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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/11/19

Applications Due01/25/19

Vacancy ID63240

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleSenior Drafting Technician (General)

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade13

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

Salary RangeFrom $42986 to $55008 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Provisional

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

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? No

County Albany

Street Address Office of Design, POD 2-3

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12232

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for permanent appointment, candidates must be reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list or be eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

If a viable eligible list does not exist, a provisional appointment may be made in accordance with Civil Service Law. Candidates who accept a provisional appointment must take the next competitive examination and be reachable on the resultant eligible list in order to be considered for permanent appointment to the position.
The minimum requirements for taking the Promotional examination are:
You must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of permanent competitive or non-competitive service (including 55-b/55-c) as an Assistant Drill Rig Operator, Assistant Land Surveyor 1, Assistant Land Surveyor 2, Drafting Technician, Drill Rig Operator, Engineering Technician; Environmental Engineering Technician 1, Environmental Engineering Technician 2, Senior Engineering Technician, or Senior Engineering Technician (Soils). After one year of the service described in the Minimum Qualifications, successful candidates will be qualified for appointment from the eligible list.
The minimum requirements for taking the Open Competitive examination are:
Either 1. an associate’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, architecture, or architectural technology;
Or 2. a certificate in computer-aided drafting* issued by a regionally accredited college or university AND one year of specialized experience on civil engineering projects;
Or 3. two years of drafting experience including at least one year of specialized drafting experience on civil engineering projects.
* Certificates from Trade or Technical Schools will be accepted only if they are institutions that are regionally accredited or recognized by the NYS Department of Education as following acceptable educational practices. To check if your certificate came from an educational institution accepted by NYS Department of Education, please visit the NYS Department of Education website at http://www.nysed.gov/heds/IRPSL1.html and if your school is listed, select it to see if a drafting program is also listed. Please Note: It is the drafting program that needs to be accepted, not just the school.
At the interview, candidates must be prepared to demonstrate how their backgrounds meet the duties for this position.

Duties Description
Candidate will work in one of the Design Bureau’s highway design squads. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Prepare CADD drawings for highway and bridge projects.
• Prepare presentation plans for public meetings and reports.
• Perform calculations and prepare tables for highway and bridge projects.
• Assist with the development of the engineer’s estimate.
• Assist in the gathering and compilation of site data for highway and bridge projects.
• Review plans prepared by the Design Section for compliance with CADD standards.
• Assist staff within the section with CADD related issues.
• Other assignments to address office needs.

Responsibilities may also include participating within the Incident Command System to support the Department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Additional Comments Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

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Name Leigh Meyer

Telephone

Fax

Email Address Leigh.Meyer@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street NYSDOT, Office of Design

50 Wolf Road, POD 2-3

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume no later than January 25, 2019.

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