Grants Coordinator - Transportation Planner 1 (N23040)
Anchorage, AK Anchorage, AK $5,844 - $6,137 a month $5,844 - $6,137 a month 16 hours ago 16 hours ago 16 hours ago ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS! The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Program Development is looking for a long-term nonpermanent Transportation Planner 1 to help us Keep Alaska Moving! What you will be doing:
Under the direction of the Program Development Chief, this position works within the Planning & Program Development Division serving as a grants coordinator.
A goal for the division is to maximize federal grant awards to Alaska, and assist Alaskan communities with both federal and state funding opportunities.
This position will work within the department and with external partners to coordinate the department's response to federal funding opportunities at a programmatic level, and help Alaskan communities understand the department's state funding opportunities.
This position will also assist with preparing grant applications for the department and submitting grants through Grants.
gov.
In addition this position will help develop and manage competitive state-ran funding programs aimed at funding projects in Alaskan communities.
This position will work with a team of department staff and external partners who are focused on developing and enhancing the competitiveness of Alaska's federal grant applications, and assist Alaskan communities find appropriate state and federal funding opportunities.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
Our Department is mission focused with an organizational atmosphere that delivers performance-based results, promotes excellence, integrity, teamwork, and service that benefits the public.
DOT&PF provides critical public services to Alaskans everyday and aims to keep Alaska moving through service and infrastructure.
The mission of the Division of Program Development and Statewide Planning is to optimize the state investment in transportation and meet Federal requirements through effective planning and programming.
The benefits of joining our team:
We are a dynamic, diverse, and high performing team where no two days are the same.
We offer the ability to utilize all of your professional talents and collaborate with partners at the local, state, and national levels.
This position is integral to the Department's mission of building Alaska's infrastructure, and it is rewarding to see how our work impacts the state.
There are opportunities for career advancement within the Department/Division, flexible schedule, and telecommuting may be available.
The working environment you can expect:
Depending on the successful candidate this position may be located in Anchorage, Fairbanks or Juneau.
There is a comfortable office environment.
Ample parking is provided as well as break time walking.
Microsoft Teams is currently being utilized in lieu of many in-person meetings for peer-to-peer communications and staff meetings.
Flexible schedules and telecommuting may be available.
Who we are looking for:
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the core competencies of:
Flexibility:
Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty.
Grants Management:
Knowledge of requirements, practices, and procedures for soliciting, receiving, reviewing, and processing proposals, and awarding and administering grants and agreements.
Partnering:
Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
Written Communication:
Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
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.
Minimum Qualifications Any combination of education, certification, 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.
External Awareness:
Understands and keeps up-to-date on local, national, and international policies and trends that affect the organization and shape stakeholders' views; is aware of the organization's impact on the external environment.
Landscape Architecture:
Knowledge of the concepts, theories, and practices used in the planning, designing, construction, and adaptation of outdoor features, taking into consideration recreation planning, requirements, aesthetic value, and compatibility with other developments and resources.
Transportation:
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including costs and limits.
Transportation Engineering:
Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods applicable to planning, designing, and constructing of transportation systems including traffic analysis, signal analysis, highway capacity, pavement design, bridge construction, planning of transportation projects, environmental analysis of transportation facilities, and transportation network analysis.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Post-secondary education in urban, regional, transportation, or landscape planning; AND/OR Experience, which involves some combination of the design of research projects, setting standards for technical adequacy, and/or coordinating the planning contributions of lower level planners or other agencies, in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geographic information systems; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research.
Additional Required Information NOTE:
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY SALARY INFORMATION Base salary for:
Anchorage.
.
$2,922.
00/ Bi-weekly Juneau.
.
$3,068.
25/ Bi-weekly Fairbanks.
$3,009.
75/ Bi-weekly 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.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION COVER LETTER Please attach a letter of interest, professionally formatted, no longer than one page, that explains how your qualifications make you the ideal candidate for this position.
Answers to the supplemental questions are also required.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF INTERVIEW If you are selected to advance to an interview, please be prepared to provide the following (if not already attached to your application):
Copy of academic transcripts, to verify post-secondary education used to meet the Minimum Qualifications.
(Unofficial are okay, please ensure that your full name and the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Three Professional References with current contact information Provide copies of two examples of your work products.
WORK EXPERIENCE When using work experience not already documented in your application, please 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.
Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application.
If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position in which you are applying.
If you are currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level.
Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position.
This is required as there are minimum qualifications that require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered.
If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
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 If post-secondary education is required or is used as a substitution to meet the minimum qualifications, it is required to complete the Education section of your Profile.
If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Units Completed field.
Copies of transcripts will be required at time of interview but may also be attached to the application.
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.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
RECRUITMENT NOTICE This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy.
The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
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 (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY:
Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 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.
APPLICATION NOTICE You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hard-copy application.
If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to successfully apply.
Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage, found here:
http:
//doa.
alaska.
gov/dop/workplace/help/ Contact Information NOTICE Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095.
If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the 'govermentjobs.
com' domains.
For information on allowing emails from the 'govermentjobs.
com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page located at https:
//www.
governmentjobs.
com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword CONTACT INFORMATION Adam Moser Program Development Chief Adam.
moser@alaska.
gov 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 orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits.
(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 http:
//doa.
alaska.
gov/drb/programs/index.
html 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 http:
//doa.
alaska.
gov/drb/retirement/index.
html for additional information Paid Leave & Other Benefits Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served Eleven paid holidays a year Gym discounts at participating fitness providers in multiple locations throughout the state.
