Petroleum Economist 1/2 (PCN 043268)

Full Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Revenue!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

What You Will Be Doing:
Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

Our division’s mission is to “Collect taxes, inform stakeholders and regulate charitable gaming” and the Economic Research Group directly supports the “inform stakeholders” component of this mission.

Our group values self-motivated, dedicated professionals who care about Alaska’s revenue and economy.

We value strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The Economic Research Group provides policy-neutral analysis to the administration, legislature, and public.

By joining our group, you will gain broad exposure to state policy issues and have an opportunity to directly contribute efforts to build a sustainable future for the state of Alaska.

The position will provide you with hands-on experience working directly with state financial data and fiscal policy, with in depth focus on oil and gas issues.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is located in the Atwood Building in Anchorage.

In person work is completed in a professional office environment, and while fully remote work is not an option, a hybrid telework schedule may be an option once initial training is complete.

Who We Are Looking For:
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).

Requirements

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class.

They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency.

They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines.

A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Petroleum Economist 1

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, tax law and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.
• Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
• Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Completion of a postsecondary education program with a major emphasis in a discipline of economics, accounting, public or business administration, petroleum engineering, industrial engineering, or a closely related field.

And

Progressively responsible professional experience in the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of economic, scientific, social science, or similar data.

Special Note:

"Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Petroleum Economist 2

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, tax law and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.
• Petroleum Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods related to the exploration, development, extraction, recovery, processing, and conservation of fluid minerals, geothermal resources, organic compounds, or natural gas resources.
• Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
• Technical Expertise: Effectively applies technical knowledge to solve a range of problems; develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solve using existing methods or approaches; is sought out as an expert to provide advice or solutions in the technical area.
  
  equivalent to those typically gained by:
  A bachelor's degree from an accredited college with major course emphasis in economics, accounting, public or business administration, petroleum engineering, industrial engineering, or a closely related field.
  And
  Progressively responsible professional experience in the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of economic, scientific, social science, or similar data.
  
  Special Note:
  "Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
  
  "Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Qualifications

At time of interview, applicants are required to submit:

1. Three (3) professional references with current contact information.
2. A copy of your last two (2) performance evaluations. Supervisory letters of reference may be substituted if evaluation is not available.
   

Special Note:

• Ability to pass an APSIN security clearance background check - per AS 39.90.210, as well as the Commissioner’s general authority to protect confidential information under AS 43.05.010 and AS 43.05.230

• Ability to pass a Federal Tax Information security clearance background check - per IRS Publication 1075 and the Tax Division confidentiality policy.
  
  

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

WORK EXPERIENCEIf 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 STATEMENTThe 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.

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Additional Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at:

Daniel Stickel, Chief, Revenue Economic Research

Email: daniel.stickel@alaska.gov

Phone Number: (907)465-3279