Depending on Qualifications
The minimum hourly rate for this position is $80,000 annually, but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Internal Number: 278892-AS
Job Summary:
More about the Division of Facilities, Planning, & Management (FP&M): The Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) is a full-spectrum service organization that builds, maintains, and operates the physical environment of UW-Madison in support of the university's education, research, and outreach activities. We are responsible for everything from the building projects that change the face of campus to the flowers that beautify the grounds.
More about our Transportation Services department: UW Transportation Services is a department within Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) on the UW-Madison campus. We serve a variety of customers with a diverse set of parking and transportation needs. Transportation Services is responsible for the coordination and administration of all transportation-related services for the UW campus community. Primary functions include the sale/management of parking permits, special event coordination, maintenance and enforcement, construction coordination, lot and booth operations, citation payments and appeals, information technology, financial, transportation planning, and development of multimodal options.
More about the Transportation Engineer Position. The Transportation Engineer is a position with the Transportation department within the Facilities Planning and Management Division at UW Madison. Transportation Services currently has a Transportation Planner whose main responsibility is to develop and implement transportation planning and programming to address transportation issues on campus. The Planner does this, as well as ensures the traffic plans, map updates and communication needs are also completed for campus construction and maintenance projects. The Transportation Engineer position that is intended to support planning and programming efforts to improve transportation in and around campus. The Engineer will be able to support the Planner in their efforts to plan and coordinate transportation needs for campus projects, events and construction. The Transportation Engineer position will work with project teams, city traffic engineering and other stakeholders to review, coordinate, and develop plans to accommodate all these projects and maintain access to campus. The Transportation Engineer will also work closely with the facilities management and GIS teams to ensure current and future projects are coordinated and tracked to reduce overlapping conflicts where possible. Collaborate on campus roadway pavement markings, parking facility wayfinding, and traffic signage projects. The Transportation Engineer position will work with project teams, city traffic engineering and other stakeholders to review, coordinate, and develop plans to accommodate all these projects and maintain access to campus. The Transportation Engineer will also work closely with the facilities management and GIS teams to ensure current and future projects are coordinated and tracked to reduce overlapping conflicts where possible. Collaborate on campus roadway pavement markings, parking facility wayfinding, and traffic signage projects.
Responsibilities:
Supports several initiatives related to traffic engineering, transportation operations, technology applications, and multistate transportation operations coalitions to improve transportation.
10% Utilizes and evaluates emerging technologies, such as surveillance/traffic detection technologies
20% Supports updates, needs assessments, and tracking for activities related to planning for operations
20% Utilizes geographic information systems with spatial inventory for planning, maintenance, and stakeholder coordination activity
10% Supports the development and application of traffic engineering and analytical models using a variety of software
20% Monitors, collects, and analyzes traffic operations and technological deployments
5% Serves as a unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups regarding street issues
5% Keep up with the MUTCD re: signs, channelizing devices, pavement markings, etc. and provides recommendations and approvals for campus roadways.
10% Capability to develop, review, and correct traffic control plans for major construction projects, including pedestrian, bike, and bus needs.
Education:
Preferred Bachelor's Degree
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $80,000 ANNUAL (12 months) Depending on Qualifications The minimum hourly rate for this position is $80,000 annually, but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see below for more information: Academic: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf.
Additional Information:
A criminal background check will be conducted on all finalists.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of your appointment, and maintain eligibility without sponsorship throughout your appointment.
We are committed to reducing bias in the recruitment process and utilize a redacted application process, which is the practice of removing personally identifiable information from application materials, before the screening of applicants begins. This may include, but is not limited to, name, gender, age, education, address, dates (such as graduation dates), photos, references, links to personal webpages, supervisor names, and/or citizenship.
How to Apply:
To begin the application process, click the "apply now" button. Please submit a resume and cover letter. In your application materials, detail your experience as it pertains to this position.
We also require contact information for three professional references.
Required: -Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree (or related degree) and three years of relevant engineering experience OR -Six years equivalent experience
Preferred: -Strong background in developing traffic control plans, project management, roadway markings & signage design and bicycle/pedestrian planning.
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