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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 09/30/15

Applications Due10/15/15

Vacancy ID23935

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleFacilities Planner 2, Central Office;

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade23

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

Salary RangeFrom $67703 to $85635 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 50%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address NYS Office of Mental Health

75 New Scotland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12208

Minimum Qualifications Transfer:

Candidates must have permanent status as a Facilities Planner 2, Grade 23, and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having at least one year of permanent service in either of the qualifying titles of Building Construction Program Manager 2 or Senior Building Construction Engineer.

Provisional:

The Civil Service eligible list for Facilities Planner 2 has been exhausted. In order to be eligible for a provisional appointment, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Facilities Planner 1, Grade 19; OR five years of the qualifying experience; OR an associate’s degree and four years of the qualifying experience; OR an associate’s degree in the field of architecture; planning; or civil, industrial, industrial and management, structural, environmental or electrical engineering and three years of the qualifying experience; OR a bachelor’s degree and three years of the qualifying experience; OR a bachelor’s degree in the field of architecture; planning; or civil, industrial, industrial and management, structural, environmental or electrical engineering and two years of the qualifying experience.

Qualifying Experience: Experience must have been in planning major facility construction projects, or in policy development or planning of complex municipal land use projects. Examples of acceptable experience planning major facility constructions projects include: capital construction project planning, corporate construction project planning, public works construction projects, or other similar large scale construction project planning.

Candidates appointed provisionally must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title, tentatively scheduled for January 9, 2016, and their score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who do not pass the examination or do not achieve a reachable score may not be retained.

Duties Description The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill a Facilities Planner 2, Grade 23, position assigned to the Administrative Support Services Group (ASSG), Bureau of Capital Operations. ASSG supervises and manages OMH’s capital planning and construction program, and provides direct technical assistance for physical plant operations and maintenance. Specific duties to be performed may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Prepare annual capital budget requests for specific projects and programs. Assist in developing annual spending plans.

Prepare work scopes, conduct approval reviews of project plans and specifications, manage and track projects through the design and construction process. Utilize and maintain project records in the project management system.

Participate and assist with the selection of projects necessary to maintain The Joint Commission accreditation, meet fire safety requirements, preserve the physical plant and infrastructure, enhance the program offered to OMH clients, and ensure the health and safety of clients, staff and visitors at OMH facilities.

Additional Comments The Bureau of Capital Operations is conveniently located on the grounds of the Capital District PC at 75 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York. We offer a comfortable working environment with covered parking available on site for a nominal monthly fee.

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

Name Nicole Swankey

Telephone

Fax (518) 486-3897

Email Address OMHHRM@OMH.NY.GOV

Address

Street NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Vacancy ID of the position you are applying for. Submit a resume and ensure it states your current Civil Service title, grade level, appointment date to that grade level, and current work e-mail address.

You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.

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