Assistant Engineer; Civil​/Geotechnical; NY HELPS - VID

Position: Assistant Engineer (Civil/Geotechnical) (NY HELPS) - VID 208352
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Date posted 01/29/26

Applications due
04/30/26

Vacancy id208352

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Ny helpyes

Agencygeneral services, office of

Titleassistant engineer (civil/geotechnical) (ny helps) - vid 208352

Occupational category other professional careers

Salary grade
20

Bargaining unitps&t - professional, scientific, and technical (pef)

Salary rangefrom $66951 to $94121 annually

Employment type

full-time

Appointment type contingent permanent

Jurisdictional class non-competitive class

Travel percentage 20%

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

County albany

Street address empire state plaza

City albany

Stateny

Zip code
12242

Duties description duties include but may not be limited to:

* assist in performing geotechnical engineering duties including determining soil and field material, ground seepage, and detailed soil mechanics.

* collect and analyze data on bedrock, foundations, and aquifer systems to inform subsurface construction plans. Investigate subsurface conditions, determine engineering properties of materials, and apply findings to design decisions and recommendations.

* prepare geotechnical drawings and details, specifications, estimates, and/or studies for design projects under the direction of licensed staff.

* coordinate design drawings and related specifications, construction costs estimates, etc., with the other disciplines.

* assist in scheduling assigned projects according to workload, priorities, and design schedules.

* assist in the review of reports, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates prepared by design consultants.

* assist with the supervision of consultant design work.

* develop and maintain project documentation, including records of meetings, correspondence, and progress

* collaborate with senior designers, project managers, and other stakeholders to ensure project goals are met.

* assist in review and coordination of submittals, contractor requests for informations, information bulletins, and other construction administration and observation tasks during the project's construction.

* assist with supervision of junior staff.

* additional duties as assigned.

Operational needs:

* travel may be required (approximately 20%).

* possession and maintenance of a valid driver's license issued by the nys department of motor vehicle is required.

Notes:

* there is no examination required for appointment to a ny helps position. Candidates hired via ny helps will be appointed on a permanent non-competitive basis and will begin a probationary period.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected that ny helps employees will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to take an exam. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of new york state. While serving permanently in a ny helps title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Salary adjustments for positions at the assistant level (not trainee) in albany

Geographic pay differential added to hiring salary $7,000.

The office of the general services (ogs) supports telecommuting where it is reasonable to do so based upon the agency's mission and operational needs. Generally, employees new to ogs design and construction (d&c) will be restricted from telecommuting for at least 8 calendar weeks. After the initial 8 calendar week restriction, if an employee's duties and work performance are…