Review Vacancy
AgencyTransportation, Department of
TitleIntermodal Transportation Specialist 2
Occupational CategoryNo Preference
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $73284 to $92693 Annually
Office of Modal Grants Administration, Policy & Planning Division
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.
Duties Description The Intermodal Transportation Specialist 2 will be expected to carry a caseload of transit agencies and perform the duties described below for those assigned transit agencies. Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Review applications received in response to grant solicitations against defined eligibility criteria, review funding, project and scopes for consistency with federal, state and programmatic rules and regulations;
• Analyze project and program accomplishments related to specific transportation system goals and objectives;
• Review and recommend approval of payment requests based on approved scope of work, provision of satisfactory documentation, and in relation to project milestone attainment, ensuring the requests contain required documentation and information;
• Provide technical advice and assistance to assigned caseload of NYSDOT grantees, including such areas as procurement, contracting, reimbursement processes, and program specific compliance information;
• Review grantee documentation for compliance with requirements, e.g. Requests for Proposals, contracts, leases;
• Respond to inquiries/correspondence from grant recipients regarding state and federal policy, NYSDOT programs, funding status, or other project specific information;
• Evaluate and/or score applications for funding, including requested projects, plans, and proposals for consistency with regional and statewide transportation plans and forecasts;
• Assess project alignment with program objectives, making recommendations for changes as applicable;
• Assist in developing, implementing and maintaining systems, procedures, and manuals in support of planning activities, reports and project for internal and external use;
• Compile and review procurement, grant and contract documents;
• Summarize data, including manipulation of data and information, to show the effects of different or altered variables on funding, projects, plans, and proposal;
• Prepare findings for supervisors, including recommendations and alternatives, demonstrating the rationale for conclusions and recommendations in final format; and
• Provide support to the Office of Modal Grants Administration’s Modal Grants Bureau.
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.
Email Address dianna.nussbaum@dot.ny.gov
Address
POD 6-4
Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume no later than November 29, 2019. PLEASE INCLUDE THE TITLE AND ITEM NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE WHEN RESPONDING.
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