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Introduction

Join our team! Serve as an Aviation and Airport Planner (Urban and Regional Planner - Advanced) for the Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA)! This full- time position is headquartered at the Hill Farms State Office Building in Madison, WI.

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
• Use this Total Rewards Calculator to see the total value of our competitive benefits package!

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

The WisDOT Division of Transportation Investment Management (DTIM) conducts long-range, multimodal transportation planning; guides the use of state and federal transportation dollars based upon research and data analysis of the state's transportation systems; manages the project selection process for the state highway rehabilitation and the major highway programs; and administers various local transportation, transit, airport, rail, harbor and other specialized aids programs. The Division of Transportation Investment Management includes the Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA), Bureau of Planning and Economic Development (BPED), the Bureau of State Highway Programs (BSHP), and the Bureau of Transit, Local Roads, Railroads and Harbors (BTLRRH).

Position Summary

This position provides guidance, expertise, technical review, and quality control on complex planning tasks including airport master plans, airport layout plans, forecasting, aviation planning studies, exhibit A property maps and other planning related studies for all state airports in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) and Wisconsin State Airport System.

The Aviation and Airport Planner will serve as the point of contact between the BOA and the FAA on all planning projects. As point of contact this position will be responsible for the following:

• Coordinate and conduct bi-weekly meetings with FAA planner and other meetings as necessary
• Provide recommendations for planning documents requiring FAA approval
• Provide policy recommendations to supervisors and senior management that affect and are relative to planning

This position will work independently and will be responsible for:

• Tracking planning project submittal and approvals
• Maintain records both digital and hard copy of current and historical airport planning documents and approvals
• Develop and maintain standards for airport layout plan drawings/illustrations
• Track changes to airport layout plans
• Review and approval of airport layout plan approval authority determinations for all projects
• Review and approval of airport master plans, layout plans, forecasts, runway protection zone alternatives analysis, runway length justifications, and other planning related documents.

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range (07-03) with an annual salary of $64,480-$83,200, 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

WisDOT does not sponsor work visas. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States. WisDOT is not an E-verify employer.

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.

Certain positions within this Department may allow remote/work from home flexibility for a portion of their work schedule, depending on the needs of the position and the work unit. This topic and any remote work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process. For permanent positions that allow remote work flexibility, it is not anticipated that working outside of Wisconsin (or bordering cities) will be allowed because positions may need to report to office locations in Wisconsin on short notice.

Qualifications

A qualified candidate will have all of the following:

• Experience with planning, policy issues, and program development including but not limited to socio-economic, environmental, land use, and transportation impacts
• Experience collaborating and communicating complex or technical information with a diverse group of stakeholders including internal, external, and non-technical audiences
• Experience or training working with computer programs to perform activities such as text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, statistical analysis, data, analysis, or comparable

A well-qualified candidate will have at least one of the following:

• Experience participating in a planning study through all portions of the study
• Experience directly related to aviation, airports, or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

How To Apply

Apply online! To apply, click “Apply for Job” to start the application process. Then, you will access your existing account or to create a new account if you don’t have an account. Once you are logged in, click “Apply for Job.” Follow the steps outlined in the application process and submit your application.

Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, click here . For more information on the basics of the selection process and how the State of WI ensures fair and equitable treatment of all applicants, click here . The vast majority of applicants are able to outline their background and experience in their resume in 1-3 pages. Any resumes submitted with more than 10 pages will not be considered after page 10. If this job posting requires a letter of qualifications, the same limit applies.

Permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration (transfer or voluntary demotion) should complete the application process as described above by the stated deadline.

Submitted materials will be evaluated by a panel of job experts and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Questions related to the job and how to apply can be directed to Allison Huiras at 608-266-9725 or Allison.Huiras@dot.wi.gov . For general wisc.jobs user information and technical assistance, please see the wisc.jobs Frequently Asked Questions page.

Deadline to Apply

Applications are due at 11:59PM on November 21, 2024.

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