Northern Region Construction Engineering Assistant FLEX; PCN Fairbanks
Listed on 2026-01-07
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer
ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY!
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Northern Region Design, Engineering, & Construction is looking for an Engineering Assistant 2 or 3 in FAIRBANKS.
Keep Alaska Moving!
Salary ScheduleEngineering Assistant 2 – $38.91/hour.
Engineering Assistant 3 – $44.49/hour.
What You Will Be Doing Intermediate (Engineering Assistant2)
- Lead several Highway Engineering Technicians in the Northern Region Construction Laboratory, supporting over 30 projects annually across Alaska’s largest region.
- Work directly with geological, design, and construction professionals in the Arctic construction industry to ensure quality materials testing and documentation.
- Manage, calibrate, and maintain field and laboratory testing equipment while gaining technical and leadership experience with diverse civil construction materials from across Alaska.
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- Independently lead the Northern Region Construction Laboratory and Field Laboratory Equipment Program, providing technical direction and training to technicians serving over 30 regional projects.
- Collaborate with geological, design, and construction experts to investigate testing discrepancies, improve procedures, and advance AASHTO accreditation for the laboratory.
- Oversee calibration, maintenance, and suitability evaluations of testing equipment, ensuring regional compliance and consistent quality assurance standards.
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. 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.
WorkingEnvironment
This position is based in Fairbanks at the DOT&PF complex on Peger Road, where design, construction, maintenance, and support staff are all within walking distance. The Materials Laboratory offers a collaborative work environment where you’ll engage with Laboratory and Quality Control Managers, Highway Contractors, Project Engineers, and Field Materials Technicians. Employees have opportunities to attend winter meetings and conferences in Juneau and Anchorage, gaining valuable professional development and networking experience.
Occasional out-of-state travel also allows you to expand your skills and build connections across the industry. Travel to field sites by snow machine or ATV will be expected.
The Materials team is close-knit, hardworking, and down-to-earth. We tackle challenges together, host summer BBQs, and wear our best flannel every day of the week… because doing good work is better when it’s done in flannel! This position also offers great opportunities for growth and hands-on experience, with flexible staffing at either the Engineering Assistant 2 or 3 level. If you start as an EA2, you can move up to EA3 once you’ve obtained WAQTC certification and gained the necessary skills and experience—no need to reapply.
We offer flexible schedules and occasional telework, making it easier to balance life while doing work that directly supports your community!
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:
- Customer Service: Works with clients and customers to assess needs, provide information or assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.
- Integrity/Honesty: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner; models high standards of ethics.
- Internal Controls: Knowledge of principles, methods, and techniques for establishing internal control activities; monitors their use and evaluates performance.
- Physical Sciences: Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, and theories of physics and natural phenomena.
- Technical Competence: Uses knowledge from formal training or experience to perform job…
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