Fwd: Airport Development Specialist Vacancy - Job Opportunity
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From: Ott, Rebecca - DOT <rebec...@dot.wi.gov>
Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 1:54 PM
Subject: Airport Development Specialist Vacancy - Job Opportunity
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Hello!
This is a notice of exciting employment opportunity for an Airport Development Specialist (Transportation Specialist - Adv) vacancy (schedule/range 14-13) located at the Department of Transportation, the headquarters for this position will be the Hill Farms State Office Building in Madison, WI.
In this position, you will serve as a project management specialist for airport improvement projects assigned to the General Aviation Section. The General Aviation Section is responsible for delivering over $100 million of safety critical airport projects annually. You will work directly with local officials, the Federal Aviation Administration, and other state, local, and federal agencies on sensitive and complex issues with broad authority to establish project parameters.
Salary Info.
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.
Qualifications:
Qualified applicants will have all the following:
- Experience providing plan and specification reviews of engineering bid documents
- Experience in planning, design, and construction phases of projects. Experience may include drafting engineering documents, documenting project issues, and enforcing contract specifications.
- Experience managing a business program, project, or workflow. Activities may include planning and executing work activities, coordinating with internal and external project/program business partners, meeting deadlines, and assisting in training.
In addition to having all the above, well qualified applicants will have one or more of the following:
- Experience performing field work activities associated with roadways, structures, or airports. Experience may include daily diary record keeping, quantity calculations, and inspections for acceptance.
- Experience managing, coordinating, and implementing a program or project. Experience may include estimating, budgeting, and task assignment to project team members, drafting contract documents, supporting team leads with independent task completion, and coordination with key internal/external business partners
- Experience communicating technical information to a non-technical audience.
Interested applicants as well as permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration should complete the application process as described in the “How to Apply” section of the job announcement prior to the deadline date of 11:59 PM on Sunday, January 4.
Special Notes:
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.
You will be required to travel to airports and conferences across Wisconsin on an independent basis.
This recruitment may be used to fill similar vacancies for the next 3 months.
This recruitment has been announced on Wisc.Jobs at: https://wisc.jobs/Pages/SearchResults.aspx?keywords=19501.
Thank you,
Becca Ott
Human Resources Specialist - Senior
State of Wisconsin Region 1 Human Resources