Transportation Planner 2

Transportation and Public Facilities; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) seeks a Transportation Planner 2 in the Anchorage Field Office. You will work with DOT&PF planners, engineers, and MPOs to address transportation needs and coordinate Alaska’s multi-year plans for surface transportation, aviation, and ports.

Responsibilities include supporting complex planning studies, preparing plans and programs, and compiling reports to inform policy and project delivery across the Central Region.

Qualifications

• Competencies describe essential KSAs, tasks, and behaviors for the job class.
• Demonstrates budgeting, technical credibility, and transportation knowledge as core requirements.
• Experience in urban/regional or landscape planning is desirable for success.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with MPOs and communities on complex planning studies and programs.
• Assist in preparing and revising Alaska's multi-year surface transportation, aviation, and ports programs.
• Compile project status reports and white papers to support decision making.

Skills

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving

Oral & Written Communication

Partnering

Education

Post-secondary education in urban/regional/transportation or landscape planning

Job description

Job Description

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.

ATTENTION ALL STATE OF ALASKA EMPLOYEES!

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Project Delivery is looking for a Transportation Planner 2 to help us Keep Alaska Moving!

What You Will Be Doing:

This is an exciting planning position in the Anchorage Field Office working under the direct guidance of the Chief of Planning. This position works with Department planners, engineers and other section leads as well as our Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and communities to address transportation and infrastructure needs across the State. The specific duties will vary in nature and may include working with the MPOs on complex planning studies, Metropolitan Transportation Plans, Transportation Improvement Programs, compiling project status reports and white papers, and assisting in the preparation and revision of Alaska's multi-year surface transportation, aviation, and ports and harbors improvement programs for the broader DOT&PF Central Region planning effort.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities' (DOT&PF) mission is to “Keep Alaska Moving” and the work we do impacts the lives of all Alaskans!

Our highways, airports, as well as ferries and harbors are important resources that meet transportation needs of our State. Transportation infrastructure plays a vital role in supporting our economy by serving communities throughout the State. Planning within DOT&PF ‘is unique in that we are involved in every phase of a project, from need identification through project delivery which includes design, construction and maintenance. As planners we are able to work with local communities to address transportation needs.

DOT&PF is mission-focused with an organizational atmosphere that promotes excellence, integrity, teamwork, and public service.

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.

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.

The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and an excellent retirement plan. Please see here for more information:

https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/benefits/

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The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is located in

Anchorage.

The position will have an office within the Central Region Headquarters building located near the Anchorage airport and on the banks of Lake Hood, the world's busiest seaplane base. Lake Hood is surrounded by a walking/biking trail where employees can be spotted during lunch break. The office building is generally comprised of cubical office space and organized by department sections. The work environment is primarily an office job, duties may include occasional field work or site visits. This position may be required to travel to occasionally.

Who We Are Looking For:

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

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 brief, organized, clear and convincing presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Partnering:

Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.

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

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Minimum Qualifications

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 competency’s 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.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certificates, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

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.

Technical Credibility

: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.

Landscape Architecture

: Knowledge of the concepts, theories, and practices used in the planning, designing, construction, and adaptation of outdoor features, taking into consideration recreation planning, requirements, aesthetic value, and compatibility with other developments and resources.

Transportation

: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including costs and limits.

Transportation Engineering

: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods 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.

Leadership

: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Post-secondary education in urban, regional, transportation, or landscape planning;

AND/OR

Experience in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; ge