Transportation Performance Planner (Planner 1/2, PCN 25-1362)

State of Alaska•Juneau or Anchorage or Fairbanks, AK

About The Position

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ Data Modernization and Innovation Office is hiring a Transportation Performance Planner to support statewide transportation performance management and roadway reporting. The position collects, analyzes, maintains, and reports transportation data; works with staff and partners to maintain accurate information and meet federal reporting requirements; and helps improve the use of transportation data for planning and decision-making across Alaska. Depending on the selected applicant, the position may be located in Juneau, Fairbanks, or Anchorage. A valid driver’s license is required. The role is advertised at Planner 1 or Planner 2 level, with hourly pay varying by level and location: Planner 1—Juneau $30.83, Fairbanks $30.24, Anchorage $29.36; Planner 2—Juneau $35.45, Fairbanks $34.77, Anchorage $33.76. The positions are overtime eligible. The department’s mission is to Keep Alaska Moving and to support a modern, adaptable, flexible, and resilient transportation system. The department emphasizes collaboration, communication, coordination, integrity, excellence, respect, teamwork, and building credibility with customers, stakeholders, and the public. Employees work in a diverse environment shaped by Alaska’s expansive terrain and extreme weather, potentially serving remote locations and urban centers. The department’s work supports critical transportation infrastructure and emphasizes safety and environmental responsibility.

Requirements

A valid driver’s license is required.
Planner 1: Any combination of education, certification, and/or experience that provides competencies in customer service, interpersonal skills, writing, critical thinking, and problem solving.
Planner 1: Equivalent preparation may include post-secondary education in urban or regional planning, urban design, geography, community development, transportation planning, environmental and natural resources planning, economic planning and development, or a closely related field; and/or experience in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geographic information systems; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research.
Planner 2: Any combination of education, certification, and/or experience that provides competencies in analytical thinking and problem solving, decision making, planning and evaluating, public communications, and design.
Planner 2: Equivalent preparation may include post-secondary education in urban or regional planning, urban design, geography, community development, transportation planning, environmental and natural resources planning, economic planning and development, or a closely related field; and/or experience in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geographic information systems; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research.
Applicants are requested to provide three professional references, including each reference’s name, job title, and current phone number, at the time of interview.
Applicants using education to meet or support minimum qualifications must complete the Education section of the application and provide transcripts; unofficial transcripts are acceptable if they identify the institution.
Applicants using foreign education must provide evidence that the credentials have been evaluated as equivalent to conventional U.S. education or accepted for full value by an accredited U.S. state university.
Applicants using work experience not documented in the application must provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether the work was full-time or part-time.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, maintain, and report transportation data.
Support statewide transportation performance management and roadway reporting.
Work with staff and partners to maintain accurate transportation information.
Help meet federal reporting requirements.
Improve the use of transportation data to support planning and decision-making across Alaska.