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Project Manager


The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is recruiting for a Project Manager position located in Juneau, Alaska. This position will serve as the Juneau Access Improvements Project Manager. This position reports directly to a Deputy Commissioner of Alaska DOT&PF.

Juneau, Alaska’s capital city with a population of over 31,000 residents, is the largest community on the North American continent not connected to the continental highway system. The only public surface transportation available is a state-owned ferry system that provides transportation to many of Alaska’s southeast coastal communities. The purpose of and need for the Juneau Access Improvements Project is to provide improved transportation to and from Juneau within the Lynn Canal corridor that will reduce travel times, state, and user costs while providing capacity to meet demand and improved opportunity to travel.

This position is responsible for general and specific direction of the Juneau Access project. The primary duty is to oversee the development of a court order Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and eventual contract awards for its staged construction. Duties include coordination and management of consultants and in-house subject matter experts involved in numerous studies such as socioeconomics, highway alignments, terrestrial and marine habitat, marine transportation links, traffic demand, highways, etc.

The Project Manager will be an expert in NEPA implementation and must be intimately familiar with the environmental impact analysis process for new road development, particularly with regard to wildlife, wetlands, endangered species, essential fish habitat, and historic properties. The Project Manager must also be familiar with all aspects of planning and engineering related to project development. The level of coordination of these activities is of considerable intricacy, requiring the skills and experience of several years of FHWA EIS work, along with construction permitting and environmental compliance monitoring. The Project Manager will meet with federal, state, local officials and community groups requiring a level of high profile experience in public and agency involvement.

The project is expected to take eight years to reach completion.

This is an exempt position and the salary is $91,872. This position is fully benefited.

How to Apply

PCN 25-971x, Project Manager, Range 25

Expressions of interest including Resume and Salary history must be submitted via e-mail.