Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) is a
full-service telecommunications company
headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska that
serves needs of consumers, businesses and
carriers with data, internet, wireless, long
distance and local products. ACS is a
publicly traded company, trades on NASDAQ
under the symbol ALSK. The track record of
ACS and ALSK has been best in class
since the company's make-over that began in
2004. The team’s credentials, backgrounds
and strategic focus are not what you
typically find at a company like ours, and
we have delivered phenomenal growth for ACS
over the past 4 years, in part from the
implementation of the company's 'first
growth engine': the state's first 3G
wireless business (CDMA). The company is now
building its own submarine fiber optic
network to the Lower 48, buying an existing
cable for diversity, establishing certain
differentiated assets for Enterprise
customers in the Lower 48, and
enhancing in-state data network
infrastructure to capture a significant
share of Enterprise market: the
'second growth engine' for the company.
The ACS team is a highly focused,
high performance team, driven by delivering
top quality service and continuous process
improvement, by earning customer loyalty
each day and by generating sector-leading
shareholder returns.
If
these company attributes are appealing to
you, this is the company to join. We invest
in people who want growth, challenge, and
participation in the shareholder value we
create.
About the Position:
The Project Manager is a key leadership
position within ACS and the Engineering
team. This position manages critical
projects and programs for enterprise
customer accounts and major Engineering
initiatives to meet the Company's service
delivery, revenue, and expense objectives.
The successful candidate will proactively
manage major projects and enterprise
customer orders through the Engineering life
cycle, including identifying project
objectives, scope, and resources; leading
development of a detailed project plan with
stakeholders; developing a budget and
financial objectives for the project and
then assisting line managers in hitting
those objectives, providing regular status
reports to stakeholders and senior
management; anticipating and avoiding
problems; and otherwise managing projects to
successful, within budget completion.
Specific duties include:
·
Vendor and Contractor Management: Manages or
assists in managing vendors and contractors'
associated with programs and projects, to
include monitoring and evaluating actual
performance relative to agreed levels.
·
Communications: Oversees internal and
external communications associated with
assigned projects and programs to ensure
communications are accurate, deployed
timely, and employ tone and content that
support the Company's objectives.
·
Risk Management: Maintains an up-to-date
understanding of ACS deliverables in service
agreements and contracts for assigned
projects and programs. Takes action or
notifies management as needed.
·
Resource Coordination: Coordinates with
operations, engineering, and other
appropriate resources to ensure timely
delivery of goods and services to customers
pursuant to applicable agreements.
Proactively plans and oversees execution of
required actions, and responds to problems
should they arise.
·
Issue Resolution: Serves as the top
escalation point below executive management
to resolve issues associated with assigned
projects and programs that were not resolved
through normal channels. Takes action that
meets the Company's service, revenue, and
expense objectives, or prepares and delivers
a recommendation to executive management.
·
LABOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT:
Prepares scheduled and ad hoc reports.
Documents processes and procedures.
Maintains files on customers, projects, and
programs that are readily assessable to
executive management.
·
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE:
Maintains familiarity with and adheres to
the Company's Corporate Compliance Program,
policies, and procedures. Reports observed
violations, to include breaches of security
and confidentiality.
EDUCATION:
Minimum
Equivalent education, experience, and
training may be substituted for the degree
requirement.
Bachelors degree in telecommunications,
business management, economics, or another
field relevant to this position.
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum
Five years of relevant experience, to
include at least two involving project
management and at least one in
telecommunications.
Responsible for applying
IT project management knowledge, skills,
tools, and techniques to IT project
activities. Oversee one of many business
systems projects of more complex nature.
Assemble project teams, assigning individual
responsibilities, identifying appropriate
project resource needs, and developing
project budget and schedule.
The
position offers a very competitive incentive
compensation plan that rewards results. The
IT Project Manager will:
·
Propose or refine project standards,
policies, procedures and methodologies for
IT.
·
Understand and promote project lifecycle,
concepts, principles and business processes.
·
Create the overall project work plan.
·
Use of project administration processes
including project initiation, labor
tracking, status reporting, and basic
project capital/expense tracking.
Desired Education and Experience:
·
Bachelors degree in telecommunications,
business management, economics or field
relevant to this position and five years
relevant experience to include two years
involving project management. Project
Management Professional (PMP) certification
required. Proficient in MS Office Suite to
in MS Project.
