Climate Adaptation Engineering Project Manager III- DEHE Climate Initiatives

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.

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.


ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska's second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation's largest state.


Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.

• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances

• Discounted Pet Insurance

• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).

• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.

• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.

• Eleven Paid Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment

• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.

• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.

• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.

• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.

• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.

• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.

• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.

• Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.

• Emergency Travel Assistance

• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility

• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.

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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

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

All

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

All

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 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.

AND

Supervisory: Two (2) years involving employee supervision.

CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER V

Non-supervisory: Ten (10) years of project and/or construction management experience of 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.

AND

Supervisory: Two (2) years involving employee supervision.

MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

CLIMATE ADAPTATION ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER III, IV, and V

Candidate must possess a Professional Engineer license (PE) to practice in the State of Alaska, or have a PE license in at least one other state and obtain a PE license in the State of Alaska within 12 months of accepting the position. A minimum of five years of rural Alaska infrastructure construction or project management may be substituted for a PE license.

PREFERRED EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Master's degree in engineering, environmental or earth science, construction management, community planning, or a relevant degree.

Specific training and education in climate adaptation, project management, contracting, and hazard mitigation engineering design for flooding, erosion, and permafrost degradation.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

N/A

PREFERRED CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

N/A

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

All

Travels frequently within Alaska in small fixed wing aircraft; travels outside Alaska.