Project Assistant (PCN 187952)

Active verbal and written communication in a friendly work environment, completing a variety of tasks and occassionally repetitive projects supporting a team environment.

Through clear and effective communication, the incumbent primarily supports the Air Quality Permit writers and management with tasks related to permits issuance, regulation reviews and document intake. Public outreach and assistance with project management duties. Research and interpret statutes and regulations. Audit permit documents for technical accuracy, formatted to accepted professional standards. Prepares documents for public notice and conducts document entry.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

A primary mission of the Air Permits Program is to issue high quality permits on a timely manner. Maintain transparency and active communication with the regulated community and other stakeholders.

The benefits of joining our team:

The Air Quality Office has an experienced and effective team to support you! As a new hire you will have hands on training, peer team interaction and technical guidance from senior staff. Some flexibility in work hours may be possible. The daily work is technical and science based, that requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The working environment you can expect:

Depending on the applicant’s preference, the job location may be located in one of the State offices in Fairbanks, Anchorage or Juneau. Normal office hours apply (8:00 am - 4:30 pm), although some flexibility may be possible.

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Clerical: Knowledge of filing, typing, entering data, maintaining records, taking shorthand, and using and completing forms.
• Communications and Media: Knowledge of the production, communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media and social media.

Special Notice: Position requires High Attention to Detail EXAMPLE OF DUTIES, 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. Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in * Adaptability: adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, 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.
• Reading Comprehension: 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

Equivalent to those typically gained by: Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or experience such as performing research; interpreting data; applying, interpreting, and disseminating technical, statutory, and/or regulatory requirements; and/or experience in community development, research, social services, economics, public administration, planning, or a closely related field. Special Note: “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. “Training” and “education” 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. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION