Materials Testing Specialist ; NYHELPS

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Title Materials Testing Specialist 1 (NYHELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 19

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

Salary Range From $73755 to $93682 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address NYS Department of Transportation
- Office of Structures

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Duties Description In the Structural Engineering Services Bureau, under the supervision of a Material Testing Specialist 3, the incumbent will perform the following:

Direct, perform, and assist in the preparation of specifications for a variety of nondestructive tests (radiograph, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, hardness, and ultrasonic), on new and existing metal structures. Perform quality assurance functions related to steel fabrication.

• Field visits to fabrication plants
• Monitoring inspection activities by contract inspectors working on behalf of NYSDOT
• Ensuring fabricator compliance with NYSDOT requirements regarding personnel qualifications
• Ensuring fabricator compliance with NYSDOT, FHWA, and industry requirements regarding material origin and quality.
• Inspect the facilities of fabricators new to NYSDOT and work to ensure that they have the means and industry qualifications needed to successfully perform the contract tasks that will be expected of them.
• Review steel fabrication shop drawings as well as steel erection procedures.
• Review and approve Procedure Qualification Reports (PQRs) and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs).

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 open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

Six years of experience in structural steel fabrication and structural metal inspection during fabrication and construction that included radiograph review of welds and the performance and interpretation of magnetic particle, dye penetrant, and hardness tests.

Substitution: A bachelor's degree in applied science, engineering, architecture, or construction technology and two years of the required experience;
Or, an associate degree applied science, engineering, architecture, or construction technology and four years of the required experience.

Special Occupational Requirement:

Employees in this title must obtain New York State Department of Transportation Certification as an Ultrasonic Testing Technician within one year of permanent appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain this certification will result in termination of employment.

Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with…