Engineer/Architect 1/2 Flex

Engineer/Architect 1/2 Flex (Highway Design Squad Leader)

Attention Alaska Residents Only! The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Central Region, is looking for an Engineer/Architect 1/2 Flex (Highway Design Squad Leader) in Anchorage to help us Keep Alaska Moving! Base Salary Information: Engineer/Architect 1: $3,870.40 biweekly (OT Ineligible) Engineer/Architect 2: $4,133.60 biweekly (OT Ineligible)

What you will be doing:

In this Design Squad Leader position, you will serve as a registered professional engineer guiding a team in preparingbid-ready plans, specifications, and estimates for highway and/or aviation improvement projects. You will be responsible for the legal approval of project plans, including affixing your professional seal to documents, and for mentoring your team members as they develop the skills and knowledge needed to pursue professional registration. This role offers the opportunity to lead the development of capital improvement projects that preserve and modernize critical infrastructure relied upon by all Alaskans, making a tangible impact on communities across the state.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities mission is to "Keep Alaska Moving" your role in this position is directly tied to the most critical aspects of the mission. As a design project engineer you will be responsible for the engineering of highway transportation capital improvement projects for the Department. You will collaborate with multiple functional sections within the Department, lead staff from multiple areas of expertise, coordinate with the design project manager to communicate the design of projects to the public and project stakeholders, and ultimately sign and seal bid ready engineering plans for the construction of highway transportation projects within Central Region, thereby delivering the mission.

This Department is mission focused with an organizational atmosphere that promotes excellence, integrity, teamwork, and public service.

The benefits of joining our team:

Accounting for 65% of Alaska's population, the state's highest traffic volumes, and an anticipated 80% of all future population growth in the state, Central Region Highway Design is an excellent platform from which to take your career to the next level in the field of professional engineering. With opportunity for advancement, training opportunities, and an attractive work life balance, this position works with a team that makes a difference in the lives of every Alaskan.

We provide a standard 40-hour work week and allow flexible work schedules in order to promote a positive work and personal life balance. We offer a generous leave package that increases with service time. In addition, we offer paid state holidays - a total of 12 throughout the year.

The working environment you can expect:

This position resides in the DOT&PF Central Region Headquarters building at 4111 Aviation Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, and is easily accessible by a paved multi-use path and bus routes 40 and 65. Located on the shore of the beautiful Lake Hood Seaplane Base near Ted Stevens International Airport, the building houses many of the major functions of the region. Travel is occasionally necessary, rarely overnight, and may include flying to remote communities in small aircraft.

Who we are looking for:

To be successful in this position, the selected applicant will possess the following core competencies:

• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
• Team Building: Inspires and fosters team commitment, spirit, pride, and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish group goals.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
• Managing Performance: Takes responsibility for employees' performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees' efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.), ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly

Special Note:

• Professional Engineer license in the field of Civil Engineering mandatory.
• Valid driver's license is preferred but not essential.

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Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits. 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.

Insurance Benefits:

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

Optional Insurance Benefits:

• 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

Paid Leave & Other Benefits:

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Twelve (12) paid holidays a year