Engineering Position - Interior Alaska

[alaska80]

I am posting the link to this position here as we have a difficult time recruiting engineers who want to reside in a remote (though on the road system) community in Alaska.

Below is the link to the job description.

The United States Army Test and Evaluation Command is posting this advertisement for the subject position. The chosen candidate will serve as a General Engineer supporting the Artic Regions Test Center (ARTC), in the Test Operations Division, Ft. Greely, AK.

Open Date: 6 Nov 2024

Close Date: 12 Nov 2024, 11:59 p.m. MST

See the link below for more details and to apply:

https://atec.yello.co/jobs/fBYTRhertd3I0ElRYMryxg?job_board_id=zm0Yjn0EaOr11u8mjBlNoQ

 

[NRA4LIFE]

35 years ago I'd be packing my bags.

 

[2531usmc]

Spent a winter testing at Greely/Bolio Lake. Had a position lined up but it was a hard and hell no with the wife.

 

[Gwchem]

As a Civ engineer in another branch, you're definitely not doing any favors offering that job as a 12 equivalent. That's a 14 in my command.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

As a Civ engineer in another branch, you're definitely not doing any favors offering that job as a 12 equivalent. That's a 14 in my command.

What does that translate to in English?

 

[Gwchem]

What does that translate to in English?

The responsibility and duties are not commensurate with the grade and salary. That's why the lack of interest, not the location. A GS-9 to GS-12 government position is early career for an engineer. Most commands have engineers overseeing 50 personnel at a higher grade, more like GS-14.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

The responsibility and duties are not commensurate with the grade and salary. That's why the lack of interest, not the location. A GS-9 to GS-12 government position is early career for an engineer. Most commands have engineers overseeing 50 personnel at a higher grade, more like GS-14.

So just higher pay? Or is there other differences between a 12 and 14? What do government engineers typically make? $150k seems pretty high. Is that not the case? Not arguing, hope it doesn’t seem that way. Pure curiosity.

 

[Gwchem]

Pretty much. Government jobs tend to not hire near the top of the band, so I'm guessing they'll offer closer to 100-120k, but that's just a guess. Still a nice salary for Alaska, you can definitely live on it. Hopefully they find the candidates who really love the area, which is a common problem with military test sites in remote locations. We struggle to place people in the desert west, for example.

As a GS-14 equivalent, who gets pulled into a bit of overtime, I'll make about 180k this year, in a similar cost of living area. That's 15 years in, I was hired as a GS-12 out of grad school and it's been a slow progression. I'm responsible for about 80 people's work right now, but not their supervisor.