Professional Geologist - NY HELPS

Position: Professional Geologist 1 - NY HELPS (2 Positions)
Position Information NY HELPS:
Yes
55-b/c Eligible:
No

Agency:
Environmental Conservation, Department of

Title:

Professional Geologist 1 - NY HELPS (2 Positions)
Occupational Category: I.T. Engineering, Sciences Salary Grade: 24

Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary Range:
From $102406 to $127439 Annually

Employment Type

:
Full-Time Appointment Type :

Permanent

Internship:
No Jurisdictional Class :

Competitive Class

Travel Percentage : 30%
Schedule Workweek :
Mon-Fri Hours Per Week : 37.5

Workday From : 8:30 AM To : 5 PM Flextime allowed? :
No Mandatory overtime? :
No Compressed workweek allowed? :
No Telecommuting allowed? :
Yes Location County :
Albany Street Address : 625 Broadway :
City :
Albany State: NY Zip Code: 12233

Job Specifics Duties Description :

Job Duties:

Senior Project Managers for multiple Brownfield Cleanup Program, Manufactured Gas Plant, State Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Environmental Restoration Program sites. This position requires a person technically proficient and knowledgeable in the various remedial programs, capable of balancing multiple priorities on several fast-paced and/or complex projects. Position requires close coordination with all involved agencies, divisions, stakeholders, consultants and contractors, etc.

Example projects include the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman sites, Onondaga Lake sub-sites, and Glens Falls Manufactured Gas Plant site. Responsibilities include review, oversight and management of all phases of remedial work, including work plans, remedial investigation reports, feasibility studies, design reports, construction plans and specifications, site management plans and final engineering reports, as well as field oversight, to ensure conformance with current DEC regulations, standards, guidance and policies, as well as professional geology standards.

Other responsibilities include development and management of work assignments and budgets, preparation of responses to written correspondence, public presentations, and interaction with the public and community groups in relation to these projects. Supervision of lower-level technical staff may be required. Required functions are to be performed with a high degree of independence. On occasion serve as section supervisor in the absence of the permanent supervisor.

Additional duties to be discussed during interview. Travel:
Range of 15-40%

Minimum Qualifications :
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). 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 (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their noncompetitive 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 a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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Qualifications:

A New York State Professional Geologist's license and current registration and a bachelor's degree or higher in earth science, engineering geology, environmental geology, environmental geosciences, geochemistry, geological engineering, geology, geological science, geophysics, or hydrogeology.

Professional Geologist 1

Reassignment
- Currently in the title and an employee of DEC, or Reinstatement Eligible
- Previously held the title on a permanent competitive basis or held a title as indicated under the transfer eligible section on a permanent competitive basis.

Transfer Eligible
- One year of permanent competitive service at Salary Grade 22 or higher and:

Eligible for transfer under Section 70.1. Additional Comments :
The starting salary for this position is $102,406. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $95,406 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location.

The job rate for this position is $127,439. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $120,439 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location.

Actual work schedule, duties and travel requirements may vary and will be discussed at the…