The Community Climate Risk Assessment Program (RAP) is recruiting an engineer to support permafrost data collection and engineering risk assessments with Alaska Native communities facing climate change impacts. This new position will manage a portfolio of projects that support long-term planning decisions and the site selection and design of community infrastructure in permafrost environments. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of permafrost engineering to support construction and design, geotechnical investigation, permafrost characterization, drill planning, and/or permafrost monitoring.
Summary:
Under general direction, provides advanced engineering and/or construction planning, project development, and project management services to Alaska communities to address climate and environmental threats to community infrastructure. Collaborates intensively with community staff and leadership to manage a portfolio of highly complex projects to support protection-in-place, managed retreat, and community relocation.
Responsibilities:
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Works with community staff and leadership to successfully develop and implement highly complex community climate adaptation strategies, plans, and projects to reduce risk to community infrastructure and increase community preparedness. Projects may include hazard data collection, assessments, and monitoring, and engineering and construction for all infrastructure in remote Alaska Native villages.
Develops and maintains outstanding relationships with community staff and leaders despite regular turnover and frequent unexpected challenges. Facilitates community planning and engineering design committees, provides subject matter expertise technical assistance support for community staff and leaders regarding long-term planning, engineering, and construction decisions to reduce risk and achieve the community's vision for a safe, healthy future.
Collaborates with communities to understand community needs and priorities. Develops scopes of work and cost estimates for hazard and infrastructure-specific assessments, planning, design, and construction. Works collaboratively with communities, partners, and ANTHC Community Grant Writers to identify project funding sources, secure project funding, and manage engineering and/or construction funding.
Assists with the management of multiple community science, engineering, and construction projects in collaboration with community staff and leadership, ANTHC community grants management staff, ANTHC contracting staff, funding agencies, design engineers, construction personnel, and others.
Provides assistance in the leadership, direction and guidance to teams in project development, design, and construction activities.
Reviews technical studies, plans, and architectural and engineering designs to identify technical deficiencies and areas for improvement.
Develops and implements assessments, benefit-cost analyses, and technical memos to support community planning and the development and implementation of hazard mitigation and community development plans and projects.
Reviews and approves all contracted planning, design, and/or construction, ensuring projects meet program requirements, community needs, and hazard risk reduction standards. Completes project closeout procedures including financial reviews, grant closeouts, transfers of ownership, final reports, and prepares project closeout documents.
Develops and maintains outstanding relationships with external partner organizations and agencies to support coordination of community projects. Hosts and facilitates interagency planning meetings for communities.
Develops and oversees engineering design concepts, community project maps, schematics, and diagrams in consultation with in-house staff and consultants.
Assists and supports ANTHC leadership in the achievement of ANTHC goals and objectives.
Performs other duties as assigned.
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER I
Under close supervision, the Climate Adaptation Engineering Project Manager I supports communities to manage climate adaptation and community infrastructure development projects involving planning, scope development, funding acquisition, design, construction, and closeout.
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER II
Under general supervision, the Climate Adaptation Engineering Project Manager II supports communities to manage climate adaptation and community infrastructure development projects involving planning, scope development, funding acquisition, design, construction, and closeout.
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER III
Under general supervision, the Climate Adaptation Engineering Project Manager III supports communities to manage complex climate adaptation and community infrastructure development programs, with a variety of projects involving planning, scope development, funding acquisition, design, construction, and closeout. This position may supervise interns.
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER IV
Under limited supervision, the Climate Adaptation Engineering Project Manager IV supports communities to manage complex climate adaptation and community infrastructure development programs, with a variety of projects involving planning, scope development, funding acquisition, design, construction, and closeout. The Climate Adaptation Engineering Project Manager IV is responsible for the overall success of projects and support for the community's resilience program.
Provides leadership, direction, guidance, and direct supervision to assigned staff. Develops goals and priorities in conjunction with employees, and assigns tasks and projects. Develops staff skills and training plans. Counsels, trains, and coaches subordinate staff. Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations.
Requires a high level of experience with community infrastructure development and/or climate adaptation in Alaska Native villages. This position may supervise assigned staff.
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER V
The Climate Adaptation Engineering Project Manager V is responsible for the overall success of all projects to address climate and environmental threats to infrastructure and provides direction to all Climate Adaptation Engineering Project Managers to ensure the completion of projects within the scope, schedule and budget of each project.
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KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
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Knowledge of climate change in Alaska.Knowledge of erosion, flooding, and permafrost degradation impacts to rural Alaska community infrastructure and relevant structural and non-structural solutions.
Knowledge of Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC, and Alaska Native culture(s).
Knowledge of current trends and best practices in climate adaptation, climate resilience, protection-in-place, managed retreat, relocation and related disciplines.
Knowledge of rural Alaska infrastructure practices, deficiencies, operations and development.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of funding capital infrastructure projects.
Knowledge of external partners in the rural Alaska community infrastructure development and climate adaptation sectors.
Knowledge of principles of engineering and construction of a wide variety of infrastructure in rural Alaska communities.
Knowledge of project management principles related to the engineering, design and construction infrastructure in rural Alaska with respect to managing scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk.
Knowledge of grant writing and grant management.
Knowledge of budget preparation and analysis techniques.
Knowledge in developing and managing engineering and/or construction contract scopes of work.
Skill in incorporating climate science in project design and planning.
Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with federal and state agencies, co-workers, contractors, and individuals with wide array of cultural, political, educational, socio-economic, geographic and linguistic backgrounds. Communities and state and federal agencies.
Skill to communicate effectively with rural Alaska community leaders and staff.
Skill in facilitating meetings with participants of diverse expertise, on sensitive topics, and difficult technical decisions with long-term implications.
Skill in identifying and assessing the exposure and vulnerability of infrastructure to climate change and natural hazards.
Skill in reading and evaluating technical documents, drawings and schematics.
Skill in reading and evaluating technical information and scientific studies and communicating information to various stakeholders.
Skill in evaluating the work of contractors and consultants for compliance with project plans, specifications and applicable laws, ordinances and policies.
Skill in effectively managing and leading teams, and delegating tasks and authority.
Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of applications.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meet deadlines.
Ability to follow established guidelines and procedures.
Skill in using analytical and research skills to define and solve problems.
Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
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B.S. in engineering, environmental or earth science, construction management, community planning, or a relevant degree. Progressively responsible professional work-related experience, education, or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for college education.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER I
Non-supervisory: No experience is required.
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER II
Non-Supervisory: Two (2) years of experience with engineering, climate adaptation, hazard mitigation, or public works projects. An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for experience.
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER III
Non-supervisory: Five (5) years of project and/or construction management experience of climate adaptation, hazard mitigation, or public works projects; with at least 2 years of experience in rural Alaska community infrastructure development related projects preferred. An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for experience.
CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER IV
Non-supervisory: Eight (8) years of project and/or construction management experience of climate adaptat
