ATTENTION ALL ALASKA RESIDENTS!

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Southcoast Region Design and Engineering Services is looking for a flexibly staffed Engineering Assistant 3/Engineering Associate/Engineer 1 to help us Keep Alaska Moving!

What you will be doing:

Engineering Assistant 3

Under the general direction of a Registered Professional Engineer, you will perform journey-level design engineering duties for highways, aviation, and marine civil works projects. Work includes research, development, and final production of project plans, specifications, quantities, estimates, and engineering documents. Typically this position is the lead for mid-level complexity projects and assists higher-level Engineers with more complex projects.

Engineering Associate

Under the general direction of a Registered Professional Engineer, you will perform advanced level design engineering duties for highways, aviation, and marine civil works projects. An Engineer Associate is proficient with research, development, and final production of project plans, specifications, quantities, estimates, and engineering documents. An Engineer Associate should be able to prioritize and work on multiple projects as well as coordinate support group meetings with technical support staff as needed to maintain project deadlines.

Engineer/Architect 1

As a professional Engineer, you will develop plans, specifications, estimates, engineering reports, and perform engineering analysis for highways, aviation, and marine civil works projects. Coordinate work with in-house support groups and consultants, occasionally the public, and outside state or federal agencies. Direct the work of drafting staff and review work by other department staff and private consultants. Certify and take responsibility for work by signing and sealing work products with professional engineer stamp.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Design and Engineering Services Division provides a wide range of technical services to the department, other state and federal agencies, local governments, utility companies, and the public. You would contribute to accomplishing our mission by:

• Providing high quality Engineering services that are practical, effective, timely, and fiscally responsible.
• Assisting with preliminary engineering and technical guidance to deliver highway, aviation and marine projects.
• Instituting new technologies and processes that identify and inventory existing infrastructure.
• Coordinating with State, Federal and Community entities.
• Encouraging and building professional relationships with peers and the community at large.

The benefits of joining our team:

The Design and Engineering Services section provides an excellent place for ABET engineering graduates of all types to broaden their engineering knowledge while advancing their careers, traveling throughout the Southcoast Region, and serving the needs of the public. We are committed to ensuring that our staff experience the pride of public service while also sustaining a routine that supports life outside of work. We support various work schedules including allowing an alternating schedule to provide team members a day off every two weeks, and unlike most other jobs our schedule is based on a 37.5 hour work week not a 40 hour work week. Telework may be an option following the initial probationary/training period. We encourage life outside of work by being flexible to meet needs or requests. We want you to come live, work, and play in Alaska with us!

The State of Alaska is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. To view the DOT&PF’s EEO policy statement, please follow this link: https://dot.alaska.gov/job-opportunities/index.shtml

The working environment you can expect:

This position reports to the DOT&PF, Southcoast Region, 7-mile office located in Juneau. Southeast Alaska is an area of unique habitats surrounded by temperate rainforests on steep-sided mountains, glaciers and marine waters presenting abundant recreational opportunities and even exceptional engineering design challenges. The Southcoast Region encompasses Southeast and Southwest Alaska. You will provide project engineering assistance for communities stretching from Adak to Kodiak and Yakutat to Ketchikan.

Who we are looking for:

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the core competencies of:

• Ability to effectively work in the office or telework in a fast-paced team working environment, using strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, Excel, and Word. ArcGIS is beneficial.
• Experience designing and developing capital improvement projects, with emphasis in knowledge of AASHTO standards, FAA standards, and DOT&PF procedures for highway and airport design.
• Knowledge and application of National Environmental Policy Act requirements and permitting with respect to capital improvement projects
• Experience procuring and managing consultant contracts.

Minimum Qualifications

Engineer Assistant 3

Bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, architecture or land surveying from an institution accredited by ABET.
AND
Two years of engineering, architectural or land surveying experience of which one year was at the working or intermediate trainee level. The specific experience includes such work as an Engineering Assistant 2 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Or:

A bachelor's degree with a major in a branch of engineering from an institution not accredited by ABET.

AND

An Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate issued by a state or the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; or verification of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination.

AND

Two years of engineering, architectural or land surveying experience of which one year was at the working or intermediate trainee level. The specific experience includes such work as an Engineering Assistant 2 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Substitutions:

Four years of any combination of ABET accredited postsecondary education in engineering, architecture, or land surveying (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) and/or engineering, architectural or land surveying experience may substitute for the required degree.

Graduate study in engineering or architecture may be substituted for the required experience (2 semester/3 quarter hours equal one month).

Engineering Associate

Eight years of progressively responsible work experience in engineering, land surveying or architecture, of which one year was as an Engineering Assistant 3 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.

Substitution:
ABET accredited college or technical school courses in engineering, architecture, land surveying or a closely related curriculum may be substituted for the non-specific required experience (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month). A bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, architecture or land surveying from an institution accredited by ABET may substitute for four years of the non-specific required experience.

Engineer/Architect 1

Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Architect.

Note: Positions in this class require professional registration as either an Engineer or an Architect. The employer will designate which professional field is required for each position.

Special Note:
Persons not registered in the State of Alaska must be registered in a state recognized by the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors eligible for comity in accordance with AS 08.48.191(b). Persons employed under this provision must become registered in Alaska within one year of hire and sign an agreement to this effect as a condition of employment.

Additional Required Information

**NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

FLEXIBLY STAFFED
This position is flexibly staffed. This vacancy may be filled at the Engineering Assistant, Engineering Associate or Engineer/Architect 1 level depending on the applicant's training and/or experience. Please respond to all of the minimum qualification questions. If filled at a lower level, incumbent will have the opportunity to advance to the next level upon management's assessment that the incumbent is performing adequately and has successfully completed the training plan and meets the minimum qualifications of the higher level.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION

COVER LETTER
The cover letter should be professionally formatted and address the following:

• Your experience pertaining to each of the desired competencies listed above (if you do not have the desired experience with one or more of the traits simply say so).
• Clearly articulate and explain how you meet the minimum qualification for the job classification.

Your cover letter must follow the instructions listed above and will be evaluated as a writing sample. Please attach the cover letter to your application before submitting it online. Your cover letter will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants who do not submit a clear, well-organized, informative cover letter meeting the requirements detailed above may not be considered for an interview.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF INTERVIEW (if already not attached to your Workplace Alaska application:

• Proof of Degree, or educational transcripts if using education to meet MQ's
• Professional Engineering License if using to meet MQ's
• Valid Driver's License
• Names and contact information of at least three professional references.

DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIREMENT
Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY
Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position in which you are applying.

If you are currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level. Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as there are minimum qualifications that require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required or is used as a substitution to meet the minimum qualifications, it is required to complete the Education section of your Profile. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Units Completed field. Copies of transcripts will be required at time of interview but may also be attached to the application.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

RECRUITMENT NOTICE
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hard-copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to successfully apply. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/

Contact Information

The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.

For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)

Insurance Benefits

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
  • The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See http://doa.alaska.gov/drb/programs/index.html for additional information.
    • AVTEC
    • Confidential
    • Correctional Officers
    • Marine Engineers
    • Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
    • Supervisory
    • Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union
    • Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
  • The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
    • General Government
    • Labor, Trades and Crafts
    • Public Safety Employees Association
    • Masters, Mates & Pilots
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

• Group-based insurance premiums for
  • Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
  • Long-term and short-term disability
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
  • Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

Retirement Benefits

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

Paid Leave & Other Benefits

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Eleven paid holidays a year
• Gym discounts at participating fitness providers in multiple locations throughout the state.

See http://doa.alaska.gov/drb/ghlb/employee/health/gymListing.html for additional information