Assistant Engineer; Civil​/Transportation

Position: Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation)
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/25/26

Applications Due
05/01/26

Vacancy ID212428

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Agency Thruway Authority

Title Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation)

Occupational Category

I.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade
20

Bargaining UnitCSEA Local 058 (Thruway Authority)

Salary Range From $74827 to $111379 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

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? No

County Albany

Street Address 200 Southern Blvd

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12209

Duties Description This position will be in the Department of Engineering's Office of Design located in the Authority's Administrative Headquarters.

The candidate should be knowledgeable of current New York State design standards, procedures and specifications including the Project Design Manual, Standard Specifications, Bridge Manual or Highway Design Manual, AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications or AASHTO Green Book, Standard Sheets and/or Bridge Detail Sheets.

Duties will include but are not limited to the following:

* Provide professional engineering design services for various bridge repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction projects in support of the Capital Program.

* Prepare design reports/studies, plans, specifications, engineer's estimates (PS &

E), design calculations and other technical elements of a bridge or highway project.

* Manage engineering design consultants including preparing scopes of services, tracking progress of projects and evaluation of consultants.

* Provide construction support as project progress.

* Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Engineer Trainee (Civil/Transportation) SG-18;

Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service as SG-16 or above, and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the NYS Civil Service Law.

Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation) SG-20;

Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service as a SG-19 or above, and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the NYS Civil Service Law.

All transfer candidates are required to have proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE).

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Qualifications:

Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation) SG-20:

Proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) AND a qualifying bachelor's degree or higher as listed below.

OR;
Proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) AND one year of full-time qualifying engineering experience as listed below.

Engineer Trainee SG-18:

A bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or engineering technology as listed below.

OR;
Proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of?

Engineering Examination (FE) AND one year of full-time qualifying engineering experience as listed below.

Individuals appointed as an Engineer trainee must complete one successful year in the traineeship regardless

of when they obtain their Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE).

Qualifying degrees:
Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Management, Construction Engineering Management Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Power Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering Technology, Environmental Design Engineering, Environmental Resources Engineering, Environmental Systems Engineering, Forest Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, 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 in the design and construction of…