Village Safe Water Project Manager

Job Description This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. This position is being recruited for in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau. Pay will be determined based on location of selected individual. Anchorage salary: $2,994.75 biweekly Fairbanks salary: $3,084.75 biweekly Juneau salary: $3,144.75 biweekly What you will be doing: Do you enjoying working in a position that you know will improve the safety and health of your fellow Alaskans? Do you want to be a part of a team of dedicated engineers, environmental specialists, and project management professionals whose mission is to provide sustainable water and sanitation facilities in Alaska? If so, this job is for you. The Division of Water, within the Department of Environmental Conservation, is recruiting a Village Safe Water (VSW) Project Manager. Individuals with a background in planning, design, architecture, civil or environmental engineering, construction, or project management are encouraged to apply. VSW Project Managers are responsible for working with rural Alaskan communities to identify and define their sanitation deficiencies, develop planning documents to evaluate alternatives to address sanitation deficiencies, pursue funding, and implement design and construction projects. VSW Project Managers work with a team, including project support staff, accountants, procurement specialists, and grants administrators, to see projects to completion. The work of VSW is often challenging due to resources, geography, and climate, but it is also incredibly fulfilling and rewarding. 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 project management insight on sanitation infrastructure improvements, informing decisions about funding allocation, and participating in development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure consistent and proactive oversight of funded projects. VSW is a team of environmental specialists, engineers and project management professionals dedicated to the mission of providing safe drinking water and sanitary sewage disposal and protecting water quality for all Alaskans. The benefits of joining our team: In your role, you will have direct impact on improving water and sanitation needs in rural Alaska. VSW's primary functions are to manage projects to develop sustainable water, wastewater, and solid waste facilities. VSW is a well established capital improvement construction program that has a proven track record of making a real difference in the lives of rural Alaskans. The activities of the program have a direct positive effect on public health in hundreds of Alaskan villages. The working environment you can expect: This position will be located in Juneau, Fairbanks or Anchorage, based on the selected candidate. The hours can be flexible and telecommuniting is possible. The work will require short-duration travel to rural communities in Alaska. Travel for training and project site inspections should be expected. We are looking for a candidate that has experience in the following areas: 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 inapplicable or are unavailable. Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. 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. Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Special Note: A valid driver s license is required. This position includes some travel within the State. Travel may include small plane, boat or snow machine. Minimum Qualifications Any combination of education 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. Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings. Facilities: Knowledge of the physical, engineering, and experimental equipment and operational characteristics of facilities, and safety and equipment development designed to support activities. Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals. Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance. Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience in facility management, public or business administration, planning, design, architecture, engineering, construction or maintenance, project or cost management or a closely related field. Definitions: "Competencies" means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. "Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. "Training" and "education" in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. "Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. Additional Required Information A cover letter is required for this position. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION Cover letter detailing why you are interested in the position and why you are uniquely qualified for this position. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF INTERVIEW A list of three (3) professional references with current contact information, one (1) of which must be from a former or current supervisor Proof of valid driver's license COVER LETTER The cover letter will be considered as a writing sample, and it will be used, in part, to determine which applicants advance to the interview phase of the recruitment. The cover letter should detail why you are interested in the position and why you are uniquely qualified for the position. Please attach the cover letter as a separate document to your application before applying online. If unable to attach to your application, email or fax the cover letter to the contact number provided in the job posting prior to the closing date of this recruitment. Your cover letter will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. Omission of any required documentation will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration. 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 ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. 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. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university . click apply for full job details