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NY HELP Yes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Construction Specialist 1 Transportation (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 19

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

Salary Range From $70579 to $89645 Annually

Employment Type Part-Time

Part-time Percent 50%

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 50%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 20

Workday

From 7 AM

To 3:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Queens

Street Address NYS Department of Transportation - Construction

47-40 21st Street

City Long Island City

State NY

Zip Code 11101

Duties Description Serving as the Engineer in Charge (EIC) of construction projects. This would include ensuring that the project is constructed in accordance with Department plans and specifications, and that work is carried out in a safe manner. This includes the supervision of state and/or consultant inspection staff. Take and record measurements and prepare computations to document quantities of various items of work performed by contractors and subcontractors on a project.Additional duties will be discussed at the time of the interview.

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 minimum qualifications for this position. 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 seven years of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering or engineering technology related to transportation infrastructure work.Substitution30 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.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 Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.*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.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.cfmtSalary will include an additional $4,000 downstate location pay.Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name NYS DOT - REGION 11 - PERSONNEL

Telephone

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street New York State Department of Transportation

47-40 21st Street

City Long Island City

State NY

Zip Code 11101

Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number R11-25-35 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than June 14, 2025, to: Via email: [email protected]***PLEASE INCLUDE R11-25-35 IN THE SUBJECT LINE***