Transportation Specialist Supervisor (Environmental and Railroad Unit)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Substantial leave time

Casual office atmosphere

Pension plan with employer match

457 retirement plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

State of Wisconsin in Madison/La Crosse seeks a Transportation Specialist Supervisor in the Environmental and Railroad Unit to lead a multifaceted team and drive program objectives.

The role supervises staff, coordinates resources, and applies technical expertise to policy development and implementation in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring, leading, and advising others to achieve objectives.
• Ability to communicate technical information to varied audiences.
• The development, implementation, coordination and monitoring of project activities.

Responsibilities

• This position provides direction for a multifocused team and supervises professional staff.
• It interprets policy, coordinates resources and manages objectives for the program.
• Leads discipline-specific technical expertise and policy implementation.

Skills

Mentoring

Communication

Project coordination

Job description

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Job Title Transportation Specialist Supervisor (Environmental and Railroad Unit)

Bring your leadership skills and come join the management team in Southwest Region!

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation System Development’s Southwest Region is seeking a qualified individual to join our team as a Transportation Specialist Supervisor (Environmental and Railroad Unit Supervisor). This full time permanent position can be headquartered in either - Madison, WI or La Crosse, WI.

This position offers a hybridized work schedule. The position will be headquartered at and required to work from the DTSD Madison or LaCrosse, WI offices 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.

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 least3.5weeks of paid leave time to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that rollover each year.
• 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
• 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 by clicking here .

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 inIntegrity, Diversity, Excellence, and Accountability. Click here to learn more about how we apply these values in our work.

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 position provides direction for a multifocused team whose members work independently to provide products or services. This positions primary roles are 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 broad leadership responsibility to coordinate resources and develop staff; apply appropriate discipline-specific technical expertise in decision-making; fulfill a management role in policy development and implementation; and determine ways and means of accomplishing mission critical objectives.

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range 81-03 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.

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:

• Mentoring, leading, and advising others to accomplish work objectives.
• Communicating (including technical information) to varied customers or groups (i.e. management, employees, public officials, vendors, contractors, other personnel, etc)
• The development, implementation, coordination and monitoring of project or program related activities.

Deadline to Apply

Deadline to Apply is Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 11:59pm CST.