Professional Engineer ; Civil​/Transportation

Position: Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation)
Duties Description Under the direction of a Professional Engineer (Construction Manager, CM), the incumbent will function as Thruway Project Engineer (TPE) and be responsible for acting as the on-site representative of the Authority to administer larger or multiple smaller construction contracts and, in partnership with the contractor, to achieve the established goals of the construction program. Incumbent will perform the following engineering and engineering related duties:

• Act as the primary point of contact between the contractor and the functional or administrative organizational units within the Authority. The TPE will be the primary authority to order the contractor to stop work, suspend work, or issue any order that affects the progress of the work.

• Ensure documentation is kept of all construction activities in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Record Keeping (MURK) and the Contract Administration Manual (CAM).

• Interpret plans and specifications to ensure contractor adherence to contract requirements.

• In consultation with the Construction Manager, make routine or minor alterations, quantity adjustments, or specification changes which are in accordance with the project intent, scope and budget using the various forms of available change orders.

• Resolve disputes arising from disagreements of contractual requirements and the involvement with other affected parties, such as utilities, municipalities, and adjacent property owners.

• Supervise temporary and consultant inspection staff, including the assignment of staff to construction activities, to assure that contractor compliance is properly maintained.

• Conduct progress meetings in accordance with Authority policy. Monitor contract progress both in terms of specified milestones and final completion. If necessary, direct the contractor to revise work plans to restore compliance to the contractual schedule. Review and recommend action on contractor requests for time extensions.

• Maintain a record of as-built changes and, upon completion, prepares and submits the final as-built plans.

• Ensure adherence to all applicable Federal, State and Local Laws, Rules and Regulations, including the State Labor Law (Article
8), the Federal Davis-Bacon Act, the State Finance Law (Prompt Payment Legislation), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Disadvantaged/Minority and Women Business Enterprise (D/M/WBE) programs, and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) programs.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service to a Grade 23 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1
* of the NYS Civil Service Law.

* All transfer candidates are required to have a NYS Professional Engineer's license with current registration.

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Qualifications:

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.

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…