program .

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range 14-13 with an annual salary of $88,296 - $106,808, plus excellent benefits. A twelve-month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan.

Job Details

Travel up to 25% of the time may be required.

WisDOT does not sponsor work visas. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States. WisDOT is not an E-verify employer.

Prior to any appointments for position(s) filled from this announcement, candidates may be subject to a comprehensive criminal background check which may include FBI fingerprinting.

Certain positions within this Department may allow remote/work from home flexibility for a portion of their work schedule, depending on the needs of the position and the work unit. This topic and any remote work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process. For permanent positions that allow remote work flexibility, it is not anticipated that working outside of Wisconsin (or bordering cities) will be allowed because positions may need to report to office locations in Wisconsin on short notice.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates must have the following at the time of application:

• A valid Professional Engineering registration and be able to obtain a Wisconsin PE registration within 3 months if PE registration is from another state

How To Apply

Apply online! To apply, click "Apply for Job" to start the application process. Then, you will access your existing account or to create a new account if you don't have an account. Once you are logged in, click "Apply for Job." Follow the steps outlined in the application process and submit your application.

Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, click here . For more information on the basics of the selection process and how the State of WI ensures fair and equitable treatment of all applicants, click here . The vast majority of applicants are able to outline their background and experience in their resume in 1-3 pages. Any resumes submitted with more than 10 pages will not be considered after page 10. If this job posting requires a letter of qualifications, the same limit applies.

Permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration (transfer or voluntary demotion) should complete the application process as described above by the stated deadline.

Submitted materials will be evaluated by a panel of job experts and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Questions related to the job and how to apply can be directed to Jay Taylor at Jay.Taylor@dot.wi.gov or (608) 266-7460. For general wisc.jobs user information and technical assistance, please see the wisc.jobs Frequently Asked Questions page.

Deadline to Apply

Applications will be reviewed on a biweekly basis until positions are filled. Applications must be received by 11:59PM on the day prior to the review date to be considered for that biweekly review period.