Principal Engineering Technician; NY HELPS-Region

Agency: Transportation, Department of

Title: Principal Engineering Technician (NY HELPS)-Region 3

Occupational Category: Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade: 16

Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range: From $59,994 to $76,359 Annually

Employment Type: Full-Time

Appointment Type: Permanent

Jurisdictional Class: Competitive Class

Travel Percentage: 5%

Workweek: Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week: 37.5

From: 8 AM

To: 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County: Onondaga

Street Address: 333 East Washington Street

City: Syracuse

State: NY

Zip Code: 13202

Principal Engineering Technicians (PET) are found throughout DOT and can be assigned to work in various units in the regional office or in field assignments. All PET assignments may include supervisory duties and may be assigned to other groups throughout their career.

• Functioning as Engineer-In-charge (EIC) on smaller, less complex projects. Duties include, but not limited to, administering contract plans, overseeing construction activity, ensuring timely contractor payments are made, proactively ensuring project safety, and coordinating with regional groups as field changes become necessary.
• Functioning as an Office Engineer. Duties include, but not limited to, ensuring project compliance with the Manual of Uniform Record Keeping (MURK), reviewing inspector Daily Work Reports (DWRs), checking quantity calculations, and preparing estimates for EIC approval.
• Functioning as a Construction Inspector. Duties include, but not limited to, monitoring construction work activities of a work operation to ensure safety, the quality of work, and compliance with contract documents and Department requirements, reviewing Work Zone Traffic Control (WZTC) for proper setup, measuring field accomplishments on a daily basis, and preparing Daily Work Reports (DWRs).
• Functioning as the Assistant Laboratory Supervisor, Laboratory Assistant IAST Coordinator, or Assistant Plant Quality Assurance Technician assisting in establishment and implementation of quality control requirements and quality assurance programs to ensure that designs and materials used in a project meet the specified quality requirements.

• Designing simple projects or parts of more complex projects.
• Reviewing the work of drafting and engineering technicians assigned to the team.
• Preparing special specifications; preparing plans through proficiency in CADD drafting software; preparing cost and quantity estimates for contracts; evaluating construction alternatives for cost effectiveness, maintenance needs and impacts on surrounding areas; assisting in collecting and evaluating information; preparing final plans, specifications and quantity estimates for projects; and checking and verifying the accuracy of design and contract plans and estimates prepared by others.
• Acting as Survey Crew Chief; preparing survey plans and maps, determining highway boundaries under the direction of a licensed Land Surveyor; and reviewing highway boundaries and acquisition maps prepared by consultants.
• Assisting in the inspection and evaluation of bridges, culverts, overhead sign structures and other transportation elements; assist in collecting and evaluating field data and other structural information; assist in the preparation of inspection reports; and perform field investigations. Must be able to work in an outdoor environment, traverse steep slopes when necessary, enter water drainage courses, carry and set up inspection equipment and work in close proximity to traffic.

• Conducting basic traffic engineering studies and reviews, which include field investigations, crash analyses, creating of conditions diagrams and making recommendations for solutions. These traffic studies will be in compliance with applicable standards, laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; determine any changes to traffic control devices to address the outcome of the traffic studies, insuring compliance with federal and state standards on traffic control devices.
• Working with designers, planners and operational staff in development of scope and plans for projects.
• Assisting in recommending more extensive safety improvements after field investigations, crash analyses of corridors or larger studies, under the guidance of an engineer.
• Communicating (verbal and written) with the general public and elected officials, as directed.

At the time of appointment and continuously thereafter, possession of a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State is required or the ability to meet the travel requirements of the position must otherwise be demonstrated. Overnight assignments, night work and weekend work may be required to support construction operations.

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