Right-of-Way Agent 4 (PCN 250474)

Salary: $3,388.80 Biweekly
Location : Anchorage, AK
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 56007
Department: Transportation and Public Facilities
Division: CRD-Right of Way and Utilities
Opening Date: 11/12/2026
Closing Date: 11/27/2026 5:00 PM Alaska
Division: Central Design and Engineering Services
Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only
Bargaining Unit: Supervisory
Range: 20

Job Description
ATTENTION! ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY!
This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications (MQs).

Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more on how to document you meet the core competencies listed in the MQ section.

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Central Region is looking for a Right-of-Way (ROW) Agent 4 in our Property Acquisition Unit to help us Keep Alaska Moving!
What you will be doing:

This position is a supervisor that reviews and recommends approval of all appraisals, acquisition, and relocation activities. This position does not commit the department without higher level authority. Appraisal, acquisition, and relocation activities must be completed in accordance with appropriate laws and authorizations to assure state and federal funding. The incumbent will review the work for adherence with scopes of work, departmental policies and project delivery schedules. The incumbent will also monitor expenditures to ensure that the budgeted funds are utilized appropriately and identify if additional funds will be needed.

The working environment you can expect:

This position resides in the DOT&PF Central Region Headquarters building at 4111 Aviation Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. It is easily accessible by a paved multi-use path and bus routes 40 and 65. Located on the shore of the beautiful Lake Hood Seaplane Base near Ted Stevens International Airport. Office hours are flexible. As a side benefit, you will have easy access to bike & walking trails around Lake Hood.
Who we are looking for:
To be successful in this position, the selected applicant will possess the following core competencies:

• Real Estate: Knowledge of real estate principles, practices, markets, and values.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
• Supervision: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote), discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.

Special Note:

• Valid driver's license is required for this position.
• Notary public is recommended for this position and can be obtained after hire.

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

Minimum Qualifications
Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Any experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Contracting/Procurement: Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Knowledge Management: Knowledge of the value of collected information and the methods of sharing that information throughout an organization.
• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Negotiation: Works with others towards an agreement that may involve exchanging specific resources or resolving differences.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Progressively responsible professional experience in the supervision of acquisition, management, or disposal of public or commercial real property, or in surveying, engineering, or real estate appraisal that included: guiding the work of other professionals; or negotiations, appraisals and relocation assistance where complex factors are a consideration, such as situations where commercial or income producing properties are involved; or overseeing preparation of land use permits and agreements.
"Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
Additional Required Information

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

• Three (3) professional references, including name, job title, and current phone numbers.
• 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.

ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

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

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.

Contact Information

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

Name: Melanie Arnolds, P.E., Right-of-Way Section Chief
Phone: (907) 269-0686
Email:

OR

Name: Teodore Odena, Central Region Recruitment Coordinator
Phone: (907) 269-0630
Email: teodore.odena@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 (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