AASHTOWare Specialist (Transportation Planner 1, PCN 251359)

State of Alaska•Juneau or Anchorage or Fairbanks, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Data Modernization & Innovation Office (DMIO), is hiring a Transportation Planner 1 to support the Department’s use of AASHTOWare Project for administering transportation contracts statewide. The position may be based in Juneau, Fairbanks, or Anchorage and is open to Alaska residents. As part of the AASHTOWare team, the employee will work with program and business staff to understand how the Department uses the system, evaluate workflows, and support more efficient and consistent processes. The role analyzes data and develops reports to help staff track projects, manage contracts, and make informed decisions. It also translates business needs into system improvements by coordinating requirements, testing changes, and verifying that the results work in practice. The position combines analysis, coordination, and direct user support. Duties include creating documentation, providing training and assistance, and working with Department staff, Alaska’s contracting community, and partner agencies to implement system improvements. The State’s mission is to Keep Alaska Moving, and its stated values are integrity, excellence, and respect, with an emphasis on teamwork, collaboration, and results.

Requirements

Valid Alaska driver’s license.
Competencies in budget administration, including budget preparation, justification, reporting, and execution, and understanding relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
Competency in external awareness, including keeping up to date on policies and trends that affect the organization and stakeholders.
Competency in landscape architecture, including planning, designing, constructing, and adapting outdoor features in consideration of recreation, aesthetics, and compatibility with other developments and resources.
Competency in transportation principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including costs and limits.
Competency in transportation engineering, including transportation systems planning, design, and construction, and related areas such as traffic analysis, highway capacity, pavement design, bridge construction, environmental analysis, and network analysis.
Education, certification, and/or experience that provides the required competencies. This may include post-secondary education in urban, regional, transportation, or landscape planning; and/or relevant experience in planning, architecture, engineering, geography, GIS, housing or grant administration, accounting, business management, or research.
At interview, provide three professional references with names, job titles, and current phone numbers.
Complete the Education section of the application and provide transcripts if education is used to meet or support the minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

Learn how different parts of the Department use AASHTOWare Project and evaluate their workflows.
Support efforts to make business processes more efficient and consistent.
Analyze data and develop reports to help staff track projects, manage contracts, and make informed decisions.
Translate business needs into system improvements by coordinating with staff to define requirements.
Test system changes and ensure the results work in practice.
Create clear documentation.
Provide training and user assistance.
Coordinate with Department staff, Alaska’s contracting community, and partner agencies to put system improvements into use.