Village Safe Water Standards Engineer 2, DEC

Environmental Conservation; Alaska; Remote; USD 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Division of Water within the Department of Environmental Conservation is recruiting an Engineer 2 to provide technical support and project management to the Village Safe Water (VSW) program, serving rural Alaskan communities in their pursuit of drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste capital improvements.

This role develops programmatic guidance, delivers training to VSW staff, and manages funded projects, with travel to remote Alaska communities and collaboration with procurement and

Qualifications

• Makes sound, well-informed decisions and commits to action to accomplish goals.
• Uses imagination to develop insights and innovative solutions.
• Anticipates and meets internal and external customer needs.
• Writes clearly and concisely for the intended audience.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater infrastructure in remote Alaskan environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and project management to the Village Safe Water program.
• Develop programmatic guidance documents, deliver training to VSW staff, and manage funded projects.

Skills

Decision Making

Creative Thinking

Customer Service

Written Communication

Civil Engineering

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Job Description

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION EMPLOYEES ONLY

This position is being recruited for in Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla, Fairbanks, or Juneau.

Pay will be determined based on

location

of selected individual.

Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla salary: $3,810.75

Fairbanks salary: $3,924.75

Juneau salary: $4,001.25

What you will be doing:

The Division of Water, within the Department of Environmental Conservation, is recruiting an Engineer 2 to provide technical support and project management to the Village Safe Water (VSW) program. This position works on behalf of, and serves as an advocate for, rural Alaskan communities in their pursuit of advancing drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste capital improvement projects. The successful applicant will develop programmatic guidance documents, deliver training to VSW project staff, and manage funded projects.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The mission of the Division of Water is to protect public health and the environment. This position contributes to that mission by providing engineering expertise on proposed sanitation infrastructure improvements and leading the development and implementation of engineering policies and procedures to ensure consistent and proactive management of funded projects.

A core mission for this role is to streamline and standardize program policies in coordination with the VSW grants, procurement, and accounting teams.

The benefits of joining our team:

In this role, you will have a direct impact on improving access to clean water and sanitation in rural Alaska. VSW’s primary functions are to allocate and distribute funding, administer grants, and manage projects to develop sustainable water, wastewater, and solid waste facilities. VSW is a well-established program that has a proven track record of making a tangible difference in the lives of rural Alaskans.

In this role, you will work to improve VSW project implementation efficiency and documentation procedures.

The working environment you can expect:

This position may be filled in Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla, Juneau, or Fairbanks. The work schedule is flexible and teleworking opportunities are available. The position requires short-duration travel to rural communities in Alaska. Travel for training and project site inspections should also be expected.

We are looking for a candidate that has experience in the following areas:

• Decision Making:

  Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

• Creative Thinking:

  Uses imagination to develop new insights into situations and applies innovative solutions to problems; designs new methods where established methods and procedures are inefficient or unavailable.

• Customer Service:

  Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers, delivers high-quality products and services, and is committed to continuous improvement.

• Written Communication:

  Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

• Civil Engineering:

  Possesses knowledge of concepts, principles, theories, and methods to design and construct water and wastewater infrastructure in remote Alaskan environments

Special Notice:

Registration as a Professional Engineer is required.

This position requires travel to remote locations within the State (normally three to six trips of up to three days per year). Travel mode may include small plane, boat and/or snow machine.

Minimum Qualifications

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE)
• AND
• One year of professional experience as an Engineering Associate 1 (or the equivalent) with the State of Alaska or elsewhere.

Special Note:

"Professional engineering" includes the branches listed in 12 AAC 36.990 (17).

Positions in this class require professional registration as an Engineer with the State of Alaska.

Persons not registered in the State of Alaska must be registered in a state recognized by the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors eligible for comity in accordance with AS 08.48.191(b). Persons employed under this provision must become registered in Alaska within one year of hire and sign an agreement to this effect as a condition of employment.

Some positions require the incumbent to have specific education and/or experience in a particular branch of engineering. This requirement will be addressed in the Position Description and job posting.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The State’s 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.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION EMPLOYEES ONLY

Candidates must currently work in the Department of Environmental Conservation and hold permanent employment status, or have transfer rights, or, if separated, have rehire rights to this job classification.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, 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 used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

NOTE:

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer's 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