Salary: $33.76 - $44.49 Hourly
Location : Anchorage, AK
Job Type: Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 54586
Department: Transportation and Public Facilities
Division: CRD-Prelim Des & Environmental
Opening Date: 07/15/2026
Closing Date: 7/29/2026 5:00 PM Alaska
Division: Central Design and Engineering Services
Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only
Bargaining Unit: General Government
Range: 17 / 19 / 21

Job Description
**Classification Review Notice**

This Position Description is currently being reviewed by the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations, Classification Section. Depending on the outcome of the allocation, this recruitment pool may or may not be utilized to fill this vacancy.
ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS!

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Central Region, is looking for an Engineering Assistant 1/2/3 Flex in Anchorage to help us Keep Alaska Moving!

Base Salary Information:

Engineering Assistant 1: $33.76 hourly (OT Eligible)

Engineering Assistant 2: $38.91 hourly (OT Eligible)
Engineering Assistant 3: $44.49 hourly (OT Eligible)

What you will be doing:

As an Engineering Assistant 1/2/3 in the Hydrology and Hydraulics group, you will be a designer working under a registered professional engineer. The primary duty of this position is to assist a team of dedicated staff in performing hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) engineering tasks to support design, construction, and maintenance and operations of roadways and airports at the Central Region Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF). This position will be responsible for analyzing hydrologic data and performing hydraulic design of large diameter culverts, fish passage culverts, storm drain systems, and erosion protection of transportation infrastructure. This will include field inspections, sometimes to remote locations by small aircraft.

Other duties include preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates for bid-ready projects; and authoring technical documents such as H&H reports, design study reports and site visit memos. As needed, assist the project manager with coordinating consultant deliverables in the delivery of highway and aviation projects as well as reviewing engineering submittals by consultants and in-house groups.
This flex position allows for growth and increased responsibility as experience is obtained.

Who we are looking for:
We are looking for an individual with the following desired core competencies that will contribute to their success in this position:

• Civil Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods required to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain facilities such as buildings, transportation systems, water and sanitary systems, and other public works systems.
• Hydrology: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods related to the magnitude, distribution, and quality of water resources including watershed management, climatology, geomorphology, groundwater hydrology, water quality, water resource management, and groundwater/surface water interactions.
• Hydraulic Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods applicable to analysis of the flow of fluids (open channel and pressure flow), estimation of river stages, and design of hydraulic structures, drainage structures, pipes, navigation facilities, reservoirs, locks, and dams.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Special Note:

• Engineer-in-Training (Fundamentals of Engineering) Certification or Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) is preferred but not essential.
• Verification of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) examination is preferred but not essential.
• Valid Driver's License is required.
• Requires occasional travel to project sites within southcentral Alaska (normally 1-2 trips per summer month). This may include flying to remote communities in small aircraft with infrequent need for overnight stays with minimal accommodations. Requires regular site inspections which can occur in adverse weather conditions. Site inspections may require walking up and down steep embankments, walking through thick brush, or wading in knee-high deep stream channels.

To view the general description and example of duties for positions please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Minimum Qualifications

Engineering Assistant 1
Bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, architecture or land surveying from a postsecondary institution accredited by ABET.

Or:
A bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, architecture or land surveying from a postsecondary institution not accredited by ABET.
AND
An Engineer-In-Training (EIT) or Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) certificate issued by a state or the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; or verification of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) examination.

Special Note:
An applicant who will obtain within nine months a bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by ABET, with a major in engineering, architecture or land surveying, will qualify to apply. An applicant qualifying under this option may receive a job offer conditional upon completion of the degree requirement within nine months, and may begin work AFTER obtaining and showing proof of the required degree.

Engineering-In-Training or Flex Engineering Assistant 1/Engineering Assistant 2 positions will be identified by the employing department.

Engineering Assistant 2
Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent with a major in engineering, architecture or land surveying from an institution accredited by ABET.
AND
One year of entry level engineering, architectural or land surveying experience as an Engineering Assistant 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Or:
A bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, architecture or land surveying from an institution not accredited by ABET.
AND
An Engineer-In-Training (EIT) or Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) certificate issued by a state or the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; or verification of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) examination.
AND
One year of entry level engineering, architectural or land surveying experience as an Engineering Assistant 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Or:
Five years of progressively responsible subprofessional engineering experience of which two years was as a Journey level Engineering Technician or Drafting Technician 3 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.

Substitution:
Graduate study in engineering and/or architecture may be substituted for the required experience as an Engineering Assistant 1. (2 semester/3 quarter hours equal one month of experience).

Special Note:
The employing department will identify Engineering-In-Training (EIT) positions.
Transcripts which indicate the credit hours earned for the specific coursework may be requested at the time of interview or prior.

Engineering Assistant 3
Bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, architecture or land surveying from an institution accredited by ABET.
AND
Two years of engineering, architectural or land surveying experience of which one year was at the working or intermediate trainee level. The specific experience includes such work as an Engineering Assistant 2 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Or:
A bachelor's degree with a major in a branch of engineering from an institution not accredited by ABET.
AND
An Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate issued by a state or the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; or verification of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination.
AND
Two years of engineering, architectural or land surveying experience of which one year was at the working or intermediate trainee level. The specific experience includes such work as an Engineering Assistant 2 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Substitutions:
Four years of any combination of ABET accredited postsecondary education in engineering, architecture, or land surveying (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) and/or engineering, architectural or land surveying experience may substitute for the required degree.

Graduate study in engineering or architecture may be substituted for the required experience (2 semester/3 quarter hours equal one month).

Additional Required Information

At time of application, applicants are requested to submit:

• Cover Letter (see instructions below)

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

• Copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcript) if using education to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.
• Copy of your valid driver's license.
• Three (3) professional references, including name, job title, and current phone numbers.

COVER LETTER
A cover letter is required as part of your application. In your cover letter, please describe how you possess the position specific competencies listed in the "Who We Are Looking For" section and how your skills will be of particular benefit to the position. We request your cover letter be no more than two to three paragraphs and limited to one page.

ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY
Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

FLEXIBLY STAFFED
This position is flexibly staffed. This vacancy may be filled at either the Engineering Assistant 1, Engineering Assistant 2, or Engineering Assistant 3 level, depending on the applicant's training and/or experience. The full range of salaries is listed above. Starting salary will be determined by the level the position is hired at. If filled at a lower level, promotion to the higher level will occur upon successful completion of the probationary period an