Departmental Analyst 9-12 (Project Manager - North/Gaylord) - Office of Passenger Transportation
State of Michigan
Posted: January 27, 2026 (1 day ago)
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State of Michigan
Transportation
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves leading a team to maintain highways, bridges, and facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, including planning work, managing budgets, and responding to emergencies like accidents or weather events.
It requires hands-on supervision of daily operations and driving heavy vehicles for maintenance tasks.
A good fit would be someone with experience in transportation or construction maintenance who enjoys leading teams and handling unpredictable situations.

This position supervises and directs personnel and maintenance operations for the Houghton Maintenance Facility and Portage Lake Lift Bridge and plans, budgets, coordinates, oversees, and measures work performance and accomplishments of day-to-day highway maintenance operations.
This position functions as the Transportation First Responder (TFR) for the assigned area and coordinates the Department's response during emergencies.
The duties of this position require the incumbent to operate a vehicle or vehicle/trailer combination with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more (e.g., snowplow) when performing maintenance operations.The "Salary" listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate through the maximum rate of the Transportation Maintenance Supervisor 12 position.
For additional information, please see the links below:
For information on benefits, visit www.mi.gov/employeebenefits or www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.
The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer.
Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

Education
Educational level typically acquired through the completion of high school.
Experience
Transportation Maintenance Supervisor 12
One year of experience equivalent to a Transportation Maintenance Supervisor 11; or two years equivalent to a Transportation Maintenance Worker 9; or three years equivalent to a Bridge Worker E8, Electrician Licensed E9, Heavy Equipment Mechanic E10, Maintenance Mechanic E9, Steeplejack E9,or Welder E9.
To be considered for this position you must:
MDOT does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.
This position is a Test-Designated Position.
The selected candidate may be required to submit to and pass a pre-employment/pre-appointment drug test and physical (if applicable) and will be subject to random drug and alcohol testing while employed in this position.
Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable.
Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment.
The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.
If you have questions related to this posting, please contact Camryn Nauta at nautac@michigan.gov.
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