Position Information

NY HELPYes

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleOffice Assistant 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade09

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $42641 to $52413 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

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? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address Office of Construction

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12232

Job Specifics

Duties Description The selected candidate will provide support to NYSDOT’s Office of Construction, primarily working with the Contract Administration Bureau’s Unit. The preferred candidate will be expected to perform advanced clerical and office support activities and handle sensitive applications, requests, or inquiries.

Typical duties may include but are not limited to the following:

- Coordinate Final Acceptances and Final Agreements with the Regions and Main Office program areas

- Manage the archiving of construction projects

- Maintain email correspondence, read receipts/all documentation for all Finals correspondence

- Filing, Scanning, Copying as needed

- Set up new project folders (create e-files and office working files with all subfolders), etc.

- Enter visitors in Passage Point

- Updating Organizational Charts for Main Office and Regions

- Updating Phone Lists

- Manage shared Office Calendars

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

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

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

Promotional: One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher. Qualifying titles are available at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/38687titles.cfm

Open Competitive: One year of clerical experience.

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.

If there are three or fewer qualified candidates interested in appointment to this position a permanent appointment may be made pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. To be eligible, candidates must be an employee of the Department of Transportation and have one year of permanent competitive service as a Office Assistant 1, SG-06.

Additional Comments *This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be 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 a future date, 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 an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Employees appointed via the NY HELPS program are restricted for promotional appointment until their position is covered-in to the competitive class by the New York State Civil Service Commission (CSC), or they otherwise obtain permanent competitive status. The CSC has recently covered-in employees who were appointed via NY HELPS on a permanent or contingent permanent basis between June 26, 2024 and June 11, 2025. Notification to employees regarding a change in their status is forthcoming. You may wish to apply if you received a permanent NY HELPS appointment to a qualifying title within these timeframes and are interested in this opportunity. Your eligibility for promotion will be reviewed by Human Resources. Employees with a permanent NY HELPS appointment occurring effective 6/12/25 or later will be addressed with a subsequent cover-in.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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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.

How to Apply

Name Kelly Snyder

Telephone 518-485-9396

Fax

Email Address Kelly.Snyder@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street New York State Department of Transportation

50 Wolf Road, 5th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-25-289 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than July 11, 2025 to:

New York State Department of Transportation
Office of Fleet Administration & Support
50 Wolf Road, POD 5-3
Albany, NY 12232
Dot.sm.mo.operations.personnel@dot.ny.gov