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NY HELP Yes

Agency General Services, Office of

Title Code Compliance Specialist 1 (NY HELPS) - VID 199712

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 18

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

Salary Range From $66951 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

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 Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

Duties Description • Provide project management and technical code assistance to architects, engineers, and other design professionals responsible for all D&C projects. • Research in technical aspects of and intimate familiarity with the NYS code and family of codes.• Investigation of NYS code and jurisdictional code matters and their application.• Meet with permit applicants, architects, and engineers to respond to questions and provide technical information on code requirements.• Review and code related response to building plans and building permit applications for compliance with the NYS Uniform Fire, Building, and Energy Codes and/or provides project management activities to ensure such activities are assigned and effectively administered.• Schedule, coordinate and conduct compliance inspections of existing buildings, new construction projects, alterations, repairs and demolitions and/or provide project management activities to ensure such activities are assigned and effectively administered.• Schedule, coordinate and conduct final compliance inspections and recommends issuance of a Code Compliance Certificate for new and rehab construction projects, verifying that the final building is fully approved for occupancy and that the building is in compliance with Uniform Code, specifications, and good construction practices and/or provides project management activities to ensure such activities are assigned and effectively administered.• Review outside requests for Code Compliance Certificates and advises applicants of any unresolved issues.• Prepare written materials to support code administration and enforcement activities.• Recommend to supervisor’s potential legal orders and notices such as stop-work orders, compliance notices, and notices forbidding occupancy.• Perform other duties and special projects as required. Operational Needs:• Travel is required (approximately 20%). • Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required or otherwise demonstrate the capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)* and applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this position:A current certification as a Code Enforcement Official pursuant to Title 19 NYCRR, Part 434 or Part 1208ANDRequired experience: Six years of full-time experience** in the enforcement, inspection, development, or teaching of building or fire codes; or the design of buildings in a position such as a specifications writer, draftsperson, architect, or engineer.**Applicants with one of the below qualifying degrees may substitute for experience as follows: • No degree: six years of required experience.• Associate degree: two years of required experience.• Bachelor’s degree: four years of experience.• Master’s degree: five years of experience.• Doctorate degree: six years of experience. Qualifying degrees: architectural engineering, architecture, civil engineering, construction technology, electrical engineering, fire protection engineering, fire protection technology, or mechanical engineering.Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service in a Senior Safety & Health Inspector title and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.ORCurrent New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service in a position allocated to a Grade 18 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.NOTE: IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PROPER CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, RESUMES MUST INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR FOR START AND END DATES. IF ANY OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS LESS THAN FULL TIME YOU MUST INDICATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.

Additional Comments *There is no examination required for appointment to a NY HELPS position. Candidates hired via NY HELPS will be appointed on a permanent non-competitive basis and will begin a probationary period.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected that NY HELPS employees will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to take an exam. 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.The Office of General Services (OGS) is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants from all communities to apply. For a full version of OGS’s EEO/AA statement and benefits joining Team #OneOGS, please visit http://www.ogs.ny.gov/employment.NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

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Name Human Resources/AG

Telephone 518-473-5282

Fax 518-486-1631

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street NYS Office of General Services, HRM

31st Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

Notes on Applying Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected] detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications along with the month/year and, if less than full time, the average hours worked per week for each position listed. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number of each position you are applying to.