Maintenance Specialist, Bldg/Facility/Const Foreman

Job Description

ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS!

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Division of Facilities Services, is looking for a Maintenance Specialist Facility Foreman

to help us

Keep Alaska Moving!

What you will be doing:

As the Maintenance Specialist BFC Electrical Foreman, you will lead and supervise a multi-trade shop of journey-level Electricians and Electronics Technicians. In this role, you will serve as the operational supervisor and technical lead keeping the airport's power, control, safety, security, and communications infrastructure operating reliably 24/7.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Alaska's primary gateway and one of the world’s busiest air cargo hubs. Our Facilities maintenance team keeps critical infrastructure running safely and reliably 24/7/365. In the Electrical & Electronics Shop, our culture centers on technical expertise, proactive problem-solving, and team accountability. Responsible for over 2 million square feet of terminal space and 40+ supporting facilities, we take pride in maintaining the power, security, and life-safety systems that keep millions of passengers and global commerce moving safely.

The benefits of joining our team:

Joining the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport offers competitive compensation, long-term stability, and room for advancement.

Benefits of Joining Our Team Include:

•Paid Time Off: Generous personal leave accrual plus paid state holidays.

•Career Advancement: Continuous professional development, specialized technical training, and clear opportunities for leadership growth.

•State Benefits & Retirement: Comprehensive health coverage and access to the State of Alaska retirement system.

•Dynamic Environment: A high-impact, collaborative work setting within a critical global transportation hub.

The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and an excellent retirement plan. Please see here for more information:

https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/benefits

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is located at

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC).

Work responsibilities are split between administrative and supervisory duties in an office setting and hands-on field supervision across terminal concourses, mechanical rooms, baggage handling areas, airfield outbuildings, and tenant spaces. While the primary schedule follows standard day-shift supervisory hours, the role requires emergency call-out availability and operational oversight across 24/7 coverage windows. The work setting is dynamic and fast-paced, requiring sound, rapid decision-making during emergency response situations, and system outages

Who We Are Looking For:

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

Building and Construction:

Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings.

Electrical:

Knowledge of electrical equipment, components, instruments, and systems, including their design, installation, testing, uses, repair, or maintenance.

Electronics:

Knowledge of electronic theory, circuits, components, and material properties (excluding computers).

Mechanical:

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, installation, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Supervision:

Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote), discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Special Note:

Valid Alaska Driver's License

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or progressively responsible experience providing the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to

successfully act as an intermediary between workers and management and organize, assign, and directly supervise the work of the occupational group.

Essential Core Competencies:

Knowledge of advanced shop mathematics; the principles underlying the work; and of two or more trades or crafts work.

Ability to perform multiple tasks in a variety of skilled trades; perform construction and maintenance repairs; use and operate tools, equipment or machines of varying difficulty; perform physically demanding work; detect and identify needed repairs; read and write; follow and apply written and verbal directions; make decisions and follow through to completion or resolution of a problem; respond to emergency situations following established procedures; demonstrate sensitivity and interest in customer concerns and need; and develop specifications for purchase of technical and/or specialized equipment.

Position-Specific Competencies:

Foreman workers are required to apply knowledge of individual and team behavior to the workplace; display knowledge of supervisory principals and methods in dealing with employees; utilize knowledge of best practices to maximize staff potential; plan and manage resources to meet quality and quantity goals; coach, mentor and counsel staff to meet competencies; formulate training plans; create and maintain an atmosphere of teamwork; manage staff and resolve conflicts; organize, set priorities, assign, evaluate and direct work of staff and/or contractors; prepare and maintain records, correspondence and reports; ensure safe work environment; and display skill in problem solving.

For full Minimum Qualifications please follow the Classifications link:

Class Specifications | Maintenance Specialist, Bldg/Facility/Const, Foreman | Class Spec Details

Additional Required Information

At time of interview, applicants are requested to submit (if not already attached to your application):

Three (3) professional references, including name, job title, and current phone numbers.

A copy of your last three (3) performance evaluations, if available. You may submit letters of recommendation if available.

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 jo