Posting number: 54501
Department: Revenue
Division: Tax Division
Job classification: Petroleum Economist 2
Posting type: Open
Categories: Accounting and Finance, Planning and Development, Research, Statistics/Mathematics
SummaryCome join the State of Alaska!
This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more.The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is recruiting for a Petroleum Economist 2 in Anchorage!This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Analyze Alaska’s oil & gas tax and production data by compiling, validating, and interpreting monthly and annual tax returns, including payments, production volumes, lease expenditures, and credits, while using specialized software, collaborating with auditors and technical experts, and delivering accurate, error-free quantitative work that informs statewide fiscal decisions.
- Build, update, evaluate, and operate advanced revenue models that forecast petroleum revenue such as production tax, royalty estimates, oil and gas prices, natural gas commercialization scenarios, netback costs, and hypothetical field developments, using Excel, @RISK, and other statistical or probabilistic tools.
- Conduct economic research and produce high-quality analytical products by applying economic theory, analyzing imperfect or complex datasets, and developing clear white papers, executive briefings, tables, graphs, and presentations that communicate findings on petroleum revenue and related policy issues.
- Support legislative analysis and fiscal policy development by preparing revenue estimates, fiscal notes, and technical materials for proposed legislation, responding to data requests from policymakers, and contributing to committee hearings and discussions on oil and gas revenue issues.
- Collaborate with industry and government stakeholders, including auditors, IT specialists, oil companies, consultants, and other agencies, to gather data, validate assumptions, understand oil and gas operations, and ensure high-precision, defensible modeling and analysis for both short-deadline tasks and long-term projects.
- Due to the highly technical and high-visibility nature of this work, we have a strong preference for candidates with demonstrated quantitative aptitude, experience working with large datasets and complex economic models, and a proven ability to consistently produce accurate, error-free analytical work under tight deadlines. We also value candidates with familiarity in oil and gas operations, petroleum economics, or tax policy, as this knowledge greatly enhances the quality and efficiency of petroleum revenue analysis.
Mission and Values/Culture:
The Department of Revenue’s mission is to collect and invest funds for public purposes to benefit Alaskans, and the Tax Division advances that mission by promoting tax compliance, delivering accurate information, and providing revenue forecasting that supports responsible decision-making. The Economic Research Group plays a key role in this work by producing rigorous, data-driven analysis that informs policymakers and strengthens Alaska’s long-term fiscal planning. As a petroleum economist, your expertise directly supports Alaska’s ability to understand resource trends, shape sound tax policy, and evaluate the economic impacts of the state’s most critical industries.
We value professionals who are analytical, curious, and motivated to work on high-impact public policy issues. Our culture prioritizes accuracy, integrity, collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to producing objective, high-quality work that serves Alaskans. Joining our team means contributing to meaningful decisions that shape Alaska’s financial future while working in an environment that supports growth, independent thinking, and continuous learning.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
Working in the Economic Research Group offers meaningful public service where your analysis helps shape Alaska’s long-term financial future and supports decisions that directly affect communities statewide. You’ll gain hands-on experience with complex fiscal and economic issues while expanding your technical and analytical skill set through real-world projects and mentorship from experienced experts. The State of Alaska provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes strong retirement options, generous leave, and robust professional development resources. Our team supports healthy work-life balance through structured schedules, predictable workloads, and hybrid telework flexibility after initial training. This role offers a rare combination of stability, professional growth, public impact, and a supportive environment committed to high-quality economic work.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This position is based in the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage. After your initial training, the option of hybrid telework may be explored to further support productivity and a strong work-life balance.
Who We Are Looking For:
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all the following position specific competencies:
- Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Data Management: Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modeling techniques, data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data archiving, data disposal, and data standardization processes.
- Analysis and Assessment- Uses information technology for collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data.
If you can imagine yourself in this role, we encourage you to apply! Examples of duties
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.
Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
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 solved using existing methods or approaches; is sought out as n expert to provide advice or solutions in the technical area.
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. Qualifications
REQUIRED OF ALL APPLICANTS
At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials:
- Copies of (2) most recent performance evaluations. If performance evaluations are not available, you may substitute a written statement explaining why they were not available, or two letters of professional reference.
- Copy of transcripts, if using education to meet minimum qualifications
BACKGROUND CHECK
The Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) is utilized in this position. A background check and fingerprinting will be required. The incumbent will be required to obtain APSIN access, which will be done through the office.
EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials and must be attached to your application upon submission. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, provided they include the URL and institution name.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it 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 the 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. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.
WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer 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. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
APPLICATION NOTICE
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NOTICE
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EEO STATEMENT
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Supplemental informationFor specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at:
Dan Stickel, Chief Economist
Email: dan.stickel@alaka.gov
Phone Number: 907-465-3279