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AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleSenior Engineering Technician (Region 3 Design)

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 Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 1%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Onondaga

Street Address NYS Department of Transportation, Office of Design

333 East Washington St.

City Syracuse

StateNY

Zip Code13202

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 Promotion examination are: you must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of PERMANENT competitive, or non-competitive (including 55-b/55-c) service 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 Drafting Technician (all parenthetics), 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. TWO years of experience assisting in engineering or engineering technology, architecture or architectural technology, environmental technology, landscape architecture/design, materials laboratory technology, drafting or surveying, AND graduation from a high school or possession of a diploma issued by a recognized educational authority;

Or
2. an associate’s degree in mathematics, physical science, engineering or engineering technology, architecture or architectural technology, construction technology, environmental technology, landscape architecture/design, drafting, forestry, surveying, aeronautics, or electronics;

Or
3. a certificate in CAD/CAM, construction technology, drafting, engineering, engineering graphics, or electronics** issued by a regionally accredited college or university and ONE year of experience as listed above in # 1;

Substitution:

Either: 36 semester credit hours of college course work in mathematics, physical science, engineering or engineering technology, architecture or architectural technology, construction technology, environmental technology, landscape architecture/design, drafting, forestry, surveying, aeronautics, electronics or electronics technology may be substituted for experience at the rate of 18 semester credit hours equaling ONE year of experience listed above in #1;

Or: graduation from a high school technical education program (recognized by the New York State Education Department as meeting acceptable program practices and standards) in CAD/CAM, construction technology, drafting, engineering, engineering graphics, or electronics may be substituted for ONE year of experience listed above in #1.

** 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.

Duties Description The Region 3 Design Group is filling three Senior Engineering Technician (SET) positions. All positions will be assigned to field locations with two positions in the Survey/Right of Way Mapping Unit and one position in the Geotechnical Engineering Unit. SETs work with engineers, licensed land surveyors and higher-level technicians and may be assigned to other groups throughout their career.

SETs assigned to the Survey/Right of Way Mapping Unit will perform field surveys under the direction of a Survey Crew Chief. They will work year-round outside with occasional office visits to process computerized survey data. They must be able to work in an outdoor environment, traverse steep slopes when necessary, enter water drainage courses, assist with surveying hard pavement features (roadways) and work in close proximity to traffic. SETs may lead small project survey parties. SETs will install, use and maintain electronic survey equipment such as Total Stations, digital levels, GPS data collectors and LiDAR equipment; and assist in the use of survey data collection and processing software. SETs will setup temporary work zones for survey activities.

The SET assigned to the Geotechnical Engineering Unit will perform technical geotechnical engineering work under the direction of the Geotechnical Engineer. The SET will perform field investigations, prepare reports, maintain inventories of soil boring logs and records, and collect material samples for testing in our lab or by others.

At the time of appointment and continuously thereafter candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet the travel requirements of the position by maintaining a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or having access to reliable transportation.

Responsibilities may include serving a role 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.

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

Name Barb Metcalf, Program Aide

Telephone

Fax 315-428-4283

Email Address R3-HR-personnel@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation

333 East Washington St.

City Syracuse

State NY

Zip Code 13202

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest (please reference the posting number in your letter) and a current resume no later than May 30, 2019.