See http:
//doa.
alaska.
gov/drb/ghlb/employee/health/gymListing.
html for additional information.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Under the direction of the Program Development Chief, this position works within the Planning & Program Development Division serving as a grants coordinator.
A goal for the division is to maximize federal grant awards to Alaska, and assist Alaskan communities with both federal and state funding opportunities.
This position will work within the department and with external partners to coordinate the department's response to federal funding opportunities at a programmatic level, and help Alaskan communities understand the department's state funding opportunities.
This position will also assist with preparing grant applications for the department and submitting grants through Grants.
gov.
In addition this position will help develop and manage competitive state-ran funding programs aimed at funding projects in Alaskan communities.
This position will work with a team of department staff and external partners who are focused on developing and enhancing the competitiveness of Alaska's federal grant applications, and assist Alaskan communities find appropriate state and federal funding opportunities.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
Our Department is mission focused with an organizational atmosphere that delivers performance-based results, promotes excellence, integrity, teamwork, and service that benefits the public.
DOT&PF provides critical public services to Alaskans everyday and aims to keep Alaska moving through service and infrastructure.
The mission of the Division of Program Development and Statewide Planning is to optimize the state investment in transportation and meet Federal requirements through effective planning and programming.
The benefits of joining our team:
We are a dynamic, diverse, and high performing team where no two days are the same.
We offer the ability to utilize all of your professional talents and collaborate with partners at the local, state, and national levels.
This position is integral to the Department's mission of building Alaska's infrastructure, and it is rewarding to see how our work impacts the state.
There are opportunities for career advancement within the Department/Division, flexible schedule, and telecommuting may be available.
The working environment you can expect:
Depending on the successful candidate this position may be located in Anchorage, Fairbanks or Juneau.
There is a comfortable office environment.
Ample parking is provided as well as break time walking.
Microsoft Teams is currently being utilized in lieu of many in-person meetings for peer-to-peer communications and staff meetings.
Flexible schedules and telecommuting may be available.
Who we are looking for:
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the core competencies of:
Flexibility:
Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty.
Grants Management:
Knowledge of requirements, practices, and procedures for soliciting, receiving, reviewing, and processing proposals, and awarding and administering grants and agreements.
Partnering:
Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
Written Communication:
Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
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.
Minimum Qualifications Any combination of education, certification, 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.
External Awareness:
Understands and keeps up-to-date on local, national, and international policies and trends that affect the organization and shape stakeholders' views; is aware of the organization's impact on the external environment.
Landscape Architecture:
Knowledge of the concepts, theories, and practices used in the planning, designing, construction, and adaptation of outdoor features, taking into consideration recreation planning, requirements, aesthetic value, and compatibility with other developments and resources.
Transportation:
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including costs and limits.
Transportation Engineering:
Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods applicable to planning, designing, and constructing of transportation systems including traffic analysis, signal analysis, highway capacity, pavement design, bridge construction, planning of transportation projects, environmental analysis of transportation facilities, and transportation network analysis.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Post-secondary education in urban, regional, transportation, or landscape planning; AND/OR Experience, which involves some combination of the design of research projects, setting standards for technical adequacy, and/or coordinating the planning contributions of lower level planners or other agencies, in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geographic information systems; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research.
Additional Required Information NOTE:
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY SALARY INFORMATION Base salary for:
Anchorage.
.
$2,922.
00/ Bi-weekly Juneau.
.
$3,068.
25/ Bi-weekly Fairbanks.
$3,009.
75/ Bi-weekly 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.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION COVER LETTER Please attach a letter of interest, professionally formatted, no longer than one page, that explains how your qualifications make you the ideal candidate for this position.
Answers to the supplemental questions are also required.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF INTERVIEW If you are selected to advance to an interview, please be prepared to provide the following (if not already attached to your application):
Copy of academic transcripts, to verify post-secondary education used to meet the Minimum Qualifications.
(Unofficial are okay, please ensure that your full name and the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Three Professional References with current contact information Provide copies of two examples of your work products.
WORK EXPERIENCE When using work experience not already documented in your application, please 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.
Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application.
If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position in which you are applying.
If you are currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level.
Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position.
This is required as there are minimum qualifications that require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered.
If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
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 If post-secondary education is required or is used as a substitution to meet the minimum qualifications, it is required to complete the Education section of your Profile.
If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Units Completed field.
Copies of transcripts will be required at time of interview but may also be attached to the application.
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.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
RECRUITMENT NOTICE This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy.
The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
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 (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY:
Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 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.
APPLICATION NOTICE You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hard-copy application.
If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to successfully apply.
Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage, found here:
http:
//doa.
alaska.
gov/dop/workplace/help/ Contact Information NOTICE Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095.
If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the 'govermentjobs.
com' domains.
For information on allowing emails from the 'govermentjobs.
com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page located at https:
//www.
governmentjobs.
com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword CONTACT INFORMATION Adam Moser Program Development Chief Adam.
moser@alaska.
gov 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 orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits.
(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 http:
//doa.
alaska.
gov/drb/programs/index.
html 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 http:
//doa.
alaska.
gov/drb/retirement/index.
html for additional information Paid Leave & Other Benefits Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served Eleven paid holidays a year Gym discounts at participating fitness providers in multiple locations throughout the state.
See http:
//doa.
alaska.
gov/drb/ghlb/employee/health/gymListing.
html for additional information.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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