About the Company:
Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) is a
full-service telecommunications company
headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska that
serves needs of consumers, businesses and
carriers with data, internet, wireless, long
distance and local products. ACS is a
publicly traded company, trades on NASDAQ
under the symbol ALSK. The track record of
ACS has been best in class since its
make-over that began in 2004. The team’s
credentials, backgrounds and strategic focus
are not what you typically find at a company
like ours, and we have delivered phenomenal
growth for ACS over the past 4 years. The
company is now building its own submarine
fiber optic network and enhancing other
in-state infrastructure to capture a
significant share of Enterprise customers’
traffic exiting from and coming to Alaska.
This investment will drive the second major
growth engine for the company.
The
ACS team is a high performance team, driven
by delivering top quality service and
continuous process improvement, earning
customer loyalty each day and thereby
generating sector-leading shareholder
returns.
If
these company attributes are appealing to
you, this is the company to join. We invest
in people who want growth, challenge, and
participation in the shareholder value we
create.
Contact your ACS Human Resources Recruitment
team:
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IS AN
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
PM Career Opportunity at GCI
30 May 2008
Operations Manager – IPSG
GCI is an
Alaska-based company providing voice, video
and data communication services to
residential, commercial and government
customers. Founded in 1979, GCI introduced
long-distance competition to Alaska and has
since grown to be one of the nation's
premier integrated telecommunication
providers. The company employs 1,250
Alaskans and has a current run rate of $440
million.
GCI has many
different career paths for individuals
interested in a career in
telecommunications.
We have the
following position available in our
Commercial Services Department:
Operations Manager - IPSG
Job Description
§Manage a cross-discipline
team of engineers, technical and support
staff to deliver high quality
telecommunication projects for GCI clients
and manage operations and maintenance of
voice systems for GCI and their customers.
Job Qualifications
§
Minimum of 8 years of progressive
Project/Program/Operations management
experience
§
Minimum 2 years experience delivery and/or
maintaining voice systems
§
Experience in developing effective teams and
fostering collaboration
§
Ability to communicate effectively verbally
and in writing to all levels of the
organization, subcontractors, and external
customers
§
Must be thoroughly grounded in financial and
operational management
§
Must posses a high level of integrity and
personal ethics
§
Must possess extensive knowledge of project
management tools, techniques and processes;
and have experience negotiating and managing
vendors
§
PMP and/or CCNA required (or must be
completed within 12 months of hire.)
Excellent compensation & benefits package
available. Salary DOE. Apply Now at
www.gci.com/careers to find out more
about this position and other positions GCI
has to offer!
GCI is an Equal Opportunity
Employer/Contractor. M/F/D/V
Village Safe Water program of the Division
of Water
30 May 2008
VSW Engineers,
Today, we received word that a posting of
the VSW Engineer PCN 18-7642 on Workplace
Alaska seeking to fill at the VSW Engineer
I, Associate or Assistant level has occurred
and is open for qualified engineering
applicants.
We are advertising for ALL APPLICANTS in and
outside Alaska.
But someone you know may access the Job
Request through Workplace Alaska, now.
Candidates are asked to call 907-269-7611
for more information on the VSW Engineer Job
Class series.
Appreciate your cooperation in networking
among your peers the news of the
availability of this job.
All applications are due by 5pm, July 2nd!
Please spread the word of an opening at VSW!
Jim Patterson
VSW Engineer II
(Hiring Manager)
MatSu Borough
22 April 2008
Position Title:
Project Management Intern
Location:
MatSu
Job Level:
Internship Summer Position
Job Description:
I. BASIC FUNCTIONS:
The employee occupying the position of this
class is responsible for providing project
management support for the Borough Manager
and/or the Assistant Borough Manager, and
for completing specific projects, as
assigned.
II. DISTINGUISHING
CHARACTERISTICS:
The Project Management Intern to the Borough
Manager will assist the Borough Manager
and/or the Assistant Borough Manager in
various aspects of municipal project
management and may be involved in such
activities as setting up project information
in Microsoft Project software, tracking and
managing these projects, including
conducting research, preparing reports, and
interacting with department heads on a
regular basis. Assignments are
project-oriented and are performed with
independence after project requirements are
identified.
Supervision Received:
Supervision is received from the Borough
Manager and/or the Assistant Borough Manager
who assigns projects with instructions and
target dates for completion and reviews work
prior to release.
Supervision Exercised:
Supervision is not a normal responsibility
of this class.
Working Conditions/Work
Environment:
The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those
an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this position. Work
is performed primarily in an office setting,
although some travel throughout the Borough
is required to attend meetings and collect
information in the field. Most of the
travel required can be accomplished by
conventional motor vehicle, but some remote
sites may require travel as a passenger in a
light aircraft or by boat. Travel and field
work may involve exposure to a variety of
adverse weather conditions and hazards,
including wildlife on the road.
