Building Management Specialist, Anchorage (PCN 060505)

Come join the State of Alaska!

This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more.

The Department of Family & Community Services is recruiting for a Building Management Specialist in Anchorage!

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.
Please check our residency definitionto determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:This position is primarily responsible for the management of the Department of Family and Community Services (DFCS) capital development and deferred maintenance projects. Responsibilities can include preparation of specifications and design documents of inclusion in construction contracts developing project budgets functioning as the department (DFCS) representative once projects are funded and inspecting work for compliance. All job functions must be completed in accordance with the applicable laws statutes regulations administrative manuals policies and procedures for procurement. Specific tasks include managing construction projects from inception to conclusion. Including coordination with the project contractor DOT/PF engineers design and engineering consultants and stakeholders from the divisions.

Mission and Values/Culture:The mission of the Department of Family and Community Services is To provide support safety and personal well-being for vulnerable Alaskans.

The Facilities Team supports five divisions within the department and prides itself on its cohesive flexible and fun nature while possessing a high level of professionalism. Our primary goal is to add value and functionality to the facilities owned by the department.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
We strive to encourage and challenge each other share knowledge/perspective cross train and diversify our individual skillsets in team development opportunities. Due to the size of DFCS there are many possibilities for you to experience a wide variety of construction procurement projects with the added benefit of networking opportunities. We also offer:

• Continued professional growth and development opportunities.
• Competitive health and retirement benefits.
• Twelve (12) paid holidays; personal leave accrual with a rate increase based on service time.
• Supportive environment.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:This position will be filled in Anchorage. The Anchorage office is in the Frontier Building located in midtown Anchorage. This office has been recently renovated and offers a vibrant setting and ample parking as well as several stores or restaurants within walking distance.

A typical workday in this position might include monitoring and maintaining construction contracts managing construction projects and professional services contracts reviewing bid proposals developing and facilitating a variety of construction solicitations responding to email traveling to local facilities or meeting with project contractors and stakeholders.

While telework isnt typical we support flexibility and balance through alternate schedules and leave options.

Who We Are Looking For:
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical systematic sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts practices and techniques used to identify engage influence and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved those who exert influence over the process and its results and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link: you can imagine yourself in this role we encourage you to apply!

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application(through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations as opposed to specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

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

• Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials methods and the tools to construct objects structures and buildings.
• Facilities: Knowledge of the physical engineering and experimental equipment and operational characteristics of facilities and safety and equipment development designed to support activities.
• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles methods or tools for developing scheduling coordinating and managing projects and resources including monitoring and inspecting costs work and contractor performance.
• Safety Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods to identify control mitigate and eliminate safety hazards in the design and use of facilities equipment operations and work processes.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education or training in engineering architecture business administration or a closely related field and/or progressively responsible experience in facilities construction operation maintenance or repair; building management structural engineering architecture or licensed general contracting.

Professional experience may include work as an Engineering Assistant 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

Special Note:

Competencies means a combination of interrelated knowledge skills abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. This includes ensuring the PD is in OPD and within recency standards for recruitment.

Professional experience means work that is creative analytical evaluative and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.

Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.

Training and education in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom on-line self-study and on-the-job) from accredited and unaccredited sources and long duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Typically gained by means the prevalent usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

At the time of the interview please provide the following:

1. Include your two most recent performance evaluations.
2. Submit transcripts if using education to meet minimum requirements.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicants level of competence in applying certain behaviors knowledge skills and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The proficiency levels are Mastery Fluency Literacy and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

You must also complete the References section in the the reference section please provide contact details fora minimum of three (3) individuals who can attest to your work performance technical skills and job competencies in which one (1) of the three (3) references must be a current or former direct supervisor.

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Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

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
To verify education being used to meet the required minimum qualifications you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial are okay please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application provided at the time of interview or if not provided transcripts will be required prior to appointment.

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. Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not already documented in your application please provide the employers 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.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The States 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.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

RECRUITMENT SCOPE
This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check ourresidency definitionto determine if you qualify.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES
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.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy 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 hardcopy 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: regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at (toll free) or (907) 465- 4095.If you choose to be contacted by email please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the domains.For information on allowing emails from the domains visit the Lost Password Help page located at 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- in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1- 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.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1- (toll free) or if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to

For applicant password assistance please visit: specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at:

Maria Cunningham / Talent Acquisition Specialist