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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 04/05/24

Applications Due04/23/24

Vacancy ID155576

NY HELPNo

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleStudent Assistant

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeNS

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

Salary RangeFrom $20.10 to $20.10 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 7 AM

To 3 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Main Office - Office of Traffic Safety & Mobility

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12232

Minimum Qualifications Must have completed at least 12 credit hours of college study and be currently enrolled in an accredited degree program.

Duties Description NYSDOT is a leading-edge team of motivated, empowered, and respected professionals whose customers value our high-quality engineering and technical services and products. Each NYSDOT employee plays an important part in fulfilling the Department’s mission and goals, as we are one DOT working cohesively to ensure the state has a safe, efficient, balanced and environmentally sound transportation system.

The Student Assistant will report to professional level staff and perform various duties in the Office of Traffic Safety & Mobility, including assisting with:

• Sign face layouts for Regional and MO projects.
• Development of policies for various traffic control devices.
• Creation of templates for traffic engineering studies.
• Development of a training program for sign design.
• Tasks related to the creation of a new NYS Supplement to the MUTCD.
• Technical documents supporting Statewide policies, guidance, and manuals pertaining to traffic signals and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS).
• Researching state-of-the-art and innovative solutions for traffic management and operations to best leverage data and technology.
• Data collection and analysis for work zone speed enforcement and other TSMO programs.
• QA/QC of the Enterprise Asset Management System for Traffic Signals and ITS.
• Reporting and analytics for Traffic Signals and ITS inventory, inspection, and lifecycle analysis.

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 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 New York State Department of Transportation

Telephone

Fax

Email Address dot.sm.mo.operations.personnel@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street Office of Traffic Safety & Mobility

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, current transcript, and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-24-179 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than April 23, 2024, to dot.sm.mo.operations.personnel@dot.ny.gov

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