Professional Engineer ; Civil​/Transportation; NYHELPS

Duties Description

The NYSDOT Office of Structures is looking for qualified candidates to join the Structures Specialty Engineering Bureau in Albany, NY. As a member of the Structures Specialty Engineering Bureau, you will be assigned to one of four units and play a crucial role in the construction, fabrication, and design of bridge projects throughout New York State. The four units are the Hydraulics Engineering Unit, Construction Support / Bridge Foundation Unit, Concrete Engineering Unit, and Metals Engineering Unit.

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to integrate hydraulic designs for bridges into complete transportation infrastructure projects.
• Perform hydraulic and scour analyses for in-house and consultant designed bridge replacements.
• Perform hydraulic analyses to size temporary detour structures to conform to existing Department and FEMA regulations.
• Investigate and provide fast track hydraulic designs for flooding or unanticipated conditions across the state.
• Perform field inspections and work on necessary reports in preparation of producing contract documents for bridge projects.
• Review planning documents for selection of alternate designs considering hydraulic safety, conformance with existing regulations, and overall efficiency.
• Provide hydraulic designs for a variety of hydraulic problems unrelated to bridges as needed.
• Provide hydraulics training to Department personnel statewide.
• Seal and sign all hydraulic designs performed.
• Stay updated in industry advances and innovations.
• Provide engineering expertise to special assignments within the Office of Structures.

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to develop foundation design parameters and perform constructability reviews for incorporation into bridge designs.
• Provide technical assistance in areas of bridge foundations and bridge construction.
• Develop statewide policies pertaining to bridge construction.
• Review and approve calculations and drawings for contractor submittals including but not limited to structural lifting operations and temporary structures.
• Act as liaison with the Regional Offices, Geotechnical Engineering Bureau, Office of Construction, and others related to bridge construction.
• Review and approve specifications, materials changes, field change sheets, and value engineering proposals.
• Stay updated in industry advances and innovations of construction and construction inspection techniques related to bridges.
• Provide engineering expertise to special assignments within the Office of Structures.

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to integrate concrete bridge designs into complete transportation infrastructure projects.
• Review and approve fabricator’s shop drawing submittals for structural concrete and precast/prestressed members.
• Provide specialized expert technical assistance to Department for precast/prestressed concrete structures.
• Develop policies, directives, and specifications for fabrication, erection, maintenance and repair of precast concrete and prestressed concrete members.
• Direct Office of Structures quality assurance program for fabrication of precast and prestressed concrete structures.
• Assist Bridge Safety Assurance Unit within the Office of Structures in providing quality assurance reviews of Level 1 Load ratings for precast and prestressed structural elements.
• Provide training pertaining to concrete engineering to Department personnel statewide.
• Stay updated in industry advances and innovations.
• Provide engineering expertise to special assignments within the Office of Structures.

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to integrate steel bridge designs into complete transportation infrastructure projects.
• Review and approve fabricator’s shop drawing and erection drawing submittals for structural steel members.
• Provide technical assistance to designers, fabricators, and construction engineers for steel bridge elements.
• Develop and review policies, directives, and specifications for…