Introduction

Bring your engineering excellence to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin! This unique opportunity will allow you to apply your engineering experience as a benefit to the State of Wisconsin as a Natural Gas Engineering Supervisor!

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is an independent state agency that is responsible for regulating more than 1,100 Wisconsin public utilities, which provide electric, natural gas, combined water and sewer utilities, and certain aspects of local telephone service to households and businesses throughout the state! The PSC of Wisconsin ensures safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible utility services and equitable access to telecommunications and broadband services.

This position offers a hybridized work schedule. The position will be headquartered at and required to work from the Hill Farms State Office Building in Madison, WI at least 1 day per week. All employees working a hybrid work schedule are still expected to telework from within the State of Wisconsin. This topic will be discussed more at the time of the interview.

The PSC 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 $42/month for single plans and $104/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.

Position Summary

The Natural Gas Engineering Supervisor (Engineer Supervisor) serves as a coach, facilitator, and mentor for the Pipeline Safety Engineering team and is responsible for developing and supporting continuous improvement concepts within the Division, Bureau, and Unit. This position is responsible for managing, supervising and coordinating the natural gas pipeline safety staff who perform the review and inspection of the utilities' operations and maintenance procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal codes which ensures the safety of over 70,000 miles of the natural gas distribution system in the state of Wisconsin. This Core Management Team (CMT) position has broad discretion and significant responsibility to administer that portion of the statutes regulating gas public utility pipeline safety. This not only affects the natural gas consumer of this state, but the public in general.

This position is responsible for developing, managing, and tracking the training plans for the natural gas pipeline safety staff; providing guidance and support around staff resource planning and allocation and work assignments; management of personnel including recruiting, monitoring, and evaluating staff; and development of policies and procedures which carry out Division, Bureau, and Unit goals and objectives. The Natural Gas Engineering Supervisor will direct and manage the Pipeline Safety Team in the enforcement and interpretation of applicable Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Codes, the Code of Federal Regulations, and nationally accepted codes and standards; development of analytic tools; investigating consumer complaints of a technical nature; and maintaining and improving professional skills and knowledge.

T o view the full position description, email Ben Harwell at BenjaminK.Harwell@wisconsin.gov

Salary Information

This position is in schedule-range (81-30) with an annual salary of $108,160-$112,320, 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.

Job Details

The PSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As a state agency, we operate under an Equity and Inclusion Plan that aims to create a welcoming environment for all employees and has the full commitment of the Chairperson. We encourage all of our staff to participate in activities organized by our Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee.

Prior to any appointments for position(s) filled from this announcement, candidates may be subject to a comprehensive criminal background check.

The Public Service Commission is a registered participant in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify to verify employment eligibility of all employees hired on or after June 18, 2015.

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is unable to sponsor work visas for new hires. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirement: By time of appointment start date, the candidate must have graduated with a bachelor or higher degree from an accredited college or university with a degree in a related engineering field, OR be a credentialed professional engineer (PE).

For a degree obtained outside of the United States, applicants must have already completed a foreign education credential evaluation through one of the two national associations of credential evaluation services and must submit copies of the evaluation with their resume.

1. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) is an association of 19 credential evaluation services with admission standards and an enforced code of good practice.
2. Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) is an association of 10 credential evaluation services with a board of advisors and an enforced code of ethics.

Credential evaluations are not free, and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service. These services may take weeks or months to complete. Candidates may direct questions related to the evaluations to the contact information provided on the NACES and AICE websites. Candidates should ask for evaluation services that minimally includes:

• Type of education received by the applicant;
• The level of education in relation to the U.S. education system and state that its comparability recommendations follow the general guidelines of the International Education Standards Council; and
• The status of the awarding foreign school's recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system.

Qualified applicants will have experience (and/or training, as applicable) with all the following:
• Experience working with engineering theories and principles as applied to the planning, design, construction, and operation of infrastructure construction projects.
• Experience assigning and overseeing engineering analysis, evaluating quality of engineering work, developing, managing and monitoring work schedules, and reviewing performance based on established expectations.
• Experience leading a team in a formal or informal capacity including addressing resource conflicts and other challenges and successfully addressing them in a timely and professional manner.

In addition to having all the above, well qualified applicants will have experience with one or more of the following:
• Experience with utility regulation, utility policy, or utility operations.
• Formal experience leading and building professional teams that are objective, balanced, inclusive, diverse and goal oriented.
• Education or experience in electrical engineering principles of generation, power flow or production cost analysis.

How To Apply

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.

Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, click here . For more information on the basics of the selection process and how the State of WI ensures fair and equitable treatment of all applicants, click here . The vast majority of applicants are able to outline their background and experience in their resume in 1-3 pages. Any resumes submitted with more than 3 pages will not be considered after page 3. If this job posting requires a letter of qualifications, the same limit applies.

Permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration (transfer or voluntary demotion) should complete the application process as described above by the stated deadline.

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. Questions related to the job and how to apply can be directed to Ben Harwell at 608-266-8665 or BenjaminK.Harwell@wisconsin.gov . For general wisc.jobs user information and technical assistance, please see the wisc.jobs Frequently Asked Questions page.

Deadline to Apply

The deadline to apply is 11:59 PM CT on Sunday, July 6th, 2025.