Construction Specialist 1 - Albany, United States - Transportation, Department of

Transportation, Department of

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Albany, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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

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 six 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.

Duties Description

Regional Contracts and Agreements: Duties include construction contract administration, scheduling preconstruction meetings, monitoring project estimates, reviewing and processing order on contracts, MURK reviews, and monitoring the finalization of projects.
Regional Construction Safety Coordinator: Monitor construction work zones to assure correct maintenance and protection of traffic (M&PT) setups, workers compliance to safe work practices. Conduct safety meetings. Provide safety and M&PT training and support to regional construction staff. Investigate work zone accidents and complete accident reports. Investigate work zone injuries and complete injury reports.

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

Additional Comments

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), 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 the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State.

While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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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.
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