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NY HELP Yes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Transportation Analyst/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 18

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

Salary Range From $53764 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Office of Design

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Duties Description This position will be filled in the PS&E and Utility Agreements Section of the Design Quality Assurance Bureau in the Office of Design. Duties for this position may include, but are not limited to, the following:• Conduct reviews of PS&E package submissions for Department-let construction contracts to ensure completeness and adherence to policies and procedures• Prepare construction contract bid documents (e.g., proposal books, amendments) for advertisement and letting• Use various technologies, computer databases, systems and other applications for the timely input and analysis of data• Identify and analyze potential contract processing issues and communicate any findings/concerns to your supervisor and/or other appropriate persons• Collect and analyze capital program, process, and quality data required to assess performance and make recommendations to Office of Design managers.• Liaison to Regional Quality Control Engineers for contract development support and training• Coordinate reviews and processing by other internal and external involved parties (e.g., FHWA)• Respond in a timely manner to written and verbal requests for information regarding the PS&E process or the status of deliverables• Reviews submittals for compliance with NYSDOT and industry standards and regulations• Provide guidance, assistance, and support to Regions, municipalities, and other involved parties as appropriate• Provide contract processing support for design-bid-build contracts as well as other alternate contract types (e.g., design/build) as necessary• Work with other staff to ensure all unit assignment deadlines are met• Participate in the development and review of revisions to policies, forms, procedures, and work-related technologies and applications• Composes written correspondence to convey information and discuss contractual terms• Other duties as assigned and can be discussed further at the interview 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).* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position.Transportation Analyst Trainee 1: A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours*. Transportation Analyst Trainee 2: A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND Either 1. One year of qualifying experience** OR 2. A master's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* Transportation Analyst:A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND Either 1. Two years of qualifying experience** OR 2. A master's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND one year of qualifying experience**. *Qualifying semester credit hours: calculus, chemical engineering, civil engineering, civil engineering technology, civil engineering technology statistics, climate change science, coastal engineering, coastal management, coastal policy, computer modeling/science, economics, electrical engineering, energy engineering, energy management, energy policy, engineering, environmental law, environmental administration, environmental and community land planning, environmental engineering, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy, sustainable engineering, sustainable management, sustainable policy, geography, geographic information systems, geological engineering, information science, information systems, information technology, landscape architecture, mathematics, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, operations research/management, petroleum engineering, political science, political economy and development, public administration, public policy, quantitative/analytical methods (mathematical or computer), quantitative analysis, statistics, transportation engineering, transportation or highway planning, transportation or highway management, transportation or highway systems engineering **Qualifying Experience is directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or Highway systems and must have included direct responsibility for the preparation of written material such as narrative reports, letters of memoranda documenting the accomplishments and/or supervision of such activity. Additionally, this professional experience must have included one or more of the following: the identification an documentation of transportation problems and needs; the inventory, data analysis and description of highway or other transportation facilities, conditions or performance; the analysis and evaluation of existing or proposed transportation services including plans, programs, projects and policies; the development and/or coordination of transportation plans or policies; the development of projects for transportation facilities and/or service improvements (including traffic engineering or safety improvements); supervision and coordination of local transportation planning programs; the development and/or evaluation of transportation planning methods or models or program techniques or strategies Examples of Non-Qualifying Experience: Experience in which the primary duties consist of data collection, clerical processing of information, fleet and crew dispatching or routing, school bus transportation administration, transportation related to travel and tourism, construction inspection, preparation of non- narrative statistical or tabular reports, route sales/delivery, product distribution/warehousing or other similar work that did not involve analytical techniques, the preparation of written material, traffic or transportation systems operations, or cartography will not be considered qualifying .If chosen, you may, at the agency's discretion, be appointed to a higher level. You must inform the agency of any additional qualifications at your interview. 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.

Additional Comments * 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 (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 of 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. If you are on the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible list, please state that along with your score in your cover letter. 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.cfm Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Name Miranda Schingledecker

Telephone

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street New York State Department of Transportation

50 Wolf Road, POD 2-3

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-25-248 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than June 16th, 2025 to: [email protected].