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Facilities Project Management Specialist

State of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States


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.

Position Summary
This position is responsible for providing facility management services such as managing and overseeing maintenance and repair of building systems, space management and design, building and grounds maintenance for assigned facilities statewide, and ensuring responsible project administration in areas of construction, operation, alteration, repair and maintenance. This position will provide support to staff managing leased locations, other facility managers, and perform special project work or administrative functions as assigned.

This position requires strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to evaluate and estimate the tangible and intangible costs of maintenance, repair, and recommendations for new construction or renovation. This position interacts with the Department of Administration (DOA) and other outside entities on facility and project management related matters.

The work also requires good judgement, the ability to communicate professionally, be responsive to management and customers’ needs, handle time‑sensitive situations effectively, make technically and legally sound recommendations and decisions, and develop and maintain effective working relationships with business partners.

Salary Information
This position is in schedule‑range (07‑03) with an annual salary of $70,720 - $79,040 (or $34 - $38 per hour), 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
Occasional in‑state travel is required to visit remote work locations.

This state agency does not sponsor work visas, 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 must detail having experience in all the following in order to be considered:

Performing project management duties (e.g., planning projects; preparing project justifications; preparing and monitoring budgets associated with the project; reviewing, certifying, and approving requests for payments; forecasting total costs; or approving project changes).

Troubleshooting and implementing comprehensive solutions for issues/problems.

In addition to having all the above, well qualified applicants will also detail having experience with one or more of the following:

Working with commercial building system operations, maintenance and/or management (e.g., mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, direct digital temperature control systems, computerized maintenance management systems).

Reading and interpreting building plans and/or specifications.

Utilizing AutoCAD or other space design software.

We are an equal opportunity employer. This position is open to all qualified individuals. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is an organization dedicated to creating transportation solutions through innovation and exceptional service, and is compliant with the applicable non‑discrimination statutes and regulations.

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