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

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.

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.

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.

Qualifications

• 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

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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

If you are a current Wisconsin state employee with Career Executive status, you need only apply with a resume and letter of qualifications submitted directly to Allie Strullmyer at allison.strullmyer@dot.wi.gov.

Veterans Employment

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.

Deadline to Apply

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