Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) (NYHELPS)

Minimum Qualifications

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

Open Competitive

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:

Either 1. a New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration AND a qualifying bachelor's degree or higher as listed below;

Or 2. a New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration AND one year of full-time qualifying engineering experience as listed below.

Qualifying degrees: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Management, Construction Engineering Management Technology, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning and Engineering, or Engineering Science with a recognized concentration in any of the above listed engineering degrees.

Qualifying experience: One year of full-time engineering experience with transportation projects related to highways/roadways, railroads, bridges, airports, waterways, building structures, or traffic management and safety systems.

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.

Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) is a continuous recruitment examination for promotional candidates only. All interested promotional candidates must complete their online application here: New York State Career Opportunities in Engineering (ny.gov). There is no fee for this examination. The minimum qualifications are:

Promotional: You must have a New York State Professional Engineer's License and current registration AND be a qualified employee of New York State AND have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows: Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation).

Notes

New York State Education Department (NYSED) Guidelines for Professional Engineering Practice, Guideline 1: As a licensed professional engineer, you are required to practice within your authorized scope of practice, as defined in the Education Law, Commissioner's Regulations and Rules of the Board of Regents. It is your responsibility to be knowledgeable of any restrictions that are based on law or regulation, as well as those that relate specifically to your area of professional competence. Continued employment as a Professional Engineer 1 is dependent upon continued possession of a New York State Professional Engineer's license with current registration. Failure to maintain your New York State License and registration may result in removal from the Professional Engineer 1 title. Information regarding New York State professional engineering licensing may be obtained by writing to: NYS Office of the Professions, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234-1000; Voice: (518) 474-3817 ext. (570); Email: op4info@mail.nysed.gov or Fax (518) 474-1449.

Duties Description

This position will be filled for the Main Office, Office of Design, within one of 5 bureaus: Design Bureau, Rail Projects Group, Design Mapping and Automation Bureau, Design Quality Assurance Bureau, or the Design Consultant Management Bureau.

Design Bureau: Designs moderate and complex projects statewide. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

Gain and utilize expertise and experience in design of pavements, slopes, drainage systems, water supply,

traffic analysis, signals, lighting, etc.

Develop and complete sealed engineering studies and designs for highway, rail, aviation, landscape, and

nonmotorized transportation projects

Responsible for direct supervision, training and management of engineers, technicians, landscape architects

and analysts

Update portions of the Highway Design Manual and provide related training

Design Consultant Management Bureau: Manages design consultants. Duties may include, but are not limited to,

The Following Activities

Project ManagementCreate and monitor project design consultant's scope of services, costs, and schedulesManagement of Design Consultant Contracts, including approval of consultant invoicesOversee and monitor delivery of projects by consultant

Design Quality Assurance Bureau: Review design approval documents and help develop policy. The duties may

Include, But Are Not Limited To, The Following Activities

Update the Project Development ManualDesign process trainingWork cooperatively with and coordinate activities with Regional Offices, other Main Office Bureaus, FHWA and

other Agencies

Review design approval documents

Design Mapping and Automation Bureau: Manages ProjectWise and CADD. Duties may include, but are not

Limited To, The Following Activities

Manage the Engineering Technology Unit that provides CADD implementation and CADD document management support for the Department.Manage and supervise on-site CADD ConsultantsProvide and coordinate CADD Training for the Department

Rail Projects Delivery Group: Responsible for the development and delivery of New York’s High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) projects and other rail related tasks. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

Project Management of rail projectsOversee delivery of projects, including work done by others (railroads, municipalities, and consultants) and Construction site inspections and visitsReview designs for railroad track work and highway grade crossings and highway work for impacts to railroad operations.Coordinate with FRA, railroads, and other agencies

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

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe 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 this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), 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 of 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.

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.cfmt

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.