Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleStudent Assistant

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeNS

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

Salary RangeFrom $20.70 to $20.70 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

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 Environment - Landscape Architect Bureau

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12232

Job Specifics

Duties Description NYSDOT is now hiring summer interns!

Landscape Architects at NYSDOT are a leading-edge team of motivated, empowered, and respected professionals committed to bringing communities, resiliency, and sustainability into consideration on every NYSDOT project. Each NYSDOT employee plays an important part in fulfilling the Department’s mission and goals, as we are one DOT working cohesively to ensure the state has a safe, efficient, balanced and environmentally sound transportation system.

Duties will vary from position to position, based on the assignment, but they all have a common goal – to enhance public safety for all users while minimizing impacts to the environment. Landscape Architecture interns may work in one of a variety of program areas under the direct supervision of a NYSDOT Landscape Architect or Environmental Specialist.

Based on the assignment, interns will perform duties such as GIS, research, policy and planning, ecological surveying, environmental science, landscape architecture, 3D design, CAD drafting and graphic design, etc. to achieve the mission of the Department.

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 Must have completed at least 12 credit hours of college study and be currently enrolled in an accredited degree program

Preferred qualifications:

Enrolled in one of the following degree programs:
Landscape Architecture; Architecture; Urban and Regional Planning; Urban Affairs; Sustainability; Geospatial Technology, or Environmental Engineering.

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

The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. For new State employees appointed into graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. For more salary information please visit https://oer.ny.gov/salary-schedules

DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply.

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. Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).

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

How to Apply

Name Bernard Holloman

Telephone

Fax

Email Address Intern@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current resume, and a copy of transcripts, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-26-095 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than 5/31/2026 to:

New York State Department of Transportation
Bernard Holloman
Recruitment Unit, Personnel Bureau
50 Wolf Road Albany, NY 12232
Email: Intern@dot.ny.gov