The noise level in the office will normally
be quiet to moderately noisy due to office
equipment, telephones, and other employees
or members of the public with business in
the office.
III. REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF
WORK:
Project management work using Microsoft
Project to organize, plan, track, and
support borough staff involved in all
current projects located at, or related to,
Port MacKenzie and/or the Port MacKenzie
area.
Completes special projects which require
research, evaluation of material, and
preparation of recommendations.
Assists in the development of project time
frames, prepares reports and briefing
papers, and conducts independent research.
Performs related work as required.
IV. KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND
SKILLS:
Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Project
software and the ability to use the software
to set up and track projects.
Knowledge of research techniques.
Ability to understand State statutes and
Borough codes related to local government.
Ability to gather and analyze data, develop
reports and recommendations, and present
information, orally and in writing.
Ability to express ideas clearly and
concisely, both orally and in writing.
Ability to think conceptually, make
observations, evaluate trends and data, and
draw logical conclusions.
Ability to deal with the public tactfully
and courteously.
Ability to establish and maintain effective
working relationships with public agencies,
decision makers, developers, citizen groups,
and the public.
Ability to work independently on assigned
projects.
V. GENERAL RECRUITING
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum:
Current enrollment in an undergraduate or
graduate degree program in project
management, engineering, planning, business
administration, public administration, or
related course work. A working knowledge of
Microsoft Project software, or an equivalent
software program, is required.
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tools and Equipment Used:
Office equipment such as computers and
computer software packages, telephones,
facsimile machines, photocopiers, plotters,
and printers; still and video cameras,
calculators, etc.; and motor vehicles.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by
the employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of the position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this
position, the employee is required to sit
for long periods of time and to periodically
stand and walk, including standing to make
presentations to groups. The employee is
frequently required to talk and listen to
individuals and groups. The employee is
periodically required to walk out-of-doors
on site visits or to collect field
information, and may occasionally be
required to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
The employee is required to use hands and
fingers extensively to manipulate tools and
equipment such as computers, pens,
telephones, and other tools listed above.
Employee may be expected to drive a vehicle.
Specific vision abilities required by this
position include those associated with
reading text, maps, and computer screens,
and with safe operation of a motor vehicle
in daylight and darkness, and in all weather
conditions. Color vision is helpful in
interpreting mapped information.
Salary:
The salary range for this position is a
range 16, at $16.15 per hour for a Step A.
350 E. Dahlia Ave.
Palmer, AK 99645
Phone: (907)
745-9688
Aircraft
Service International Group
20 March 2008
Position Title:
Facility Engineer/Project Manager
Location:
Anchorage
Job Level:
Entry Level(Seniors and Recent Grads),
Full-time Experienced (Alumni)
Job Description: ASIG is seeking
an owner representative to manage its
construction and
maintenance activities for its Anchorage
office. Strong construction management and
contractual skills are required. Experience
in fuel systems a plus, but not required.
Contact:
Employer: Aircraft Service International
Group
Recruiter: Tom Mushovic
Address: 6000 Dehavilland Drive
Anchorage AK 99515 US
Phone: 907-243-4322
Oxford
International
29 Nov 2007
Position Title:
Process Engineer
Location:
Anchorage
Experience:
5+ Years Engineering
Contact:
Steven Moysset
Technical Recruiter
Oxford International
Engineering Consulting Services,
a division of On Assignment
4400 Alliance Gateway Freeway suite 100
Fort Worth, TX 76177
Matanuska
Telephone Associateion, Inc.
29 Nov 2007
Position Title:
Senior Overseer
Job Discription:
This is a senior level position to oversee
the facilitation and implementation of
high-priority projects, which often require
considerable resources and high levels of
functional integration. This person is
responsible for taking projects from
original concept through final
implementation. They must interface with all
areas affected by the project including end
users, distributors, and vendors. Ensures
adherence to quality standards and reviews
project deliverables. May communicate with
departmental management and company
executives regarding status of projects.
Applies a thorough knowledge of the needs of
a business unit and of technology to
identify and design improvements to
corporate systems and processes.
Contact:
Bev Stocker
IT Manager, IT Department
Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc.
Voice (907) 761-2527
Mobile (907) 355-2685
Fax (907) 761-2622
Bently
Systems Inc,
16 Sept 2007
•
Position Title:
ProjectWise Consultant
Company: Bentley Systems,
Inc.
