Location
Anchorage, AK | United States
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ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY!
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Central Region is looking for a Right-of-Way Agent 1/2/3 Flex to help us Keep Alaska Moving!
Base salary for:
Right-of-Way Agent 1 ... $ 24.65 /Hour
Right-of-Way Agent 2 ... $ 28.31 /Hour
Right-of-Way Agent 3 ... $ 32.62 /Hour
What You Will Be Doing: This position is responsible for gathering title information for projects, reviews and inquiries. Does research, which involves reviewing records, understanding laws and ownership affecting rights of way. Orders, reviews, and maintains title reports, plats and maps from various agencies and gathers all sorts of other information relating to highways. Does subdivision plat and section line easement vacation review, and prepares comments. Also assists in the review of governmental land transfers.
Mission and Values/Culture: The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ mission is to Keep Alaska Moving. We are working toward a modern, adaptable, flexible transportation system that will be resilient as we tackle our challenges. We believe collaboration, communication, and coordination increase our ability to succeed. Creating teams that are focused on results, working together, and leveraging resources across our department, with community and private sector partnerships, increases our ability to accomplish our mission and serve Alaskans.
The DOT&PF core values are integrity, excellence, and respect. We support an environment focused on teamwork and collaboration to achieve results. We succeed in achieving our transportation mission through building credibility with our customers, stakeholders, and the public.
Benefits of Joining Our Team: Joining the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers an array of benefits, with career growth opportunities at the forefront. As an integral part of Alaska's infrastructure development and maintenance, DOT&PF provides employees with a dynamic and diverse work environment where they can continually enhance their skills and climb the career ladder. The department values professional development, offering training programs and mentorship opportunities to help individuals expand their expertise and advance in their chosen fields. With the vast and unique challenges of Alaska's geography and climate, employees can work on groundbreaking projects that contribute to the state's growth, making the DOT&PF an ideal choice for those seeking a fulfilling and evolving career in transportation and public facilities.
Please see here for more information about the State of Alaska's benefits package and retirement plan:
The Working Environment You Can Expect: This position is located in Anchorage. We offer the option of flexible schedules and telework options in accordance to current department policies.
Working at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers a uniquely challenging and rewarding environment. With Alaska's diverse and expansive terrain, coupled with its extreme weather conditions, employees of the DOT&PF can work in various locations, including remote locations and urban centers, addressing a wide range of transportation needs. Their roles demand adaptability and resourcefulness as they maintain and improve roads, bridges, airports, ports, and public facilities in a state known for rugged terrain and extreme seasonal changes. This work not only presents professionals with a range of fascinating challenges but also allows them to contribute to developing and maintaining critical infrastructure against the backdrop of Alaska's breathtaking natural beauty, reflecting a strong commitment to safety and environmental responsibility.
Special Note:
Requires occasional travel within the State (normally 1-2 trips per year) with infrequent need for overnight stays.
Valid Driver's License is desired but not required.
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.
Minimum Qualifications:
Right-of-Way Agent 1
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
- Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Arithmetic: Performs computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division correctly using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages.
- Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
- Geography: Knowledge of geographical locations, and city, borough, state, federal governments; their relationships and characteristics.
- Interpersonal Skills: Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
- Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
- Real Estate: Knowledge of real estate principles, practices, markets, and values.
E quivalent to those typically gained by: Technical experience assisting with property management or the preparation of legal descriptions of land, real property appraisals, title searching and abstracting, or surveying for any of the following: drafting land use permits or agreements, plats, engineering plans, landscape plans, maps, or similar diagrams.
“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.
Right-of-Way Agent 2
Any experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
- Arithmetic: Performs computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division correctly using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages.
- Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with State and federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
- Geography: Knowledge of geographical locations, and city, borough, state federal governments; their relationships and characteristics.
- Interpersonal Skills: Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
- Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
- Real Estate: Knowledge of real estate principles, practices, markets, and values.
- Standards: Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
E quivalent to those typically gained by: Professional experience as an agent for public, personal, or commercial real property transactions, or in surveying or engineering in any of the following: searching, analyzing, and evaluating real property titles; preparing legal land descriptions; appraising real property; acquiring, managing, or disposing of public, personal, or commercial real estate; providing relocation assistance to displaced persons; or drafting of land use permits or 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.
Right-of-Way Agent 3
Any experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
- Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
- Geography: Knowledge of geographical locations, and city, borough, state federal governments; their relationships and characteristics.
- Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
- Negotiation: Works with others towards an agreement that may involve exchanging specific resources or resolving differences.
- Real Estate: Knowledge of real estate principles, practices, markets, and values.
- Standards: Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
E quivalent to those typically gained by: Professional experience in the acquisition, management, or disposal of public or commercial real property that included conducting or overseeing title examining, surveying, engineering, appraisals, negotiations with buyer or seller for acquisition or relocation, performing eminent domain actions; or managing property in the preparation of land use permits, agreements, easements, and acquisition and disposition documents.
“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.
Additional Required Information
Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.
At time of application, applicants are requested to submit (if not already attached to your application:
At time of interview, applicants are requested to submit (if not already attached to your application):
- Please provide 3 professional references with current contact information specifically selected who will support your abilities for this position.
COVER LETTER
A cover letter is required for this position.
The cover letter should highlight how you meet the competencies outlined in this job posting. Please also address the following questions in your cover letter, if you don't have the below experience, simply state so in your cover letter:
- Describe your experience assisting engineers, land surveyors, other agency government employees, title companies, and the public concerning general title and parcel (lot) specific title questions, including right-of-way issues.
- Describe your work experience assisting with the preparation of legal descriptions for land, real property appraisals, title searching and abstracting, surveying, or drafting of plats, engineering plans, landscape plans, maps, or similar diagrams.
- Describe your experience with any CAD or GIS software.
- Describe your work experience and methods of performing research of land ownership, including using state and federal land status plats, deeds, and patents, as well as other materials relevant to ownership boundaries such as the State Recorders website, DNR's Land Records website, and the Bureau of Land Management website.
Please attach the cover letter to your application before submitting it online or, if unable to attach to your application, fax it to the contact number provided in the job posting. Your cover letter will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.
Your cover letter will be used as a writing sample.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.
The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are: Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.
FLEXIBLY STAFFED
This position is flexibly staffed. It may be filled at the 1, 2, or 3 level, depending on the applicant's training and/or experience. The full range of salaries is listed above. Starting salary will be determined by the level the position is hired at. The level of the job offer will be based on the selected candidate’s credibly possessed and proven competencies. If hired at the lower level, you will be promoted to the higher level after successfully completing the training plan and demonstrating competency in the work.
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.
EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.
Contact Information
For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:
Name: Bob Keiner P.L.S. / ROW Engineering Supervisor
Phone: (907) 269-0713
Email: [email protected]
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 orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (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
- Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses
Retirement Benefits - Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
- Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
- Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
- Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
- Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
- Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options
See for additional information
Paid Leave & Other Benefits - Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
- Eleven paid holidays a year
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