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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/24/15

Applications Due04/06/15

Vacancy ID19902

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleTraffic Systems Technician 1

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade13

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

Salary RangeFrom $39713 to $50814 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 99%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? Yes

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? No

County To Be Determined

Street Address 1530 Jefferson Road

City Rochester

StateNY

Zip Code14623

Minimum Qualifications R4 Traffic is anticipating filling 2 vacancies for the Traffic Systems Technician 1. In order to be considered for appointment, candidates must be reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or be eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law. If a viable eligible list does not exist, a provisional appointment may be made. If you are appointed provisionally, you will have to take and pass the next Civil Service examination for this title when it is administered. Employees appointed provisionally must be reachable on the resulting eligible list for that title or their employment in the position (may have hold item) will end. The minimum requirements for taking the examination are either: (1) two years of experience assisting in the installation, repair, and maintenance of traffic control devices and intelligent transportation systems; Or (2) an associate's degree or higher that includes or is supplemented by at least 15 credit hours in electronics or electricity. Degree or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the NYS Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. Degrees from outside the United States must be independently verified for equivalency. Candidates must possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in NYS at time of appointment and continuously thereafter. Within three (3) months of appointment, candidates must obtain and maintain a valid Class B CDL permit or license. Failure to do so will result in termination. Candidates must obtain a valid NYS Class B CDL License with no air brake restriction within the first 12 months of appointment. Failure to do so will result in termination. Candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment physical and also may be subject to periodic reassessments of physical ability. Candidates will be required to participate in substance abuse testing.

Duties Description As a Traffic Systems Technician 1, you would troubleshoot and repair traffic signal equipment, state-of-the-art Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and communications equipment; program traffic signal controllers; inspect traffic signal systems; perform major modifications; prepare legal documents which define the operations of traffic control devices; review and modify design plans; maintain a database of repair records and equipment condition; perform emergency repair of traffic control and ITS devices and equipment. Stand-by and overtime availability is required and candidate will be expected to respond “after hours” for service and repair to callouts. Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

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Name Lisa M. Schuster

Telephone 585-272-3334

Fax 585-272-3426

Email Address Lisa.schuster@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street 1530 Jefferson Road

City Rochester

State NY

Zip Code 14623

 

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