NY HELPYes

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleTransportation Analyst / Trainee 1 / Trainee 2 - NY HELPS

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $49363 to $82656 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County New York

Street Address New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) - Technical Group

25 Beaver Street, Suite 201

City New York

StateNY

Zip Code10004

Duties Description NYMTC seeks to fill a Transportation Analyst/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 position to support regional planning activities in the Technical, Administration, and/or Planning Groups.

Under the supervision of a Senior Transportation Analyst in the Technical Group, the Transportation Analyst will support the New York Best Practice Model (BPM) team. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Run NYMTC's travel demand model (NYBPM) using the TransCAD software. Some background of using TransCAD, GIS or other travel models is highly desirable (knowledge of traditional and activity based travel demand model is also highly desirable);

• Work as a team member on development of Freight Model and Land Use Model, and provide technical support to various special projects and studies;

• Understand the complex relationships between land use model and travel demand model as well as knowledge of sophisticated freight modeling issues and techniques;

• Provide support to test new procedures that are continually being updated for running models and maintain a set of current user documentations. Some computer programming background with ability to create macros is highly desirable;

• Maintain the model website with current data and model output results;

• Provide support to member agencies and NYMTC staff for model related applications;

• Perform complex model analysis of NYBPM output to address data requests and Conformity Analysis requirements. Knowledge of post processing software including Mobile 6.2/MOVES is a plus;

• Provide support in maintaining a log of all the model runs for conformity to create a data repository;

• Perform other tasks as required by NYMTC management.
Strong written and oral communication skills are preferred. A good working knowledge of Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel or other database programs are highly desirable to perform the duties for this position. Although not required, a working knowledge of Geographic Information Systems.

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:

Transportation Analyst Trainee 1:
A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours*.

Transportation Analyst Trainee 2:
A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND Either 1. One year of qualifying experience** OR

2. A master's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours*

Transportation Analyst (SG-18):
A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND Either 1. Two years of qualifying experience** OR

2. A master's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND one year of qualifying experience**.

Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education. If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of companies that provide these
services (fees must be paid to the company you choose) can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

*Qualifying semester credit hours: calculus, chemical engineering, civil engineering, civil engineering technology, civil engineering technology statistics, climate change science, coastal engineering, coastal management, coastal policy, computer modeling/science, economics, electrical engineering, energy engineering, energy management, energy policy, engineering, environmental law, environmental administration, environmental and community land planning, environmental engineering, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy, sustainable engineering, sustainable management, sustainable policy, geography, geographic information systems, geological engineering, information science, information systems, information technology, landscape architecture, mathematics, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, operations research/management, petroleum engineering, political science, political economy and development, public administration, public policy, quantitative/analytical methods (mathematical or computer), quantitative analysis, statistics, transportation engineering, transportation or highway planning, transportation or highway management, transportation or highway systems engineering

**Qualifying Experience is directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or Highway systems and must have included direct responsibility for the preparation of written material such as narrative reports, letters of memoranda documenting the accomplishments and/or supervision of such activity. Additionally, this professional experience must have included one or more of the following: the identification and documentation of transportation problems and needs; the inventory, data analysis and description of highway or other transportation facilities, conditions or performance; the analysis and evaluation of existing or proposed transportation services including plans, programs, projects and policies; the development and/or coordination of transportation plans or policies; the development of projects for transportation facilities and/or service improvements (including traffic engineering or safety improvements); supervision and coordination of local transportation planning programs; the development and/or evaluation of transportation planning methods or models or program techniques or strategies.

Examples of Non-Qualifying Experience: Experience in which the primary duties consist of data collection, clerical processing of information, fleet and crew dispatching or routing, school bus transportation administration, transportation related to travel and tourism, construction inspection, preparation of non-narrative statistical or tabular reports, route sales/delivery, product distribution/warehousing or other similar work that did not involve analytical techniques, the preparation of written material, traffic or transportation systems operations, or cartography will not be considered qualifying .

If chosen, you may, at the agency's discretion, be appointed to a higher level. You must inform the agency of any additional qualifications at your interview.

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 * This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). 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.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. 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.

If you are on the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible list, please state that along with your score in your cover letter.

Salary to include an additional $3,400 location pay

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 Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.
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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.
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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.

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

Name Dominique Queenie

Telephone

Fax

Email Address Dominique.Queenie@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street New York Metropolitan Transportation Council

25 Beaver Street Suite 201

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10004

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current resume and transcripts, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-24-527 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than December 26th, 2024, to Dominique.Queenie@dot.ny.gov