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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/11/21

Applications Due06/25/21

Vacancy ID87676

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleMotor Vehicle Inspector

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade14

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

Salary RangeFrom $45455 to $58028 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

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 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 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 to be considered for a permanent
appointment to the position.
The minimum requirements for taking the examination are:
Either 1. three years of experience in the repair and/or mechanical inspection of buses
(15 passengers or more) and/or heavy-duty trucks (GVWR 18,000 pounds or more) which must have
included one-year experience with antilock brake systems. Experience limited to maintenance, repair,
or inspection activities obtained while working in a commercial garage, where most of the work is
primarily related to automobiles, pick-up trucks, small vans, or ambulettes and only occasionally to
buses or heavy-duty trucks, is NOT qualifying;
Or 2. an associate degree in automotive or diesel technology AND one year of experience as
described above;
Or 3. graduated from a one-year post high school certificate program in automotive or diesel repair
technology** AND two years of experience as described above.
Important: You must indicate on your application the capacity and/or weight of the types of
equipment you have experience either repairing or inspecting. You must also indicate that you have
the required one-year experience with antilock brake systems.
**Adult BOCES programs are not qualifying for this examination.

Duties Description Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Inspect the mechanical condition of buses, heavy duty trucks, vans, suburbans, station
wagons and other commercial vehicles.
• Check both controlled and preventative maintenance programs, driver’s hours of labor
records and facility of fleet operators.
• Investigate complaints, accidents and illegal operations; testify at hearings when required and
keep records and submitted reports of inspections and investigations.
• Enforce driver, vehicle and hazardous materials regulations.
• Perform duties independently without direct supervision and be responsible for scheduling
your own work and adhering to your own timetable.
• May be required to inspect other bus inspection areas.
• Responsibilities also may include participating within the Incident Command System to
support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.
This position requires extensive travel within a designated area of assignment. You will be required
to operate a motor vehicle or otherwise demonstrate the capacity to meet the transportation needs of
the job. You must possess a driver's license valid in New York State at the time of appointment and
continuously thereafter. Field work and travel expenses are reimbursed on a fixed schedule.
The selected candidate must pass a physical/medical examination prior to appointment.

Additional Comments ****Reporting to MO, Office of Modal Safety & Security, Albany, NY to be assigned to Albany,
Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer and Schenectady Counties.

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 Shawn Stiffler

Telephone (518) 457-6572

Fax

Email Address shawn.stiffler@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation, Office of Modal Safety and Security

50 Wolf Rd, POD 5-3

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume no later than June 25th, 2021 to:
Shawn Stiffler
Office of Modal Safety & Security
50 Wolf Road, POD 5-3
Albany, NY 12232
Shawn.Stiffler@dot.ny.gov
Phone: 518-457-6572

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