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NY HELP Yes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Program Aide (NYHELPS)

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade 13

Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $53413 to $65061 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address NYS Dept. of Transportation - Policy and Planning

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Duties Description Under the direction of the Program Management group in conjunction with the Regional Local Project Liaison to help facilitate the operations of the Local Capital Program. Duties include but are not limited to:• Review and processing of Municipal reimbursement requests.• Reviewing the cost aspects of engineering and construction contracts.• Maintaining the Local Project Tracker Database.• Archiving of project data and files.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. The qualifications are 3 years of experience performing clerical, keyboarding, or paraprofessional work in an office environment.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 Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.*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.Employees appointed via the NY HELPS program are restricted for promotional appointment until their position is covered-in to the competitive class by the New York State Civil Service Commission (CSC), or they otherwise obtain permanent competitive status. The CSC has recently covered-in employees who were appointed via NY HELPS on a permanent or contingent permanent basis between June 26, 2024 and June 11, 2025. Notification to employees regarding a change in their status is forthcoming. You may wish to apply if you received a permanent NY HELPS appointment to a qualifying title within these timeframes and are interested in this opportunity. Your eligibility for promotion will be reviewed by Human Resources. Employees with a permanent NY HELPS appointment occurring effective 6/12/25 or later will be addressed with a subsequent cover-in.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.In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.

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Name Region 1 - Administrative Group

Telephone

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation

50 Wolf Road

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 R01-25-069 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than July 28, 2025 to:NYS Department of TransportationRegion 1 Administrative Group50 Wolf Road Albany, NY 12232Email: [email protected]: (518) 477-1570