Major Responsibilities

• Manages time wisely, and requests assistance when direction is
• Works independently on
• Manages planning staff.
• Manages projects.
• Receives guidance when necessary on unconventional or complex
• Collect and compile data and gather
• Coordinate with project stakeholders.
• Develops proposals.
• Prepares permit
• Prepares grant applications.
• Writes comprehensive reports with original content.

Minimum Education/Experience

Planner I:

• High School Diploma
• Coursework in college level engineering or planning preferred.

Planner II:

• High School Diploma
• Any combination of education, certification, and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies equivalent to those typically gained by:
• Post-secondary education in urban, regional, transportation, or community planning;
• Planning certification preferred.
• Four years working as a Planner I, or similar experience.
• Preferred for Planner II: Experience in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geographic information systems; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research.

Planner III:

• High School Diploma
• Any combination of education, certification, and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies equivalent to those typically gained by:
• Post-secondary education in urban, regional, transportation, or community planning;
• Planning certification.
• Four years working as a Planner II, or similar experience.
• Preferred for Planner III: Experience which involves some combination of the design of research projects, setting standards for technical adequacy, and/or coordinating the planning contributions of lower-level planners, in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geographic information systems; housing administration; grant administration; accounting; business management; or research.

Required Knowledge or Skills

• Ability to gather and analyze data, reason logically and
• Ability to prioritize and organize, work well under restricted timelines, meet
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
• Ability to work flexible hours as required to meet
• Strong interpersonal skills to assist and communicate with other staff and project stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of Excel and Word
• Willingness and ability to travel and perform field work in rural Alaska during winter conditions.
• Ability to perform tasks in a safe and responsible
• Capable of facilitating public meetings (public speaking).
• Use of visual graphic software like AutoCAD, InDesign, or others for presentation figures.

Preferred Knowledge or Skills

• Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods applicable to planning, engineering design, and construction.

Measures for Performance

Communicates clearly both orally and written. (30%)

Reliability: completes tasks within allotted budget / time. – (20%)

Technical abilities: Applies problem solving independently, uses valid reasoning, pays close attention to detail, determines correct solutions, and follows directions accurately. – (20%)

Ability and willingness to perform field work in remote locations. – (10%)

Proficient with software tools: word, excel, etc. – (5%)

Understands and follows Bristol’s company goals and standard operating procedures. – (5%) Safety – (5%)

Promotes a positive attitude / works well with others. – (5%)

Physical Demands

• Light physical
• Employee must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force frequently and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human
• Required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as viewing a computer terminal and extensive
• Specific physical requirements include, but are not limited to, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, walking, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing and performing repetitive
• The worker may be subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions including arctic working conditions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

Benefits

Excellent salary and benefit package to include: paid time off, paid holidays, comprehensive health insurance plan including medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, long term disability insurance; 401(k) plan with employer match.

EEO Statement

Bristol companies are equal opportunity employers and offer any available positions to all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, parenthood, pregnancy, marital status or changes in marital status, in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. This applies to recruitment, placement, pay, benefits, training, employment status changes, social and recreational programs, and other conditions and benefits of employment. As an Alaska-Native owned company, Bristol companies seek out and hire qualified Alaska Natives and other minorities.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)