Professional Engineer ; Civil​/Transportation; NY HELPS

Duties Description

The Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) will report up through the Department of Engineering’s Office of Design. The candidate will be responsible for a wide range of duties that require knowledge of current New York State design standards, procedures and specifications including the Project Design Manual, Standard Specifications, Bridge Manual or Highway Design Manual, AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications or AASHTO Green Book, Standard Sheets and/or Bridge Detail Sheets.

In addition, this position will provide construction support as the projects progress through construction.

Duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Providing professional engineering design services for various bridge and highway repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction projects.
• Preparing design reports/studies, plans, specifications, engineer’s estimates, (PS&E), design calculations and other technical elements of a bridge or highway project.
• Managing engineering design consultants, and review/approve design work performed by technicians under supervision.
• Scopes of services, tracking progress of projects and evaluation of the consultant.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• All transfer candidates are required to have a NYS Professional Engineer’s license with current registration.

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

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.

This is a Unit 2 (CSEA) position. The NYS Thruway Authority offers an extensive benefits package, including but not limited to paid time off, sick leave incentive, membership to the NYS Retirement System, and 90% tuition assistance.

We offer FREE onsite employee parking.

Telecommuting availability and work hours will be discussed at time of interview.

SYRACUSE & BUFFALO LOCATIONS:

Base Pay Range from Hiring Rate $87,716 up to Job Rate $123,208.

Recruitment & Retention Pay: $7,000.

ALBANY

LOCATION:

Base Pay Range from Hiring Rate $105,392 up to Job Rate $123,208.

Recruitment & Retention Pay: $7,000.

NEW YORK

LOCATION:

Base Pay Range from Hiring Rate $114,452 up to Job Rate $123,208.

Recruitment & Retention Pay: $7,000.

Mid-Hudson $1,700:
Dutchess, Putnam, Orange

Downstate $3,400:
Bronx, Rockland, Westchester

Positions are available in Buffalo, Syracuse, New York and…