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Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) NY HELPS

NYS Department of Transportation, Albany, New York, United States

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$98,298.00/yr - $122,252.00/yr Duties Description

Duties Description

A Professional Engineer (PE) 1 in the Office of Traffic Safety and Mobility may serve in a variety of roles.

NYSDOT’s Office of Traffic Safety and Mobility is seeking to fill positions as follows:

Transportation Systems Management And Operations (TSMO)

Develop new traffic signal and ITS technologies through product evaluations, Regional support, and consistent application. Provide technical support Statewide on traffic signal and ITS projects, issues, and design guidance Create Statewide policies and standard practices for traffic signals and ITS Develop standard specifications and standard details, approve special specifications, and prepare Engineering Instructions (EI). Provide technical support to Regions on signal timing basics and signal optimization. Coordinate activities and training for Regional Signal Operations Engineers.

Traffic Engineering Bureau

Develop policy and guidance on traffic engineering matters (e.g., signs, markings, speed limits) for use by the Department and other entities in the State. Assist with revisions to the New York State Supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Conduct periodic reviews of NYSDOT Design Plan Sets to ensure compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the New York State Supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Provide technical guidance to NYSDOT Regions and the public on traffic engineering matters. Assist in the development and maintenance of the Highway Design Manual. Assist NYSDOT Regional Offices with traffic modeling and highway capacity analysis (HCM). Assist in the development of Intersection Control Evaluations and identify alternatives and solutions to promote safety at intersections. Assist in standardizing the Regional Traffic Engineering (TE) studies program and provide technical support to the Regions.

Highway Safety Bureau

Conduct safety studies for safety action plans, system analyses and other purposes. Provide technical/engineering support for safety related issues. Liaison to Design group for safety analysis procedures. Assist with safety program documentation, including updating the Department’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Coordinate with Regional Safety Evaluation Engineers and/or Regional Permit Engineers Provide guidance on safety data sets, such as intersections, ramps and facility types to support the Department’s CLEAR Crash Data Viewer. Responsible for updates to Standard Specifications, Standard Sheets, Highway Design Manual, and Work Zone Traffic Control

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).*

Open Competitive

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

Either 1. a New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration AND a qualifying bachelor's degree or higher as listed below;

Or 2. a New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration AND one year of full-time qualifying engineering experience as listed below.

Qualifying degrees: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Management, Construction Engineering Management Technology, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning and Engineering, or Engineering Science with a recognized concentration in any of the above listed engineering degrees.

Qualifying experience: One year of full-time engineering experience with transportation projects related to highways/roadways, railroads, bridges, airports, waterways, building structures, or traffic management and safety systems.

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.

Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) is a continuous recruitment examination for promotional candidates only. All interested promotional candidates must complete their online application here: New York State Career Opportunities in Engineering (ny.gov). There is no fee for this examination. The minimum qualifications are:

Promotional: You must have a New York State Professional Engineer's License and current registration AND be a qualified employee of New York State AND have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows: Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation).

Notes

New York State Education Department (NYSED) Guidelines for Professional Engineering Practice, Guideline 1: As a licensed professional engineer, you are required to practice within your authorized scope of practice, as defined in the Education Law, Commissioner's Regulations and Rules of the Board of Regents. It is your responsibility to be knowledgeable of any restrictions that are based on law or regulation, as well as those that relate specifically to your area of professional competence. Continued employment as a Professional Engineer 1 is dependent upon continued possession of a New York State Professional Engineer's license with current registration. Failure to maintain your New York State License and registration may result in removal from the Professional Engineer 1 title. Information regarding New York State professional engineering licensing may be obtained by writing to: NYS Office of the Professions, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234-1000; Voice: (518) 474-3817 ext. (570); Email: op4info@mail.nysed.gov or Fax (518) 474-1449.

Additional Comments

Additional Information

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

The starting salary for this position is $98,298. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $91,298 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location. The maximum compensation for this position is $122,252. This amount is comprised of the standard job rate of $115,252 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location. In addition, a Mid-Hudson Adjustment of $2,000 or a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000 may also apply depending on the location of the position.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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.

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. Seniority level

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