State of Wisconsin

Systems Planning & Operations Manager (DOT Engineering Chief) - Career Executive

State of Wisconsin$120K — $128K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Valid Professional Engineer (PE) registration; Wisconsin PE within 3 months if from another state.
  • Experience in transportation engineering principles, including project management.
  • Ability to collaborate with diverse internal and external partners, including legislators and the public.
  • Experience leading and mentoring professional staff, either in a supervisory or project team role.
  • Familiarity with data-driven decision making and managing multiple transportation programs.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the Northeast Region Systems Planning and Operations Section.
  • Oversee transportation facility planning and investment management.
  • Lead maintenance and winter operations for the region.
  • Direct traffic operations and Emergency Transportation Operations program.
  • Develop relationships with agency, local officials, and industry representatives.

Benefits

  • Career executive trial period of 2 years.
  • Comprehensive criminal background check with possible FBI fingerprinting.
  • Veterans' hiring program for eligible applicants.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

This position serves as the section manager overseeing the Northeast Region (NER) Systems Planning and Operations (SPO) Section. As a member of the region management team, this position performs administrative and managerial functions in the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex program, policy, budgetary, and organizational components of the department's transportation engineering and planning programs. This position manages transportation facility planning, improvement program investment management, maintenance and winter operations, traffic operations, and Emergency Transportations Operations (ETO) program. This position also develops and maintains effective working relationships within the agency and with local officials, legislators, business and industry representatives, and the general public.

This position has the authority to independently commit department resources to achieve established goals and objectives. The responsibilities of this position involve highly professional and technical judgments which carry significant consequence of error. This position acts under general supervision and reports directly to the Region Deputy Director.

This position will serve as a region duty officer (RDO) and may be required to serve in a stand-by status to implement the region and department incident response plans when required.

To review the full position description, please email Allie Strullmyer at [email protected]

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range 81-02 with an annual salary of $120,640 - $126,526. Plus, an additional $2,080 per year for a Professional Engineer License.

A 2 year career executive trial period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan.

Job Details

This state agency does not sponsor work visas. This state agency is not enrolled in USCIS E-Verify and is not eligible to employ international F-1 students seeking STEM-OPT extension. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

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.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirement - Candidate must hold a valid Professional Engineering (PE) registration and be able to obtain a Wisconsin PE registration within 3 months if PE registration is from another state.

In addition to the above, qualified candidates must have all the following:

  • Experience working with transportation engineering principles, practices, programs, budgets, and/or project management.

    • Experience may include design, construction, planning development, operation, and/or maintenance of transportation or similar systems.
  • Experience collaborating with a diverse group of partners including external and internal parties.

    • Partners may include agency, division, and/or bureau/region partners; legislators; the public and/or the media; etc.
  • Experience leading a team of professional staff in formal or informal capacity.

    • Experience may include performing in a formal supervisory role or leading a project team.
    • Activities may include coaching, mentoring, reviewing/analyzing work, assigning workloads, directing work, assessing employee performance, motivating staff/team members.

In addition to all the above, well-qualified candidates must have one or more of the following:

  • Experience managing/supervising employees.
  • Experience managing multiple complex transportation programs concurrently.
  • Experience with data-driven decision making, process improvement, and/or risk analysis.


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.

This application requires you to submit a resume and letter of qualifications. Within your resume and letter of qualifications, you should describe your education, training, and experience as it relates to items listed in the "Qualifications" section of the job announcement. Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your eligibility for the position. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, please view the Resume and Letter of Qualifications Tips document. Please view the ensuring a fair and equitable hiring process document to find out more information on the State of WI selection process. The vast majority of applicants are able to outline their background and experience in their resume within 1-3 pages. Any resumes or letters of qualifications submitted with more than 3 pages will not be considered after page 3.

Current Wisconsin state employees with Career Executive status need only apply with a resume and letter of qualifications submitted directly to Allie Strullmyer at [email protected].

The State of Wisconsin offers a special program for qualified veterans with a 30% or greater service-connected disability. If you are a qualified veteran, please visit the Veterans Employment page and review method 2 for application instructions to be considered for the Veterans Non-Competitive Appointment program.

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. For general wisc.jobs user information and if you are experiencing issues and need technical assistance, please see the wisc.jobs Frequently Asked Questions page. Questions related to obtaining the job description and details about this specific job posting can be directed to Ben Harwell at [email protected] or 608 266-8665.

Deadline to Apply

The deadline to apply is Sunday, July 12th at 11:59PM CST.

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