What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Planner 2 (RPO Coordinator, PCN 25N24011) position at State of Alaska?
JOB
ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY!The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Program Development is looking for a Long Term Non Permanent Transportation Planner2-Regional Planning Organizer to help us Keep Alaska Moving!Pay is based on the location of the selected applicant; salaries will be discussed at the time of the interview.What you will be doing: This position is recruiting for a Regional Planning Organization Coordinator for Alaska DOT&PF’s, Division of Project Delivery. This position reports to the Statewide Planning Chief, Transportation Planner 2 (PCN 251365) and will be responsible for the coordination of Regional Planning Organization (RPO’s) program across the State. Tasks include determining the appropriate project funding, executing subrecipient agreements, processing invoices, outreach activities, monitoring RPO deliverables for compliance with federal and state requirements. Additionally, the role is the point-of-contact for all RPO activities and outreach across the Department. A strong relationship with federal funding agencies is expected.The intent of the RPO Program is to bring regional transportation planning closer to the communities we serve and to best support transportation planning in Alaska. For more information about the RPO Program visit: https://dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/rpo/. This position involves a high degree of public contact and the incumbent must be able to respond appropriately to a wide variety of personalities and positions. This position requires tact, diplomacy and decisiveness.The incumbent must be willing to travel throughout the region by vehicle, commercial air transport and light aircraft.Our organization, mission and 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 mission of the Division of Project Delivery: Planning Section is to "optimize the state investment in transportation and meet Federal requirements through effective planning and programming."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.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.Please see here for more information about the State of Alaska's benefits package and retirement plan: https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/benefits/.The working environment you can expect: This position can be hired anywhere in Alaska. Office space is limited to regional hub locations (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau). Microsoft Teams is currently being utilized in lieu of many in-person meetings for peer-to-peer communications and staff meetings.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.NOTE: In-State travel may be monthly on average to Juneau, Anchorage or Fairbanks for training, conferences with occasional trips to small communities for public meetings or field visits. Out of State Travel is rare for this position but may occur due to situational circumstances.Who we are looking for: To be successful in this position, the selected applicant will possess the following core competencies: Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of the principles and methods to identify, analyze, specify, design, and manage functional and infrastructure requirements; includes translating functional requirements into technical requirements used for logical design or presenting alternative technologies or approaches.Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.To view the general description and example of duties for positions please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
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/ORExperience in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geographic information systems; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research. This experience should include some combination of the design of research projects, setting standards for technical adequacy, and/or coordinating the planning contributions of lower level planners or other agencies, multi-modal transportation planning, and/or Capital Improvement Program (CIP) development and control.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Contact Information: For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at: Name: Sara Lucey, Transportation Planner 2Phone: 907-451-2315Email: sara.lucey@alaska.gov
ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY!The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Program Development is looking for a Long Term Non Permanent Transportation Planner2-Regional Planning Organizer to help us Keep Alaska Moving!Pay is based on the location of the selected applicant; salaries will be discussed at the time of the interview.What you will be doing: This position is recruiting for a Regional Planning Organization Coordinator for Alaska DOT&PF’s, Division of Project Delivery. This position reports to the Statewide Planning Chief, Transportation Planner 2 (PCN 251365) and will be responsible for the coordination of Regional Planning Organization (RPO’s) program across the State. Tasks include determining the appropriate project funding, executing subrecipient agreements, processing invoices, outreach activities, monitoring RPO deliverables for compliance with federal and state requirements. Additionally, the role is the point-of-contact for all RPO activities and outreach across the Department. A strong relationship with federal funding agencies is expected.The intent of the RPO Program is to bring regional transportation planning closer to the communities we serve and to best support transportation planning in Alaska. For more information about the RPO Program visit: https://dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/rpo/. This position involves a high degree of public contact and the incumbent must be able to respond appropriately to a wide variety of personalities and positions. This position requires tact, diplomacy and decisiveness.The incumbent must be willing to travel throughout the region by vehicle, commercial air transport and light aircraft.Our organization, mission and 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 mission of the Division of Project Delivery: Planning Section is to "optimize the state investment in transportation and meet Federal requirements through effective planning and programming."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.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.Please see here for more information about the State of Alaska's benefits package and retirement plan: https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/benefits/.The working environment you can expect: This position can be hired anywhere in Alaska. Office space is limited to regional hub locations (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau). Microsoft Teams is currently being utilized in lieu of many in-person meetings for peer-to-peer communications and staff meetings.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.NOTE: In-State travel may be monthly on average to Juneau, Anchorage or Fairbanks for training, conferences with occasional trips to small communities for public meetings or field visits. Out of State Travel is rare for this position but may occur due to situational circumstances.Who we are looking for: To be successful in this position, the selected applicant will possess the following core competencies: Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of the principles and methods to identify, analyze, specify, design, and manage functional and infrastructure requirements; includes translating functional requirements into technical requirements used for logical design or presenting alternative technologies or approaches.Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.To view the general description and example of duties for positions please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
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/ORExperience in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geographic information systems; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research. This experience should include some combination of the design of research projects, setting standards for technical adequacy, and/or coordinating the planning contributions of lower level planners or other agencies, multi-modal transportation planning, and/or Capital Improvement Program (CIP) development and control.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Contact Information: For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at: Name: Sara Lucey, Transportation Planner 2Phone: 907-451-2315Email: sara.lucey@alaska.gov
