Professional Engineer ; Civil​/Transportation

Position: Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation)
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 05/21/26

Applications Due
06/04/26

Vacancy ID216566

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NY HELPYes

Agency Thruway Authority

Title Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation)

Occupational Category

I.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade
24

Bargaining UnitCSEA Local 058 (Thruway Authority)

Salary Range From $112392 to $130208 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 7 AM

To 3 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Albany Division, Bldg. 1

Interchange 23 Route 9W

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12209

Duties Description Under the direction of a Professional Engineer the incumbents will function as an Albany Division Team Leader in Structure Inspection within Engineering Services.

Incumbents will perform the following engineering and engineering related duties:

* Performing and managing the structural and safety inspections of bridges, overhead signs / high mast lighting, bridge culverts, retaining walls and gantries for both in house and consultant personnel.

* Complete field inspections in accordance with National Bridge Inspection Standards, NYSTA policies, and when applicable, NYSDOT policies.

* Access structures via various methods (ladder, platform, aerial lifts, UBIU)

* Generation of structure inspection reports

* Compile schedules and coordinate traffic control

* Complete structure inventory updates any other tasks deemed necessary to ensure the sufficient delivery of the structure inspection program for the NYSTA.

Minimum Qualifications Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service to a Grade 23 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1
* of the NYS Civil Service Law.

* All transfer candidates are required to have a NYS Professional Engineer's license with current registration.

Preferred

Minimum Qualifications:

* At least 3 years of bridge experience in design, construction, inspection, or other bridge engineering work.

* At least 3 months NBIS bridge inspection field experience.

* FHWA Approved Bridge Inspection Training.

* NSTM (Non-Redundant Steel Tension Members) Certification.

NY HELPS

Qualifications:

A New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration AND a qualifying bachelor's degree or higher as listed below; OR a New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration AND one year of full-time qualifying engineering experience as listed below.

Qualifying degrees:
Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Management, Construction Engineering Management Technology, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning and Engineering, or Engineering Science with a recognized concentration in any of the above listed engineering degrees.

Qualifying experience:
One year of full-time engineering experience with transportation projects related to highways/roadways, railroads, bridges, airports, waterways, building structures, or traffic management and safety systems.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a…