Infrastructure Development Director (PCN: 252264)

RECRUITMENT EXTENSION NOTICE
The recruitment period for this vacancy has been extended to allow for a larger applicant pool. If you have already applied there is no need to reapply

ATTENTION ALL APPLICANTS! 

Lead Infrastructure Delivery Across America’s Last Frontier

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is seeking a statewide Infrastructure Development Director to lead and modernize how transportation infrastructure is delivered across Alaska. From Arctic highways built on permafrost and remote rural airports accessible only by air or barge, to coastal marine facilities and major urban corridors, Alaska presents some of the most complex infrastructure challenges in North America.

This executive leadership role will oversee statewide project delivery from planning and design through construction, operational integration, and long-term stewardship. The Director will guide capital program execution, strengthen consistency across regional teams, and help shape transportation systems that support public safety, economic connectivity, community access, and infrastructure resilience across Alaska.

What you will be doing:
As the Infrastructure Development Director, you will serve as the statewide leader responsible for coordinating and overseeing DOT&PF’s capital infrastructure delivery program, from project development through construction execution, operational integration, and long-term stewardship. This role provides executive leadership over statewide project delivery standards, capital program execution, procurement readiness, consultant utilization, quality assurance, risk management, and delivery performance across Alaska’s transportation system.
 

This position directly supervises the regional Preconstruction and Construction Engineers, as well as the Division Operations Manager responsible for budget, finance, fund management, administration, and safety functions. You will strengthen alignment between planning, engineering, construction, operations, and regional delivery teams while supporting data-informed decisions, legislative and stakeholder engagement, and modernization efforts that improve consistency, accountability, and responsible stewardship of public resources statewide.

 In this role, you will:

• Lead statewide coordination and oversight of DOT&PF’s infrastructure development and project delivery program 
• Establish consistent statewide delivery expectations, technical standards, quality practices, and performance measures 
• Guide capital program execution, project readiness, resource alignment, risk management, and delivery accountability 
• Strengthen coordination across planning, environmental, design, right-of-way, utilities, procurement, construction, and property management functions 
• Support clear, constructable solicitations and improve procurement readiness, consultant utilization, and delivery reliability 
• Oversee division operations, including budgeting, fund management, administration, safety coordination, reporting, and organizational performance 
• Coordinate staffing, technical resources, consultant capacity, and delivery needs across regional teams 
• Partner with Maintenance & Operations leadership to ensure infrastructure investments support long-term maintainability, resilience, and lifecycle performance 
• Advance data-informed project delivery, performance metrics, forecasting, reporting, and modernization of project management systems 
• Represent DOT&PF before the Legislature, local governments, Tribal organizations, industry partners, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders 
• Serve as a key member of the department’s leadership team, advising on statewide infrastructure strategy, delivery risks, organizational coordination, and long-term transportation priorities 

Our organization, mission, and culture:
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is implementing an organizational evolution designed to strengthen service delivery and modernize how transportation infrastructure is managed across the department. The department is moving toward a structure where functional leaders guide strategy, standards, and coordination, while regional districts continue to deliver services locally. Within this model, the Maintenance & Operations Director provides department-wide leadership for transportation system performance, ensuring operational readiness, consistent standards, asset stewardship, and strong coordination with capital project delivery. This position plays a central role in ensuring that maintenance needs, asset management priorities, and capital investments are aligned across the full lifecycle of Alaska’s transportation infrastructure. The Director will also lead the development of a maintenance engineering function that provides technical leadership, engineering support, and operational guidance to districts across Alaska. This is a rare opportunity to shape how one of North America’s most geographically complex

The benefits of joining our team:

Working for Alaska DOT&PF means leading transportation operations at a scale and impact few agencies offer. Our teams maintain infrastructure that connects communities, supports economic development, and ensures access to essential services across one of the most geographically vast states in the nation. 

This role offers:

• Executive leadership responsibility with meaningful public impact

• The opportunity to modernize and strengthen transportation operations

• Engagement with complex operational and environmental challenges

• Collaboration with experienced professionals committed to serving Alaskans

Few places offer the opportunity to lead transportation operations across terrain ranging from Arctic tundra to coastal rainforests while directly affecting the daily lives of communities across an entire state. Join the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is building a modern, resilient, and agile transportation organization capable of meeting today’s challenges and tomorrow’s demands. We are looking for a leader ready to help guide that future.

If you are motivated by mission, leadership, and the opportunity to serve Alaska, we encourage you to apply.

The working environment you can expect:

This position may be based in any Alaska DOT&PF regional office, with flexibility in duty station depending on the selected candidate. The role supports a statewide program and requires regular coordination across all regions.

Frequent travel throughout Alaska is expected, including visits to remote communities, maintenance stations, and rural airports to support operations and maintain statewide alignment. The work environment includes a combination of office-based leadership, virtual coordination, and field engagement. You will work closely with executive leadership, regional teams, and external partners in a highly collaborative and fast-paced setting. This role supports a 24/7 operational system, and while day-to-day work is structured, responsiveness during critical events and statewide priorities is essential.

Who we are looking for:

This position requires a strategic and collaborative leader with significant experience delivering complex infrastructure programs in dynamic and operationally demanding environments. Ideal candidates will bring experience leading large transportation or public infrastructure programs with responsibility for project delivery, construction, operational coordination, fiscal stewardship, and organizational performance.
 

Successful candidates will be able to balance ambitious capital programs with realistic delivery capacity while strengthening accountability, consistency, and collaboration across multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams. This role also requires comfort working in highly visible public environments with executive leadership, legislators, local governments, Tribal organizations, industry partners, and communities across Alaska.

Candidates may come from public or private sector leadership roles, including transportation agencies, engineering and construction firms, infrastructure consulting organizations, major capital delivery programs, military infrastructure programs, or other large-scale infrastructure development and operations environments. Experience leading organizational modernization, improving delivery performance, and integrating engineering, construction, operations, and financial management functions is highly valued.

Positions in this job class are in the Partially Exempt Service under AS 39.25.120(c)(2).

Special Note:
Departments are authorized by Personnel Rule 2 AAC 07.015 to identify Division Directors by their specific division titles.

***PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY***

COVER LETTER:

Applicants are requested to submit a concise cover letter, not to exceed one page, addressing the following:

• Your leadership philosophy and approach to building accountability, collaboration, safety, and performance across complex organizations 
• Why Alaska’s infrastructure challenges, transportation environment, and public service mission interest you 
• How your leadership experience and professional background prepare you to serve in this statewide executive role
   

Successful candidates will demonstrate practical leadership, strong judgment, operational awareness, and a commitment to building resilient infrastructure systems and high-performing teams.

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.

For specific information about this position, please contact the hiring manager at the following: 
  
Name: Jody Thomas

Phone: (907) 322-4141
Email: Jody.Thomas@alaska.gov