Safety and Emergency Support Specialist

Salary : $31.83 Hourly

Location : Thompson Pass, AK

Job Type : Seasonal

Job Number : 47719

Department : Transportation and Public Facilities

Division : Northern Region Highways & Aviation

Opening Date : 10 / 11 / 2024

Closing Date : 10 / 21 / 2024 5 : 00 PM Alaska

Division : Northern Region Highways and Aviation

Position Open To : Alaska Residents Only

Bargaining Unit : General Government

Range : 17

Job Description

ATTENTION ALL ALASKA RESIDENTS!

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Northern Region Highways and Aviation is looking for a Safety and Emergency Support Specialist to help us

Keep Alaska Moving!

What you will be doing :

Are you passionate about winter safety and outdoor operations? We're seeking dedicated applicants for a position that plays a crucial role in forecasting and evaluating avalanche hazards along the Richardson Highway and Copper River Highway.

This role involves making recommendations for avalanche control and coordinating necessary operations, as well as assisting with highway maintenance in the Thompson Pass Station area.

Your responsibilities will include studying snowpack stratigraphy to forecast avalanche hazard conditions and analyzing weather patterns to provide daily hazard forecasts and control recommendations.

You'll operate a range of equipment-from 8-yard dump trucks and graders to snow blowers and dozers-ensuring the maintenance of approximately 100 lane miles of roadway, including vegetation, signage, bridges, and more.

Additionally, you'll establish a database to document weather conditions and avalanche occurrences, conduct safety education for state employees, and maintain rescue caches.

If you have experience in avalanche control using artillery and explosives, this is a great opportunity for you to lead safety initiatives and collaborate with various agencies.

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 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.

The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and an excellent retirement plan. Please see here for more information :

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.

A successful candidate will have sound judgment, decision-making, and a strong ethical and professional conduct history.

The working environment you can expect :

This position is located in Thompson Pass, Alaska.

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.

Who we are looking for : To be successful in the position, a candidate will need the following core competencies :

Accountability : Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work.

Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.

• Conscientiousness : Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Safety Engineering : Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to identify, control, mitigate, and eliminate safety hazards in the design and use of facilities, equipment, operations, and work processes.
• Self-Management : Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner;

works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Teamwork : Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit;

works with others to achieve goals.

Special Note : Class C CDL with Hazmat Endorsements OR Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) is required at the time of hire.

A Class A CDL with Air Brakes, Hazardous Materials, and Tanker endorsement is preferred.)

Other certifications that may be required upon job duty assignment but are only preferred at the time of hire are :

Explosives License and Handling Certification

Current First Aid and CPR card

Flagger / Traffic Control Certificate

MSHA Training Certificate

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link :

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience in the handling and disposal of explosives and / or incendiary

devices.

Three years scuba diving experience of which one must be in an instructor or supervisory capacity. Experience may be concurrent.

Three years of experience in avalanche control and forecasting.

Desirable qualifications, depending on specialty of positions :

1. Recognition as a scuba diver by a nationally recognized scuba diving association,

such as the National Association of Underwater Instructors, Professional Association

of Diving Instructors, National Association of Scuba Diving Schools, and Young

Men's Christian Association.

2. National Avalanche School certificate or National Ski Patrol Avalanche Instruction

Certificate.

3. 105mm recoilless rifle certificate.

4. Advanced first aid certificate.

5. Commercial pilot license and rotorcraft rating.

Special Note : Some positions may require possession of a current Commercial Driver's License with appropriate endorsements.

NOTE : Selection will be made from those candidates with training and experience appropriate to specialty of position under Personnel Rule 5 02.

4-5, unique or unusual circumstances.

Additional Required Information

NOTE : PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY

At time of interview, applicants are requested to provide :

A current copy of your Driver's License.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants must meet Alaska Residency Requirements to be considered for employment at this time.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS This recruitment utilizes a supplemental questionnaire as part of the application process. These questions may be a mix of written, multiple-choice, and select all that apply questions.

The answers you provide to the questions will be an opportunity for you to tell us about your experience and / or education.

The answers will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process;

please be as thorough and accurate as you can.

TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL (TWIC)

Please be aware - this position requires the applicant (at their expense) to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) in compliance with federal regulations pertaining to certain maritime port facilities.

All terminal employees are required to obtain a TWIC in order to work in certain restricted areas of the terminals.

Information about the TWIC can be found on the TWIC information web site link, , or call the TWIC help desk at 1-866-347-8942.

If you are selected for the position, you will be required to immediately enroll / apply for the required TWIC card. The applicant selected for the position must have their TWIC card in hand in order to be unescorted within a restricted or secure area of the terminal facility.

COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED

This position requires the incumbent to possess a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) per federal regulations (49 CFR 383), to register with the federal CDL Drug & Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse prior to performing safety sensitive duties, and to provide consent to the Employer to review driver information in accordance with 49 CFR 382.

A Class A Alaska Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required at time of hire. A conditional hire approval can only be given for endorsements.

This means that the proposed appointee must successfully obtain an Hazmat endorsement within 90 days of hire and sign an agreement to this effect as a condition of employment.

ARMS & AMMUNITION REQUIREMENT This position requires the use of firearm or ammunition. If you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence you may not hold a position in this job class in accordance with the Federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL-104-208).

A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" means an offense that :

1. is a misdemeanor under Federal or State Law; and

2. has, as an element the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY

Selected candidates must comply with the DOT&PF Drug and Alcohol Policy and procedures and CANNOT start work in a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) position until Management Services or designee has received confirmation of the proposed appointee passing the required Pre-Employment drug test.

According to federal regulations, all violations and refusals will be maintained with the Federal CDL Drug & Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse database.

WORK EXPERIENCE If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time.

Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE : Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

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.

EEO STATEMENT The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at : P.

O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at :

Name : Robert Mattson, Maintenance and Operations Superintendent

Phone Number : 907-834-1039

Email : [email protected]

Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits

The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.

For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)

Insurance Benefits

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical / vision / dental
• The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State : See for additional information.
• AVTEC
• Confidential
• Correctional Officers
• Marine Engineers
• Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
• Supervisory
• Unlicensed Vessel Personnel / Inland Boatman's Union
• Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
• The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
• General Government
• Labor, Trades and Crafts
• Public Safety Employees Association
• Masters, Mates & Pilots
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

Optional Insurance Benefits

• Group-based insurance premiums for
• Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
• Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

Retirement Benefits

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) / Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note : The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

See for additional information

Paid Leave & Other Benefits

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Twelve (12) paid holidays a year

Have you carefully read the minimum qualifications for this position, and do you certify that you possess the required certifications / experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications as stated?

Do you have three years of experience in the handling and disposal of explosives and / or incendiarydevices?

Required Question