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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/19/18

Applications Due07/03/18

Vacancy ID54397

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleTraffic System Technician 1

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade13

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

Salary RangeFrom $42986 to $55008 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Provisional

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37 1/2

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Dutchess

Street Address Traffic Safety Mobility Dept., 4 Burnett Blvd.

City Poughkeepsie

StateNY

Zip Code12603

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. 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 are either: Either 1. an associate’s degree in an engineering or technology curriculum which includes or is supplemented by at least 15 credit hours in electronics or electricity;*

Or 2. two years of experience assisting in the installation, repair, or maintenance of traffic signal equipment and/or intelligent transportation systems;

Or 3. four years of experience assisting in the installation, repair, or maintenance of commercial, industrial or military electronic/electrical integrated system components. Experience must have included programming of programmable logic controllers (PLC’s).

Notes: Candidates must possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter. Within three months of appointment, candidates must obtain and maintain a valid NYS Class B CDL permit. Failure to obtain and maintain the permit will result in termination.

Within 12 months of appointment, candidates must obtain and maintain a valid NYS Class B CDL license with no airbrake restriction. Failure to obtain and maintain the license will result in termination.

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 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. Evidence of substance abuse may lead to your disqualification from appointment or termination from permanent employment in the position. You will be advised of these requirements at the time of your employment interview.

Duties Description As a Traffic Systems Technician 1, you would troubleshoot and repair traffic signal equipment, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and communications equipment; program traffic signal controllers; inspect traffic signal systems; perform modifications; prepare phase diagrams of regulated traffic control devices sequences, which determine their operations and document malfunctions; review and modify design plans; maintain a database of repair records and equipment condition; and perform emergency repair of traffic control and ITS devices and equipment.

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 Additional duties and working hours will be discussed at the interview.

Candidates on the eligible list for this title need not submit a resume in response to this vacancy notice. You will be considered for appointment based on your score/rank on the eligible list. Qualified candidates eligible for Reinstatement, Transfer, or Reassignment should submit a PER 98b, Employee Application for Transfer/Reassignment and Provisional candidates must complete the Application for Employment, S1000.

Provisional candidates please clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position on your application.

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

Name Kelly LoBiondo

Telephone

Fax

Email Address Kelly.LoBiondo@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street Administrative Services, 4 Burnett Blvd

City Poughkeepsie

State NY

Zip Code 12603

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a letter of interest and a resume/application to: Kelly.LoBiondo@dot.ny.gov

NOTE: Please note the Vacancy ID # and title in the subject line.

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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