Principal Drafting Technician; Structural NY HELPS

Position: Principal Drafting Technician (Structural) NY HELPS
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/17/26

Applications Due
08/03/26

Vacancy ID220192

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NY HELPYes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Principal Drafting Technician (Structural) NY HELPS

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade
16

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

Salary Range From $59994 to $76359 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 Office of Structures

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12232

Duties Description In the Office of Structures, under the supervision of a Professional Engineer 1, the incumbents may:

* Prepare drawings of moderate to complex difficulty for a variety of structural engineering projects using Micro Station CADD software.

* Prepare and check engineering computations of moderate to complex difficulty.

* Prepare and check quantity estimates.

* Perform field investigations to collect or confirm data.

* Develop and utilize complete physical engineering models for design, clash detection, visualization, construction coordination, contract plan preparation, and estimating.

* Prepare and maintain the Department standard details for bridges (BD Sheets) and the Office of Structures Bridge Manual.

* Review contractor submittals for construction and fabrication of structural elements.

* Special assignments to address management needs.

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

Promotional:

One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Engineering Geologist, Engineering Materials Analyst, Environmental Engineering Technician 2, Junior Architect, Senior Drafting Technician (all parenthetics), Senior Engineering Technician, or Senior Engineering Technician (Soils).

Open Competitive:

Four years of drafting experience including at least one year of specialized drafting experience in structural engineering.

Substitutions:

Either 1. A bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, architecture, or architectural technology;

Or 2. an associate's degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, architecture, or architectural technology AND two years of drafting experience including one year of specialized drafting experience in structural engineering;

Or 3. A certificate in computer-aided drafting
* issued by a regionally accredited college or university AND two years of drafting experience including at least one year of specialized drafting experience in structural engineering

Certificates from a Trade or Technical school will be accepted only if it is from an institution that is regionally accredited or recognized by the NYS Department of Education. To check if your certificate came from an educational institution accepted by the NYS Department of Education, please visit their website at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./IRPSL
1.html. If your school is listed, select it to see if the drafting program is also listed.

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