Position Summary

As a member of the Southwest Region Management Team, this position will perform highly responsible administrative and managerial functions in the development, implementation and evaluation of important and complex policy, budgetary and organizational components of the department's transportation engineering and related programs. This position will manage the delivery of Technical Services to other region sections, which includes responsibility for Real Estate, Environmental Programs, Soils, Materials, Pavement, Right-of-Way Plat Preparation, Survey/Mapping, Utilities, Railroads, Engineering Automation and Administration. Work is done through the use of in-house staff and consultants. Activities require extensive communication within and outside the Department.

This position has the authority to independently commit department resources to achieve established goals and objectives. It has managerial responsibility for program management planning, policy development and implementation; program budget planning, development and implementation; and exercises line responsibility for program management as well as employee supervision. The responsibilities of the position require highly managerial, professional and technical judgments which carry significant consequence of error.

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range 81-02 with an annual salary of $108,160-$126,526, plus excellent benefits. 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 position requires the ability to independently travel between the DTSD Southwest Office Buildings as well as occasional travel to other regional offices throughout the state.

Qualifications

Qualified applicants will have all the following:

• Experience or training in a program area which includes at least one of the following: Utilities, Rail Coordination, Pavements, Soils, Materials, Environmental, Erosion Control, Administrative, Real Estate, Plats, Survey, Design, or Construction
• Experience collaborating with a diverse group of internal and external partners
• Experience leading a team of professional staff in a formal or informal capacity
• Experience prioritizing and coordinating multiple work assignments concurrently

In addition to having all the above, well qualified applicants will have experience with two or more of the following:

• Experience managing multiple transportation program areas including two or more of the following: Utilities, Rail Coordination, Pavements, Soils, Materials, Environmental, Erosion Control, Administrative, Real Estate, Plats, Survey, Design, and/or Construction
• Experience supervising a team of professional staff
• Experience evaluating program or project performance measures and making recommendations to leadership to implement strategic initiatives or process improvements

How To Apply

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

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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 [email protected] 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

The deadline to apply is 11:59 PM CT on Sunday, August 16th, 2026.