Transportation Technician Railroad Intern

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Division of Transportation Systems Development (DTSD), Northeast Region (NER) is currently recruiting for a Transportation Technician Railroad Intern. This internship opportunity provides hands-on experience with maintaining inventory and documenting highway-railroad crossings. 

This internship position is headquartered in Green Bay, WI. 

This position offers a hybridized work schedule. The position will be headquartered at and required to work from the NER Green Bay Office at least 2 days per week. All employees working a hybrid schedule are still expected to telework from within the State of Wisconsin. This topic will be discussed more at the time of the interview. 

This intern position is part-time during the school year. This position may begin as full-time during the summer. Students who have already graduated are ineligible. However, students who have graduated from and undergraduate program but are enrolled in or entering a graduate program are eligible. 

WisDOT is a great place to work! In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we provide:

• A casual office atmosphere, flexible work schedules, and telework options depending on the position’s requirements
• 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

LTE positions assist in the development of your skills and experience and offer growth potential via opportunities to join our team in a permanent role! 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.  

Are you up for it? At WisDOT, you can Build the Future – NOW.

This position inventories and documents the highway-railroad crossings and assists with providing guidance to staff and coordination on highway-railroad crossings. This position functions under close to limited supervision of the Technical Services Section (TSS) Supervisor and at the direction of the Northeast Region (NER) Regional Railroad Coordinator (RRC).

This position will be responsible for performing the following duties:

• Document the highway-railroad inventory by working with the RRC to field inventory in the Railroad Crossing Inventory (RCIS) database.
• Assist RRC with coordinating and guiding activities to ensure the project development process addresses highway-railroad coordination.

This position is in schedule-range (06-10) with a salary of $18.00, per hour.

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.

This is a Limited Term Employment (LTE) position and limited to 1,039 hours in 26 consecutive pay periods (1 year).

Wisconsin residency is not required for internship positions. However, all interns are expected to be headquartered and work within the State of Wisconsin. Working outside of Wisconsin will not be approved.

Limited Term Employment (LTE) positions are not civil service classified positions, do not give any rights to permanent civil service classified positions and do not lead to permanent status.

Minimally qualified candidates will have:

• Experience with and ability to follow technical instructions.
• Experience providing administrative support (such as emailing, researching, document management, etc.).
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) or a similar software.

In addition to the above, well qualified candidates will have:

• Experience interpreting highway plans and engineering concepts.
• Experience reading and interpreting technical documents.

Apply online! To apply, click “Apply for Job” to start the application process.  Then, you will access your existing account or to create a new account if you don’t have an account. Once you are logged in, click “Apply for Job.” Follow the steps outlined in the application process and submit your application.

This application requires you to submit a resume. Within your resume, you should describe your education, training, and experience as it relates to items listed in the “Qualifications” section of the job announcement. Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your eligibility for the position. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, please view the Resume and Letter of Qualifications Tips document. Please view the ensuring a fair and equitable hiring process document to find out more information on the State of WI selection process.  The vast majority of applicants are able to outline their background and experience in their resume within 1-3 pages. Any resumes submitted with more than 3 pages will not be considered after page 3. 

Submitted materials will be evaluated by a panel of job experts and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. For general wisc.jobs user information and if you are experiencing issues and need technical assistance, please see the wisc.jobs Frequently Asked Questions page. Questions related to obtaining the job description and details about this specific job posting can be directed to Jamie Werre at [email protected] or (608)266-9712.

The application deadline is Monday, November 2nd at 11:59 pm.