Professional Engineer ; Civil​/Transportation; NYHELPS

Bridge Inspection Team Leader

Under the direction of the Professional Engineer 2, the incumbent will work with relative independence, supervise, and direct the activities of the inspection team. Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Inspecting state and locally owned bridges assigned to the team annually.
• Preparing and submitting inspection reports for the bridges inspected by the team.
• Determining when flag conditions exist, providing prompt notifications and preparing flag reports.
• Coordinating inspection work with Work Zone Traffic Control contractor, bridge inspection consultants, and Regional functional units.
• Assisting with other Bridge Safety Assurance duties, as necessary.

Region 1 Bridge Inspection Teams work out of (2) locations within the region:

• 3001 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
• 16 Avis Drive, Latham, NY 12110

The incumbent's work location will be discussed at the interview. Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

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:

• Open Competitive:
• Either 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.

Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) is a continuous recruitment examination for promotional candidates only. All interested promotional candidates must complete their online application here:
New York State Career Opportunities in Engineering (ny.gov). There is no fee for this examination. The minimum qualifications are:

• You must have a New York State Professional Engineer's License and current registration AND be a qualified employee of New York State AND have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows:
  Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation).

Additional Information Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.

Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education. If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S.…