Utility Specialist - Transportation Specialist Advanced

Utility Specialist - Transportation Specialist Advanced

The WI Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Division of Transportation System Development (DTSD) is recruiting for a Utility Specialist (Transportation Specialist Advanced) to join our Southwest Team.

This full time permanent position can be headquartered out of Madison or La Crosse . Southwestern Wisconsin is a great place to live and work!

This position offers a hybridized work schedule. The position will be headquartered at and required to work from the DTSD Madison, WI or LaCrosse, WI office 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 least 3.5 weeks 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.

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.

This position will serve as the Utility Specialist for Major Projects in the Southwest Region Technical Services Section. This position works under general supervision, performing all facets of liaison and coordination activities performed by utility engineers. Responsible for workload scheduling and tracking for all designated Interstate project activities. Actively engages in utility conflict resolution activities and monitors the submission of all documents related to utilities to central office.

Work requires knowledge and understanding of project plan development, tracking systems including the Transportation Utility Management Systems (TUMS), program controls with Milestone Reports, Full Production and Critical Project and PS&E Trak.

This position is in schedule-range (14-13) with an annual salary of $68,640 - $91,520, 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.

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