Maintenance & Operations Engineering Associate; PCN: Fairbanks

ATTENTION ALL ALASKA RESIDENTS!

Join the Northern Region Maintenance & Operations team as the Maintenance & Traffic Control Associate and play a vital role in keeping Alaska’s roadways safe and operational. In this position, you will provide engineering and field oversight for complex maintenance contracts while supporting traffic control planning, work zone safety, and on-the-ground operations that directly impact the traveling public across the region.

In this role, you will provide engineering, field, and traffic control support to Northern Region Maintenance & Operations, helping ensure safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of maintenance contracts and roadway operations.

• Develop, review, and implement Traffic Control Plan (TCP) typicals and Temporary Traffic Control Plans (TTCPs) for maintenance projects to ensure the safe and efficient movement of the traveling public.
• Provide traffic engineering oversight in the field by monitoring department traffic control setups, ensuring compliance with MUTCD and Alaska Traffic Manual standards, issuing corrective actions, and documenting observations.
• Coordinate lane closures, detours, work-zone staging, and temporary traffic devices with superintendents, foremen, contractors, and maintenance crews to ensure public and worker safety.
• Conduct traffic-related inspections—including signage, barricades, flagging operations, pilot cars, temporary signals, and new traffic control equipment—while identifying safety risks and recommending improvements.
• Support contract development and administration by assisting with plan preparation, cost estimates, technical specifications, field investigations, and contractor coordination for M&O projects.
• Assist with emergency response field documentation, asset inspections, and data collection to support operational decision-making and potential FHWA or FEMA reimbursement.
• Work to establish and manage Professional Service Agreements in support of Traffic Control and other Maintenance & Operations needs.

The mission of the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is to Keep Alaska Moving. Within Northern Region Maintenance & Operations, our Engineering team works closely with superintendents, foremen, and field crews to maintain safe, reliable roadways and infrastructure across Interior and Arctic Alaska. We value teamwork, accountability, and stepping up when it matters — especially during Alaska’s toughest conditions — to serve the communities that depend on us.

This position offers steady, year-round State employment within the Northern Region Maintenance & Operations Engineering office, combining office-based project work with meaningful field involvement. You’ll enjoy a consistent schedule that keeps you home most nights, along with paid leave, comprehensive health insurance, and a strong retirement plan. Employees benefit from dependable hours and may support overtime during major storm or emergency response efforts.

If you’re looking for stability, professional growth, work-life balance, and long-term security while staying connected to real-world operations, this position delivers.

This position is located in Fairbanks, Alaska.

This position is based in the Northern Region Maintenance & Operations Engineering office. The role combines office-based engineering and contract work with regular field visits to project and maintenance sites across the region.

You will work closely with district superintendents, foremen, contractors, and field crews, providing technical support and oversight to projects throughout Interior and Arctic Alaska. Field work may include travel by vehicle, small plane, boat, or ATV depending on project location and seasonal conditions.

To be successful in this position, the selected applicant will possess the following core competencies:

• 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…