Parking Enforcement Officer

UWMSN University of Wisconsin Madison; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

UW–Madison is seeking a Parking Enforcement Officer to maintain safe and organized parking across campus, guiding students, staff, and visitors while ensuring policy compliance. The role supports permitting, data-driven decisions, and daily operations for campus lots and structures.

Located on the UW–Madison campus, the position requires flexibility, with most hours 7:00AM–3:30PM, Wednesday through Sunday, and potential evening or weekend work. A valid driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to diverse audiences
• Driver’s license - Valid and Meets UW Risk Management Standards

Responsibilities

• Investigates parking eligibility and compliance with policy
• Enforces parking violations across property
• Accurately records vehicle description, location, and parking violation issue parking citations
• Enters parking usage data for multiple stall types in campus parking facilities
• Provides directions and education about parking with customers
• Maintains mechanical functions of parking meters and gate equipment

Skills

Microsoft Office

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

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Job Category: University Staff Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Parking Enforcement Officer

Job Summary

The Parking Enforcement Officer position is in the Division of Facilities Planning & Management’s (FP&M) within the Department of Transportation Services. The Parking Enforcement Officer plays a key role in maintaining safe, efficient, and well-regulated parking operations across the UW–Madison campus. This position ensures compliance with campus parking policies, supports daily parking operations, and provides guidance to students, staff, and visitors regarding available parking options. This role will monitor parking lots and structures to ensure permit holders can access their designated areas without obstruction. They also conduct stall counts and occupancy checks, which support accurate permit allocation and data-driven decision-making by the permits team. Parking Enforcement Officers may assist with posting or bagging reserved stalls, assisting with construction-related parking adjustments, and completing a variety of operational tasks that arise throughout the day. Successful candidates can shift quickly, show flexibility and strong situational awareness, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities to meet the needs of Campus.

Ongoing/Renewable Full-Time: 100% FTE Hours generally scheduled onsite 7:00AM to 3:30PM Wednesday through Sunday. Occasional nights, weekends and holidays may be required for this position.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Investigates parking eligibility, and compliance with policy
• Enforces parking violations across property
• Accurately records vehicle description, location, and parking violation issue parking citations
• Enters parking usage data for multiple stall types in campus parking facilities
• Provides directions and education about parking with customers
• Maintains mechanical functions of parking meters and gate equipment

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to diverse audiences
• Driver’s license Required - Valid and Meets UW Risk Management Standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Parking Enforcement Officer or equivalent experience

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent - Preferred

Compensation

The minimum rate for this position is $21.00, but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund.

Department

Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M), Transportation Services, Field Services Administration Transportation Services is responsible for the coordination and administration of all transportation-related services for the UW campus community. The primary functions of Transportation Services include the sale/management of parking permits, special event coordination, maintenance and enforcement, construction coordination, lot and booth operations, citation payments and appeals, information technology, financial, transportation planning, and development of multimodal options.

Campus Security Authority (CSA)

The Clery Act defines a Campus Security Authority any individual(s) who have responsibility for campus security, but who do not constitute a campus police department or security department. CSAs are required to report any Clery Crimes, and the CSA required training can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/professional-development/courses/campus-security-authorities/. This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations.

The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years. Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointments.

Contact Information

Passion Malotky, [e-mail], 608-890-1852 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Institutional Statement on Diversity

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website. To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any step in the hiring process (e.g., application, interview, pre-employment testing, etc.), please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) in the division you are applying to. Please make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you. Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment. The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7). The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

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