Technical Services Supervisor (Transportation Specialist Supervisor)

State of Wisconsin; Green Bay (WI); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave time

Health, vision, and dental benefits

Pension plan with employer match

Telework options

Well Wisconsin Wellness Program

Job summary

State of Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation, Northeast Region, seeks a Technical Services Supervisor to lead environmental and utilities work units. Based in Green Bay, the role supervises professional staff and ensures program delivery while coordinating with internal and external partners.

The position offers a hybrid schedule with telework options and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous leave, health plans, pension, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• Experience developing, implementing, coordinating, or monitoring transportation projects or programs.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, rules, and policies.
• Strong communication of complex information to diverse internal and external partners.
• Mentoring, leading, and advising staff to achieve objectives.

Responsibilities

• Supervise professional and technical staff to meet program objectives and deadlines.
• Coordinate staff and resources across regional boundaries and with external partners.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Policy interpretation

Job description

Introduction

Bring your leadership skills and help guide the development and improvement of Wisconsin’s roadways!

The WI Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Division of Transportation System Development (DTSD) is seeking an interested and qualified individual to fill a Technical Services Supervisor (Transportation Specialist Supervisor) position in the Northeast Region.

This full-time position will be headquartered in Green Bay.

This position offers a hybridized work schedule. The position will be headquartered at and required to work from the DTSD Northeast Office Building in Green Bay at least 2 days per week. All employees working a hybrid work schedule are generally expected to telework from within the State of Wisconsin. This topic will be discussed more at the time of the interview.

Benefits

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 $49/month for single plans and $122/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

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.

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.

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

This is an Engineering Services Unit Supervisor in the Northeast Region (NER). This unit is responsible for the region’s environmental and utilities work units, supervising work of unit staff to ensure program output meets region delivery and system management goals while operating within relevant laws and statutes. This position is responsible for technical oversight; participation in and/or approve project decisions; and coordinate with other regional supervisors to maintain a working knowledge of current activities, issues, and decisions related to the improvement program. This position performs administrative and supervisory functions in the field of engineering and is responsible for the supervision of professional and technical staff that provide support for engineering related functions.

This position’s primary role is to achieve program objectives by interpreting and applying policy within its programmatic area and directly supervising a staff of professional and technical positions. This includes coordinating staff and resources to meet program objectives; providing training and developmental opportunities to staff; applying technical expertise in decision-making; developing and implementing policy; and prioritizing, assigning, and monitoring work to meet project requirements and deadlines. Additionally, this position requires effective communication with internal and external partners, other agencies, consultants, and contractors.

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range 81-30 with an annual salary of $91,520-$101,920, 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

This position requires the ability to travel independently to supervise staff in other regional office, conduct field site visits, and attend training and statewide meetings.

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

Qualified applicants will have experience with all the following:

• Developing, implementing, coordinating, or monitoring local, state, or federal project or program related activities.
• Interpreting and applying laws, rules, policies, and/or procedures
• Communicating complex information to a diverse group of internal and external partners.
  • Partners may include management, region/division staff, other personnel, public officials, vendors, contractors, etc.
• Mentoring, leading, and/or advising others to accomplish work objectives.

In Addition To Having All Of The Above, Well Qualified Applicants Will Have Experience With Two Or More Of The Following

• Evaluating program or project performance measures and making recommendations to leadership to implement strategic initiatives or process improvements.
• Working on local, state, or federal transportation projects and/or programs.
• Supervising a team of professional and technical staff.
  • Activities may include performing staff/team development, setting goals/priorities, project onboarding/training, performance reviews, discipline, conflict resolution, etc.

Deadline to Apply

The deadline to apply is 11:59 PM CT on Wednesday, November 4th 2026.