INTRODUCTION

WisDOT is currently seeking to fill a Transportation Specialist Advanced (Freight Coordinator position) within the Division of Transportation System Development, Southwest Region.
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 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 $42/month for single plans and $104/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
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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.
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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.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position will have region wide responsibilities and be the sole freight coordinator for 16 counties in the Southwest Region providing advanced and high-level expertise in highway systems management, multi-modal planning, transportation corridor studies, transportation data and analysis related to freight and traffic questions. This position is responsible for the coordination, management, and implementation of the regions freight coordination efforts and will require a detailed understanding, interpretation, application and enforcement of rules along with a variety of state statues and administrative rules related to freight operations for the state ensuring all applicable engineering standards, statutory requirements, and restrictions are met.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualified applicants will have experience with all the following:

• Experience interpreting and applying technical specifications to meet expectations on how work is accomplished (experience may include transportation related project management - review plans, documenting, and relaying project issues; enforcing specifications; managing project files; coordinating with internal and external partners; experience following standardized highway procedures such as AASHTO or WisDOT procedures; administering contracts; and planning, scheduling and managing workload).
• Experience communicating (including technical information) to varied customers or groups (customers/groups may include management, employees, public officials, vendors, contractors, customers, other personnel, etc.)

Please refer the Job description for details