Engineering Assistant 123 Flex PCN 250626

What you will be doing:

In this role in Traffic Design under senior engineers guidance you will research and apply design standards to create contract documents. Your responsibilities include designing traffic signals lighting signs and striping as well as developing horizontal and vertical alignments along with typical sections. You will also design open channel drainage and enclosed storm drain systems while conducting costeffective analyses to improve project efficiency.

As you progress you will develop traffic control plans compute cost estimates and draft special provisions. You will prepare technical reports such as Design Study Reports field investigation reports and traffic capacity analysis. Researching and applying standards you will document the highway design process and support project decisions. Additionally you will conduct field inspections and collaborate with other teams to resolve design challenges. This role provides handson experience and professional growth opportunities.

Our organization mission and culture:

The Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is missionfocused with an organizational atmosphere that promotes excellence integrity teamwork and public service. Alaska has over 5600 miles of paved and gravel highways and 239 airports; all of which are critical infrastructure for meeting basic transportation needs throughout the state. This infrastructure plays a vital role in supporting our economy and serving communities.

The benefits of joining our team:

This position represents a rare opportunity to directly improve the illumination and signalization of Alaskas busiest roadways. The majority of the signalization and illumination projects in Alaska are located within the DOT&PF Central Region. As a result the Central Regions Traffic Design group is in a unique highly specialized position within DOT&PF taking on the role of ensuring the technical consistency of hardware setting regional specifications and details as well as setting the standard for what DOT&PF commonly purchases to meet operational needs structural standards and traffic control codes and laws.

The DOT&PF strives to provide all employees a professional interactive and supportive work environment. At the Central Region Traffic Safety and Utilities Section you will be surrounded by a group of supportive peers with diverse backgrounds varying areas of expertise and encouraging attitudes.

This position provides flexible work hours a competitive salary personal leave and holidays excellent health insurance coverage and many other supplemental benefits such as deferred compensation and health care reimbursement accounts. Benefits are negotiated by the General Government Union (GGU).

The working environment you can expect:

Your office will be located at the DOT&PF Anchorage Headquarters building 4111 Aviation Avenue. This building is located on the shores of Lake Hood near Ted Stevens International Airport and is easily accessible by a paved multiuse path and People Mover routes 40 and 65. Office hours are flexible and allow for short work weeks and remote work options in accordance with established policies. Requires occasional travel within the Central Region of Alaska to visit project site locations which may require travel by small aircraft on rare occasions. Most travel does not require overnight stays.

Who we are looking for:

Desired competencies/skills that contribute to success in this position:

• Civil Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods required to plan design construct operate and maintain facilities such as buildings transportation systems water and sanitary systems and other public works systems.
• Transportation Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and method applicable to planning designing and constructing of transportation systems including traffic analysis signal analysis highway capacity pavement design bridge construction planning of transportation projects environmental analysis of transportation facilities and transportation network analysis.
• SelfManagement: Sets welldefined 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.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) toindividuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of theinformation (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincingoral and written presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues andresponds appropriately.
• Flexibility: ls open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods inresponse to new information changing conditions or unexpected obstacles; effectivelydeals with ambiguity.

Special Note:

• A valid Drivers License is preferred but not essential.
• Engineerintraining certification or passing of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is preferred but not essential.

To view the general description and example of duties for positions please go to the following link: Qualifications

Engineering Assistant 1

Bachelors degree with a major in engineering architecture or land surveying from a postsecondary institution accredited by ABET.

Or:
A bachelors degree with a major in engineering architecture or land surveying from a postsecondary institution not accredited by ABET.
AND
An EngineerInTraining (EIT) or Land SurveyorInTraining (LSIT) certificate issued by a state or the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; or verification of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) examination.

Special Note:
An applicant who will obtain within nine months a bachelors degree from an institution accredited by ABET with a major in engineering architecture or land surveying will qualify to apply. An applicant qualifying under this option may receive a job offer conditional upon completion of the degree requirement within nine months and may begin work AFTER obtaining and showing proof of the required degree.

EngineeringInTraining or Flex Engineering Assistant 1/Engineering Assistant 2 positions will be identified by the employing department.

Engineering Assistant 2
Bachelors degree or the equivalent with a major in engineering architecture or land surveying from an institution accredited by ABET.
AND
One year of entry level engineering architectural or land surveying experience as an Engineering Assistant 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Or:
A bachelors degree with a major in engineering architecture or land surveying from an institution not accredited by ABET.
AND
An EngineerInTraining (EIT) or Land SurveyorInTraining (LSIT) certificate issued by a state or the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; or verification of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) examination.
AND
One year of entry level engineering architectural or land surveying experience as an Engineering Assistant 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Or:
Five years of progressively responsible subprofessional engineering experience of which two years was as a Journey level Engineering Technician or Drafting Technician 3 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Substitution:
Graduate study in engineering and/or architecture may be substituted for the required experience as an Engineering Assistant 1. 2 semester/3 quarter hours equal one month of experience).

Special Note:
The employing department will identify EngineeringInTraining (EIT) positions.
Transcripts which indicate the credit hours earned for the specific coursework may be requested at the time of interview or prior.

At time of application applicants are requested to submit:

• Cover Letter See instructions below

For specific information about this position please contact the hiring manager at the following:

Name:Noah King P.E Project Manager Traffic Design
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