Safety and Emergency Support Specialist

Posting number: 55383

Department: Transportation and Public Facilities

Division: NRD-Valdez District

Job classification: Safety and Emergency Support Specialist

Posting type: Open

Categories: Transportation, Safety, Maintenance

Summary

ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY!

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Northern Region Maintenance and Operations Valdez District is looking for a Safety and Emergency Support Specialist to help us Keep Alaska Moving!

What you will be doing:

As an Avalanche Technician, you will monitor and forecast avalanche hazards along the Richardson and Copper River Highways, recommend and coordinate avalanche control operations, and help keep travelers safe during winter conditions. You will also support year-round highway maintenance at Thompson Pass, operating a variety of heavy equipment for snow removal, road maintenance, and material handling. Additional responsibilities include maintaining avalanche and weather records, managing rescue equipment and explosives inventories, providing avalanche safety education, and coordinating road closures and control operations with agencies, highway crews, and the public.

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: https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/benefits/.

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.

The working environment you can expect:

This position is located in Thompson Pass, AK.

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 this position, the selected applicant will possess the following core competencies:

• Ammunition and Explosives: Knowledge of ammunition and explosives and their uses, interactions, dangers, production, handling, storage, and disposal.
• First Response: Knowledge of emergency management methods, such as first aid, rescue techniques, and threat assessments.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations
• 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.

Special Note:
A Class B CDL with hazmat endorsements OR a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) is required at the time of hire.

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

• A Class A CDL with Air Brakes, Hazardous Materials, and Tanker endorsement
• 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: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Examples of duties

Three years of experience in the handling and disposal of explosives and/or incendiary devices.
OR
Three years of experience in avalanche control and forecasting.
OR
Two years of experience which includes work such as creating contingency plans, conducting exercises to evaluate plans and training, responding to events creating civil disruption or environmental disturbance, or directing the recovery from such events or mitigating against, preparing for, responding to, or recovering from emergencies, disasters, or terrorist events. The required experience includes work such as an Emergency Management Specialist 2 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.
OR
Three years of scuba diving experience of which one must be in an instructor or supervisory capacity. Experience may be concurrent.

Desirable qualifications, depending on the specialty of the position.

1. National Avalanche School certificate or National Ski Patrol Avalanche Instruction
   Certificate.
2. 105mm recoilless rifle certificate.
3. Advanced first aid certificate.
4. Journey experience either performing tactical operations using camera systems such as the Wescam MX-10 system or while conducting active and passive surveillance with video, still, and infrared technologies or activating and operating the digital video recording system.
5. 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, or National Association of Scuba Diving Schools.

Special 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.

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

Qualifications

NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY

At time of interview, applicants are requested to submit (if not already attached to your application):

• List of three (3) professional references with current contact information, to include at least two being current of past direct supervisors.
• A current copy of your driver’s license.

At the time of hire, the selected applicant must possess either:

• A valid Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL); OR
• A valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).

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.

AClass B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required for this position. However, an applicant who possesses a valid TWIC at the time of hire may be appointed without having the Class B CDL at the time of hire.

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. However, an applicant who possesses a valid Class B Alaska CDL at the time of hire may be appointed without having a TWIC at the time of appointment.

Information about the TWIC can be found on the TWIC information web site link, https://www.dco.uscg.mil/nmc/twic/#, 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.

(CDL HOLDERS ONLY) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY
This requirement applies only to appointees who will hold or use a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) as a condition of appointment.
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.

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:

is a misdemeanor under Federal or State Law; and

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.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
This recruitment utilizes a supplemental questionnaire as part of the application process. 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.
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. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

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.

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.

Supplemental information

For specific information about this position, please contact the hiring manager at the following:

Name: Chad Heller, Maintenance & Operations Superintendent
Phone: (907) 822-3222
Email:chad.heller@alaska.gov

OR

Name: Breanna Langberg, Administrative Assistant 3
Phone: (907) 451-2226
Email:breanna.langberg@alaska.gov