Division Operations Manager (PCN: 250110) Juneau or Anchorage or Fairbanks

Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership; Alaska; On-site; USD 101,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities seeks a Division Operations Manager for the DMI-DATA MODERNIZATION & INNOVATION OFFICE. You will lead operational and administrative functions, guide division priorities, and coordinate statewide support to keep Alaska’s infrastructure programs moving efficiently.

You will supervise staff, support workforce planning and training, and partner with regional leadership to align capital funding, reporting, and executive support with

Qualifications

• Three years of professional experience in the broad occupational fields of the division or department.
• Two years of supervisory and/or managerial experience.
• Ability to guide priorities, coordinate statewide support services, and supervise staff.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal operational and administrative manager to support the Infrastructure Director and guide division priorities.
• Improve business processes, coordinate statewide support services, and ensure operational consistency across functions.

Skills

Leadership

Budget administration

Change management

Analytical thinking

Oral and written communication

Job description

Division Operations Manager (PCN: 250110) | Workplace Alaska page has loaded.

Full Time

Job Number

55956

Transportation and Public Facilities

Division

DMI-DATA MODERNIZATION & INNOVATION OFFICE

ATTENTION! DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES EMPLOYEES ONLY! The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is seeking a strategic, service-oriented leader to serve as the Division Operations Manager for the Design Engineering and Construction Support Services Division. This position plays a key role in supporting statewide infrastructure project delivery by providing leadership, coordination, and oversight for the operational, administrative, fiscal, workforce, and program support functions that help keep DOT&PF’s capital program moving forward.

Depending on the selected applicant’s location, this position may be filled in Anchorage, Juneau or Fairbanks. Salary Information is below:

Anchorage: $4420.80 / bi-weekly

Fairbanks: $4553.60 / bi-weekly

Juneau: $4641.60 / bi-weekly

What You Will Be Doing

In this role, you will serve as the principal operational and administrative manager supporting the Infrastructure Director. You will help guide division priorities, improve business processes, coordinate statewide support services, and ensure operational consistency across administrative operations, fiscal management, workforce planning, training, capital funding coordination, program reporting, and executive-level support. You will work closely with regional pre-construction and construction leadership, Contracts Review, Federal Aid, fiscal staff, and department leadership to support efficient and effective delivery of infrastructure programs.

You will also supervise assigned operational and administrative staff, establish priorities, support employee development, and lead efforts related to workforce planning, training, performance tracking, reporting, safety coordination, and special projects. This position requires strong judgment, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance daily operational needs while supporting long-term division goals and department priorities.

Our Organization, Mission & Culture

The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ mission is to Keep Alaska Moving. We are working toward a modern, adaptable, flexible transportation system that will be resilient as we tackle our challenges. We believe collaboration, communication, and coordination increase our ability to succeed. Creating teams that are focused on results, working together, and leveraging resources across our department, with community and private sector partnerships, increases our ability to accomplish our mission and serve Alaskans.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

Joining the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers an array of benefits, with career growth opportunities at the forefront. As an integral part of Alaska's infrastructure development and maintenance, DOT&PF provides employees with a dynamic and diverse work environment where they can continually enhance their skills and climb the career ladder. The department values professional development, offering training programs and mentorship opportunities to help individuals expand their expertise and advance in their chosen fields. With the vast and unique challenges of Alaska's geography and climate, employees can work on groundbreaking projects that contribute to the state's growth, making the DOT&PF an ideal choice for those seeking a fulfilling and evolving career in transportation and public facilities.

The DOT&PF core values are integrity, excellence, and respect. We support an environment focused on teamwork and collaboration to achieve results. We succeed in achieving our transportation mission through building credibility with our customers, stakeholders, and the public. A successful candidate will have sound judgment, decision-making, and a strong ethical and professional conduct history.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

Depending on the selected applicant, this position can be in Anchorage, Fairbanks or Juneau.

Working at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers a uniquely challenging and rewarding environment. With Alaska's diverse and expansive terrain, coupled with its extreme weather conditions, employees of the DOT&PF can work in various locations, including remote locations and urban centers, addressing a wide range of transportation needs. Their roles demand adaptability and resourcefulness as they maintain and improve roads, bridges, airports, ports, and public facilities in a state known for rugged terrain and extreme seasonal changes. This work not only presents professionals with a range of fascinating challenges but also allows them to contribute to developing and maintaining critical infrastructure against the backdrop of Alaska's breathtaking natural beauty, reflecting a strong commitment to safety and environmental responsibility.

Who We are Looking For

• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Budget Administration: Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
• Change Management: Knowledge of change management principles, strategies, and techniques required for effectively planning, implementing, and evaluating change in the organization.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• 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.

Three years of professional experience in the broad occupational fields of the division or department and two years of supervisory and/or managerial experience, which may be concurrent with the professional experience.

Special Note: "Professional experience in the broad occupational fields of the division or department," means experience in one of the professional areas that compose the division's purpose and function to ensure the applicant has the knowledge of the work of the division to be managed. For example, in an administrative services division, qualifying professional experience could be in any one of the professional areas that compose business administration; such as accounting, procurement, human resources, and so on. In a line division, for example the Division of Mining, Land, & Water in the Department of Natural Resources, qualifying experience could be in any one of the professional areas that provide for the use and protection of Alaska's State-owned land and water, such as geology, hydrology, forestry, natural resource management, and so on.

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 [phone] 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.