Transportation Planner ; PCN

Transportation Planner 3 (PCN 252744) in Statewide, AK

Under the general direction of the Deputy Director of Planning in the Division of Project Delivery, this position serves as Multi-Modal Planning Chief for Transportation Planning across the state. It supervises the Alaska Community Transit Office and the Department’s transit programs and includes federal reporting requirements, contract management, grant program management, and conducting other federally required and recommended planning projects.

The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ mission is to Keep Alaska Moving. We work toward a modern, adaptable, flexible transportation system that will be resilient as we tackle our challenges.

Joining DOT&PF offers an array of benefits, with career growth opportunities at the forefront. The department provides professional development, training programs, mentorship, and a generous benefits package and excellent retirement plan. For more information: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

This statewide position may be filled from any location within Alaska. In-person office space is available in Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks. Microsoft Teams is used for many meetings. Some travel will be required to liaise with staff, stakeholders, and partners.

Employees may work in remote locations and urban centers, addressing a wide range of transportation needs across Alaska’s diverse terrain and extreme weather conditions.

• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, determines resources; sets short- or long-term goals and strategies; coordinates with other organizations; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Project Management: Knowledge of principles, methods, and tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

• A valid driver’s license is required.

The competency description(s) are designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight general knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, and behaviors used to describe competencies.

Competencies:

• Budget Administration: Knowledge of principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
• Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission, functions, and how its systems work and operates effectively; includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
• External Awareness: Understands and keeps up-to-date on local, national, and international policies and trends; is aware of the organization's impact on the external environment.
• Strategic Thinking: Formulates strategies consistent with the business and competitive strategy in a global economy; examines policy issues and strategic planning with a long-term perspective; determines objectives, sets priorities, anticipates potential threats or opportunities.
• Technical Expertise: Applies technical knowledge to solve problems; develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems; provides expert advice or solutions.
• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to variety of situations.

Equivalent experience 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; GIS; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research. Experience should include design of research projects, setting standards for technical adequacy, and/or coordinating planning contributions of lower level planners or other agencies, multi‑modal transportation planning, and Capital…