Position Information

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AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleProfessional Engineer 2 Mechanical

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade27

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

Salary RangeFrom $103784 to $127830 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County To Be Determined

Street Address TBD

City TBD

StateNY

Zip Code00000

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications
COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: You must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service eligible list used for filling this title.

TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55 B/C status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1of Civil Service Law AND you must possess a New York State Professional Engineering License and current registration. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancment of more than two salary grades.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.

PROVISIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: In the event there is not a valid eligible list for this title in this location, candidates who meet the following promotion qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment. To qualify, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55 B/C service as a Professional Engineer 1 (Mechanical) and a New York State Professional Engineer License with current registration.

NON-COMPETITIVE PROMOTION (NCP)
NOTE: If three or fewer qualified and interested promotional candidates respond to this notice, the agency may, at its discretion, nominate a qualified employee for non-competitive promotion under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. To qualify, you must be a current OPWDD employee and have one year of service as a Professional Engineer 1 (Mechanical) with a New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration.

Duties Description The Office of Property Supports and Emergency Services is a centralized support office whose mission is to provide a standardized team approach to the management of Physical Plant Maintenance, Capital Services, Safety and Security, Fire Safety, Emergency Management, Environmental Services, and Food Preparation. Under the direction of the Director of Capital Services, the incumbent will manage and direct the development, implementation, and oversight of all capital construction activities related to HVAC, plumbing, electrical, environmental, and other engineering work for the agency. The candidate will be responsible for supervision of the Professional Engineer 1's Mechanical.
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
· Manage the agency ongoing program of fire safety upgrades to residential buildings for compliance with NFPA 101 Health Care and Board and Care
occupancies, which include fire alarm and fire protection system installations as well as code related heating and ventilating requirements.
· Review and approve project design documents prepared by other design professionals for compliance with applicable building codes and for good design
practice.
· Review and develop project specifications, provide technical assistance to maintenance supervisory staff regarding the maintenance and operation of complex
building utility systems.
· Provide administrative management oversight of capital construction projects.
· Manage environmental programs for each of the regional offices regarding air emissions, petroleum bulk storage regulations, asbestos regulations, and lead
contamination along with providing direction to the field and develop projects for environmental remediation issues.
· Serve as a NYS Certified Code Enforcement Official for the Agency. Training provided.
· Conduct field visits and inspections, as required to investigate code compliance, complaints or emergency conditions and provide on-site technical advice.
· Provide supervision and management to subordinate staff engineers to effectively manage the engineering workload of the office.
· Responsible for occasional work in the New York State Emergency Operations Center in Albany during a natural disaster will be expected, which may
include modified working hours as needed.

This position requires occasional travel throughout the State of New York to provide technical support to other Office of Property Supports and Emergency Services
bureaus and as needed for capital construction project oversight. Travel may fluctuate seasonally, and the majority of travel will be during, but not necessarily limited to, the typical construction season. Appointees to these positions are required to have a driver's license valid in New York State to operate a motor vehicle or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.

The position may be filled at any of the below locations: *Please indicate the location you are interested in*
500 Balltown RD, Schenectady
1200 East & West Rd, West Seneca
1150 Forest Hill Rd, Staten Island
44 Holland Ave, Albany


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Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Administration is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

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

Contact Information

Name Barbara Thorpe

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 11/27/24. Please reference the EOA #2024-294 in all correspondence.