Review Vacancy
AgencyTransportation, Department of
TitleEngineer Trainee/Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation)
Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $60290 to $76484 Annually
Street Address Traffic Safety and Mobility Group, Senator Hughes State Office Building
333 E. Washington St.
Minimum Qualifications To be considered for permanent appointment, candidates must be reachable on the current 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 in accordance with Civil Service Law. Candidates who accept a provisional appointment must take the next competitive examination and be reachable on the resultant eligible list in order to be considered for permanent appointment to the position.
The minimum requirements for taking the Open Competitive examinations are:
Engineer Trainee, SG-18:
A bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering; Civil Engineering Technology; Construction Engineering; Construction Engineering Technology; Construction Management Engineering Technology; Geotechnical Engineering; Hydraulics Engineering; Materials Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Structural Engineering; Transportation Engineering or Transportation Planning and Engineering
OR
Proof of successful completion of a National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you are applying with proof of successful completion of the FE examination, preference will be given to applicants with one year of engineering experience with transportation projects related to highways/roadways, bridges, airports, waterways, or traffic management and safety systems.
NOTE: Individuals appointed as an Engineer Trainee are required to complete a minimum of one year of successful performance as an Engineer Trainee and pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. If you obtain your FE by the end of the first year you will advance to the title of Assistant Engineer Civil/Transportation, G-20. If you do not obtain your FE by the end of the second year of the traineeship, you will be terminated from your position.
Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation), G-20:
Proof of successful completion of a National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination
Preferred Qualifications:
A bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering; Civil Engineering Technology; Construction Engineering; Construction Engineering Technology; Construction Management Engineering Technology; Geotechnical Engineering; Hydraulics Engineering; Materials Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Structural Engineering; Transportation Engineering or Transportation Planning and Engineering
AND/OR
One year of engineering experience with transportation projects related to highways/roadways, bridges, airports, waterways, or traffic management and safety systems.
Duties Description Typical duties include, but are not limited to:
Conduct traffic engineering studies and reviews, which include highway capacity analyses; signal warrant analyses; signal timing analyses; traffic modeling; and documentation.
Perform highway safety investigations, which include accident screenings; crash investigation and determination; proposed solutions/remediation; and documentation.
Perform traffic studies in compliance with applicable standards, laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; determine any changes to traffic control devices to address the outcome of the traffic studies, insuring compliance with federal and state standards on traffic control devices.
Work with designers, planners and operational staff in development of scope and plans for capital projects. Perform design review of traffic control devices (including signs, signals and pavement markings) and work zone traffic control in support of the capital program as well as on an as needed basis.
Review highway work permit plans and applications.
Manage the transportation network for optimization of the system capacity and operations.
Communicate (verbal and written) with the general public and elected officials.
In addition, based on operational need, Assistant Engineers may be assigned to various program areas throughout their employment duration to support critical department initiatives.
Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.
Additional Comments Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
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