Professional Engineer ; Civil​/Transportation NY Helps

Position: Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) NY Helps
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Date Posted 06/08/26

Applications Due
07/06/26

Vacancy ID217567

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NY HELPYes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) NY Helps

Occupational Category

I.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade
24

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

Salary Range From $98298 to $122252 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

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 NYS Department of Transportation - Office of Structures

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12232

Duties Description The NYSDOT Office of Structures is looking for qualified candidates to join the Structures Management Bureau in Albany, NY. As a member of the Structures Management Bureau, you will play a crucial role in managing NYSDOT's inspection, inventory, evaluations, and safety assurance programs ensuring that all state and federal mandates are followed.

Professional Engineers are need in the following units:

Bridge/Large Culvert/OSS Inspection Units

* Collaborate and communicate with NYSDOT and FHWA staff to ensure compliance with state and federal bridge inspection requirements and laws.

* Oversee New York State's bridge, large culvert and overhead sign struture inspection program and operations which includes state and consultant inspection teams.

* Perform quality assurance reviews of bridge, large culvert and overhead sign structure (OSS) inspection reports and field operations for both state and consultant forces.

* Assists in the development of inspection contract advertisements, Scope of Services and guidance/policy documents as necessary. Reviews contracts, conducts contract negotiations, reviews/approves consultant invoices and performance evaluations.

* Maintain and update NYSDOT inspection standards and documents as necessary.

* Stay updated in industry advances and innovations of inspection techniques and tools.

* Provide engineering expertise to special assignments within the Office of Structures.

Bridge Safety Assurance/Load Rating Unit

* Collaborate and communicate with NYSDOT and FHWA staff to ensure compliance with state and federal bridge safety/load rating requirements and laws.

* Perform structural analysis and create level 1 load ratings for existing bridges utilizing the Department's software tools.

* Perform quality assurance for both Level 1 and Level 2 Load Ratings statewide.

* Manage consultant's performing level 1 load ratings for NYSDOT.

* Review overload permit applications including engineering analysis for Superload permit applications.

* Stay updated in industry advances and innovations.

* Provide engineering expertise to special assignments within the Office of Structures.

Structures Data Services Unit

* Collaborate and communicate with NYSDOT and FHWA staff to ensure compliance with state and federal bridge inventory requirements and laws.

* Maintain the official authoritative source data for all asset locations using ArcGIS and ESRI Event Editor and provide all maps and mapping services as needed statewide.

* Perform Quality Assurance for all structural assets' inventories.

* Prepare the Annual National Bridge Inventory Submission for FHWA compliance.

* Perform advances queries of bridge condition and inventory data using Access and Excel in support of Asset Management analysis and Capital Program support.

* Directs the…