NY HELPYes

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleConstruction Specialist 1 (Transportation) (NY HELP)

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade19

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $68523 to $87032 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Office of Design

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12232

Duties Description This position will be filled in either the Design Bureau, Design Quality Assurance Bureau, or the Design Mapping and Automation Bureau within the Office of Design.

Under the direct supervision of a higher level manager, a Construction Specialist 1 in the Office of Design, will be responsible for various duties including, but not limited to, those outlined below:

•Reviews routine project designs, proposals, and specifications and evaluates contract proposals for transportation services, highway and bridge design, utility relocations, bridge safety and integrity, geotechnical design, maintenance and protection of traffic, and other matters concerning public safety.

•Prepares project feasibility, scoping studies, and traffic forecasts, develop and review design criteria, prepares highway capacity analyses, and reviews highway designs.

•Evaluates the condition of existing highways and bridges and structures by collecting and analyzing data and field investigation, selects tests to be conducted and interprets test results, and recommends corrective action.

•Assists in establishing traffic regulations, quality control requirements, and quality assurance programs to assure that projects meet specified Department requirements concerning capacity, operational, and safety conditions of the highway corridor.

•Assists with traffic management investigations, traffic signal design, and accident studies in accordance with Department policies and procedures.

•Develops and implements traffic signal and signal system operations and timing.

•Performs and evaluates traffic analyses to determine the transportation impact of private development.

•Assists in developing policies and programs for bridge, pavement, safety, and congestion management systems to set priorities for cost-effective remedial work.

•Establishes quality control requirements and quality assurance programs to assure that designs and materials used in a project meet the specified quality requirements.

•Participates in preliminary and final review of project proposals.

•Assists in supervising the inventory of roads, structures, and equipment, including evaluating condition and determining maintenance and rehabilitation needs.

•Assists in evaluating and implementing maintenance and design policies, procedures, and standards.

•Reviews submittals for compliance with NYSDOT and industry standards and regulations.

•Provide guidance, assistance, and support to Regions, municipalities, and other involved parties as appropriate.

•Composes written correspondence to convey information and discuss contractual terms.

•Responds in a timely manner to written and verbal requests for information regarding the agreement process or status of agreements and other projects/assignments.

•Represents the Department at industry meetings and other events.

•May be assigned to work on special transportation projects.

*Assists with projects/assignments from all Office of Design bureaus as needed.

*Other duties as assigned and can be discussed further at the interview.

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position.

The qualifications are:

Promotional: One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-cc service as a Principal Drafting Technician (General), Principal Drafting Technician (Structural), Principal Engineering, Principal Engineering Technician (Soils), Mapping Technician 3, Mapping Technologist 1, Senior Engineering Materials Analyst, Senior Engineering Materials Chemist, Materials Testing Specialist 1, Engineering Geologist, or Traffic Systems Technician 2.

Open Competitive: High school graduation or equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering or engineering technology related to transportation infrastructure work.

Substitution

30 semester hours of training for a technical institute, community college or college in civil engineering, civil engineering technology construction technology, engineering, physical or applied sciences on a year-for-year basis, up to four years.

Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments *For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education. If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of companies that provide these services (fees must be paid to the company you choose) can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm
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The New York State Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minority group members, disabled persons and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be provided for the disabled.
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In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Miranda Schingledecker

Telephone

Fax

Email Address miranda.schingledecker@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street New York State Department of Transportation

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-24-013 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than January 27th, 2025, miranda.schingledecker@dot.ny.gov.