Construction Specialist 1 Transportation (NY HELPS)

Duties Description

The NYSDOT Region 11 is looking for qualified candidates to join the Structures Group. As a member of the Structures, the candidate will perform complex and technical activities in support of various bridge replacement and bridge inspection projects in New York City.

Duties

Under the direct supervision of Quality Engineer in Structures Group, a Construction Specialist 1 will be responsible for the various duties outlined below:

• Review routine project and work order designs, proposals, cost estimates, and specifications and evaluate contract proposals for bridge design, utility relocations, bridge safety and integrity, maintenance and protection of traffic, and other matters concerning public safety.
• Review design criteria and bridge design plans.
• Evaluate the condition of existing bridges and structures by collecting and analyzing data and recommend corrective action.
• Assist in establishing quality control requirements, and quality assurance programs to assure that projects meet specified Department requirements concerning bridge safety conditions.
• Assist in developing policies and programs for bridge safety to set priorities for cost-effective remedial work.
• Assist in establishing quality control requirements and quality assurance programs to assure that bridge designs and materials used in a project meet the specified quality requirements.
• Participate in preliminary and final review of project proposals, designs and cost estimates.
• Assist in Bridge Asset Management including evaluating condition of bridges and overhead sign structures and determining regional maintenance and rehabilitation needs.
• Assist in evaluating and implementing maintenance and design policies, procedures, and standards.
• Review submittals for compliance with NYSDOT and industry standards and regulations.
• Respond in a timely manner to written and verbal requests for information from public inquires.
• May be assigned to work on special transportation projects.
  
  

Details will be discussed during the interview.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Qualifications

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

Promotional: One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Principal Drafting Technician (General), Principal Drafting Technician (Structural), Principal Engineering Technician, 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 seven 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

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

• 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.cfmt

Salary will include an additional $3,400 downstate location pay .