Location
Anchorage, Alaska U.S. and Canada
Education:
Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
experience
Experience in AEC, EPC, Process Plant,
Design, Business or CIS a PLUS
Reports to:
ProjectWise Technical Support
Manager-Professional Services
Position Title:
Project Manager for Professional Services
Division
Company: Bentley Systems,
Inc.
Location
Various
Anchorage, Alaska U.S. or Pacific Northwest
Canada, Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
Education: B.S.
in Information Technology, Computer Science,
Mechanical Engineering
or Civil REQUIRED
Experience in AEC, EPC, Process Plant,
Design, Business or CIS a PLUS
Position Title:
2D/3D Design Implementation Consultant
Company: Bentley Systems,
Inc.
Location
Various
Anchorage, Alaska U.S. or Pacific Northwest
Canada, Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
Education: Civil,
Petroleum, Chemical or Mechanical
Engineering or Information
Technology, or equivalent experience
REQUIRED
Experience in AEC, EPC, Process Plant,
Design, Business or CIS a PLUS
Reports to:
Technical Support Manager-Professional
Services
First Alaskans Institute is
accepting applications for a Projects
Manager. First Alaskans Institute is a
dynamic statewide Alaska Native non-profit
entity whose primary focus is leadership
development and research/development of
public policy through the Alaska Native
Policy Center.
Any combination of education and experience
that demonstrates possession of the
knowledge, skills and abilities for
management of social sciences research
projects is required for this position. A
typical way to obtain these would be a
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education,
Business Administration, or Public
Administration and significant professional
level experience in program or project
management.
Knowledge of and work experience within the
Native community is required. A complete job
description is attached. This position
reports to the Director of the Alaska Native
Policy Center . First Alaskans Institute
offers a competitive salary and benefits
package.
Fax or email your resume with a letter of
interest, three references and a brief
writing sample to (907) 677-1780, or
info@firstalaskans.org.
We anticipate a review of initial
applications to occur the first week of
December. This position will remain open
until filled.
MB &
Associates International
Project Manager Position
International Project Management Company
seeks a Project Manager. The ideal candidate
will have 3-5 years experience in project
management, or a similar field such as
construction management, or have a
background in structural or mechanical
engineering.
The ideal candidate must be well organized
and able to multi-task, possess extreme
attention to detail, be familiar with
Microsoft Project, Excel and Word, and be
able to communicate effectively in both
spoken and written English. Knowledge of
international standards of quality is a
plus. Selected candidates will work under
bilingual foreign project professionals and
benefit from extensive training and
knowledge growth.
Please respond to this ad with your cover
letter and resume, along with expected
remuneration, and send to
mbpmhr@yahoo.com.
Alaska
Village Electric Cooperative Inc.
1 May 2006
•
Project Manager
Position
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(AVEC), a generation and distribution
utility serving 52 villages in Alaska, is
seeking a Project Manager to assist with the
initiation, scheduling, design, construction
administration , commissioning, and turnover
of energy upgrade projects constructed under
the AVEC partnership with the Denali
Commission.
Major duties include the assistance to the
program team all aspects of project
development, including feasibility,
planning, permitting, administration,
commissioning, turnover, and closure. The
candidate must have a degree from an
accredited college in engineering or a
related discipline and minimum of three
years of experience in project management.
Alaska driver’s license and standard
pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
are required. AVEC provides a stellar
benefit package and a competitive salary.
Submit completed application to Alaska
Village Electric Cooperative, Inc., 4831
Eagle Street, Anchorage, AK 99503-7497.
Application forms may be obtained by
calling (907) 561-1818 or downloaded from
Internet site
www@avec.org
Position
This position functions as a Construction
Project Manager and Owner's Representative
for the Medical Center.
ProvidesConstruction
Project Manager and Owner's Representativeoversight and
financial processing of all smaller scale
renovation repair and construction
activities on the
Medical Centercomplex;
coordinates thehospital
AUTOCAD
program; ensures that all construction
documentation and activity is kept current
and in compliance with various federal,
state, local and organization requirements.
Requirements: Minimum two-year degree in
architectural engineering, construction
management, or related field required. Must
have five years construction and facilities
management related employment, including one
year in a construction project management
role and one year working with AUTOCAD
or approved similar computerized drafting
program.
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The
Alaska Dept of Health & Social Services,
Division of Health Care Services, has two
College Intern IV positions open. It is our
goal to provide an on-the-job training
opportunity to college students seeking
project management experience. The Medicaid
Management Information System Design,
Development, and Implementation (MMIS-DDI)
is a large volume IT project requiring sound
project documentation.
If there are students who believe that they
meet our needs, please send them our way!
We hope this becomes a win-win situation for
both the MMIS-DDI project and the UAA
Project Management Program.
