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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 08/25/15

Applications Due09/09/15

Vacancy ID23200

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleCoordinator of Facilities Interior Design, Central Office;

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $52293 to $66494 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Provisional

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 25%

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 A bachelor’s degree in interior design and four years of post-degree experience in interior design in health care facilities OR six years of experience in interior design in health care facilities.

Notes:
Education must have been received from a regionally accredited college or university, or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. Appropriate part-time and volunteer experience, which can be verified, will be accepted on a prorated basis. Coursework or experience in interior decorating will not be considered as qualifying for this examination.

There is no current eligible list for this title. Candidates appointed provisionally must take the next Civil Service examination for this title 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 in the title. At this time, a date for the Coordinator of Facilities Interior Design has not been announced.

Duties Description The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill a Coordinator of Facilities Interior Design, Grade 18, position assigned to the Administrative Support Services Group (ASSG), Bureau of Environmental Design and Improvement. The Coordinator of Facilities Interior Design will select, specify and coordinate the purchase and placement of furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) in OMH facilities and develop budget and project management schedules in correlation with Capital Operations staff. FF&E is necessary for safe, therapeutic beneficial use of inpatient, outpatient, administrative and support space within all OMH owned and leased buildings. The incumbent will review and implement code compliant FF&E specifications and space layouts, as well as coordinate surplus FF&E to assure re-use when possible. Specific duties to be performed may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Conduct interviews with staff at facilities and/or Central Office to determine program requirements and design criteria based on special project program needs such as geriatric, pediatric and forensic populations.

Research, recommend and coordinate furnishings and finishes for patient populations and special projects.

Develop project management schedules for tracking and accomplishing interior design services, correlated with Capital Operations and overall project management schedules.

Prepare interior design schemes to include furniture specifications, colors, wall colorings, flooring, etc. Make presentations to facilities of proposed design schemes.

Verify specified materials for NYS code conformance and JCAHO requirements.

Additional Comments The Bureau of Environmental Design and Improvement is located on the grounds of Capital District PC at 75 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York 12208. 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 ApplyingPlease submit a resume and ensure it states your current Civil Service title, grade level, appointment date to that grade level, current work e-mail address, and Vacancy ID.

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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