IS Supervisor 2 – Career Executive

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is looking to fill its Information Systems (IS) Supervisor 2 vacancy, located in the Division of Business Management. This position is located at the Hill Farms complex in Madison, in close proximity to a variety of dining, shopping, entertainment and more on Madison’s West side. WisDOT has an exceptional employee assistance program that offers a variety of programs and tools to help promote an employee’s wellness and health, including fitness programs, counseling services, healthy living programs and brown bag sessions that cover a variety of topics. For more information about DOT, visit our website at http://dot.wi.gov.

Job Duties:   
The IS Supervisor 2 is responsible for the overall management of professional information technology (IT) project leaders and staff working on IT projects or supporting modal application systems. The incumbent will be responsible for directing and managing staff in relation to the acquisition, research, planning, development, management, design, testing and implementation of complex IT projects.

Staff in the unit provides technical consulting support using GIS tools, applications and related systems such as Arc/GIS, Arc/SDE, Arc/ IMS, Arc/ INFO, and Arc/VIEW. This unit is responsible for GIS applications and systems development consulting, standards creation and best practices identification, all within a shared hosting environment. In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for supervising the support of the work unit that is responsible for supporting spatial tools and applications for the entire department. The focus of the work unit is primarily on development and implementation, as well as insuring approriate and standard delivery of desktop PC code to support the needs of the department. This will require working with other units and combining resources to achieve a variety of goals and complete a number of specialized projects.

This position directs and manages assigned staff and project teams and effectively negotiates timelines or other project concerns jointly with other supervisors, division leadership, and fellow DOT staff. Other duties include assessing portfolio candidate projects and providing workload estimates, and they will be responsible for developing budget estimates and recommendations.

Special Notes:   
Prior to any appointments for position(s) filled from this announcement, candidates will be subject to a comprehensive criminal background check, which may include FBI fingerprinting.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:   
IT Application development methodology
IT Project Management methodology
Partnership/team-building techniques
GIS technology knowledge
IT Supervisory or Project Leadership experience
Knowledge of skills to manage remote staff effectively
Knowledge of computer program development, testing and debugging, monitoring service levels such as response time, availability and turnaround time.
Knowledge of project plans, cost estimates and strategic and information technology theories and planning methods.
Scope, risk, and performance management for projects and product sets

How To Apply:   
Apply on-line with a resume and a letter of interest (including your current classification) which fully details your experience as it relates to the duties and knowledge/skills/abilities of this position. Materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. To apply for this position, click “Log In” to access your existing account or to create a new account if you don’t already have an account in the system. Once you are logged in, click “Apply Now.” You will be asked to provide your personal information, attach a resume and then submit your letter of interest. Questions about this position should be directed to Tom Castiglione at tom.castiglione@dot.wi.gov, or by calling (608) 261-6302.

NOTE: Current state employees with Career Executive status or reinstatement eligibility to Career Executive status need only apply with a resume and a letter of interest to Stephanie Laufenberg, Department of Transportation, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 410, PO Box 7915, Madison, WI 53707-7915, by Sunday, February 17, 2013. Applications can also be sent to stephanie.laufenberg@dot.wi.gov.