Village Safe Water Standards Engineer

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

• 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

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.

• 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.

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