Civil Engineer Transportation Advanced - Planning Engineer - $3,000 sign on bonus

Join the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) engineering team and help shape the future of the State of Wisconsin's transportation infrastructure!

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Division of Transportation System Development (DTSD) is recruiting to fill a Civil Engineer Transportation Advanced (Planning Engineer) position within the Southwest Region. This position can be headquartered in our Madison office.

This position offers a hybridized work schedule. The position will be headquartered at and required to work from the DTSD Madison, WI office 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 $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

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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 .

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.

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.

The primary function of this position is to serve the Southwest Region as the resource for advanced engineering level analysis and decision-making expertise regarding all state highway access proposals, from private driveway access to regional External Development access proposals. This position will also participate in the development of statewide access management policy. This position serves as the Access Control Program Engineer for their assigned counties within the Region. This position co-chairs the SW Region Access Committee, providing the Region with advanced level engineering expertise in access management. As co-chair, this position will utilize the technical input of the Access Committee in making recommendations regarding changes to access for management approval. This position will also work closely with Region staff in the delivery of corridor preservation and land use projects applying both engineering and access management analysis principles to fully implement the preservation plans.

This state agency does not sponsor work visas. This state agency 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.

Applications will be reviewed on a bi-weekly basis until the position has been filled. The first review of the application materials will be on Friday, October 16, 2026.