Highway Maintenance Supervisor ; NY HELPS

Position: Highway Maintenance Supervisor 1 (NY HELPS)
Location: Chestertown

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Date Posted 06/03/26

Applications Due
06/15/26

Vacancy ID217354

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NY HELPYes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Highway Maintenance Supervisor 1 (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary Grade
13

Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $62413 to $74061 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6:30 AM

To 3 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? Yes

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Warren

Street Address NYS Department of Transportation

6186 Route 8

City Chestertown

StateNY

Zip Code
12817

Duties Description Duties Descriptions:

As a Highway Maintenance Supervisor 1 (HMS
1) duties may include but are not limited to those listed herein. The selected candidate will supervise a highway maintenance crew assigned to the operation of various-sized equipment, involved in maintenance and repair projects on state highways or structural units. These projects might include:

* Patching pavements and filling potholes.

* Cleaning ditches and culverts.

* Cutting trees, shrubs, and grass.

* Repairing guiderails and signs; and

* Plowing roads and salting icy pavements in the winter.

* On large maintenance projects, the selected candidate will supervise a phase of the project under the general direction of a Highway Maintenance Supervisor 2. The HMS 1 is a working supervisor who:

* Operates light trucks and heavy dump trucks, performs one-person snow plowing, and operates other pieces of highway equipment, as necessary.

* Instructs crew members in the tasks to be performed, all safety requirements and Department policies, and answers any questions concerning the above-mentioned procedures.

* Personally, observes work in progress and work completed to insure adherence to guidelines and instructions.

* Maintains time and attendance records and materials used on the jobs in MMS and submits brief written reports when requested.

* Completes all required training for an HMS 1.

* Answers emergency calls outside of regular work hours.

* Must be able to respond to Snow and Ice related callouts within one (1) hour.

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

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, non-competitive, 55-b/55-c, or labor class service as follows:
Bridge Repair Assistant, Construction Equipment Operator, Equipment Operator Instructor, General Mechanic, Trades Generalist, Highway Equipment Operator, Highway Maintenance Worker 1, Highway Maintenance Worker 2, Maintenance Assistant, Pavement Marking Supervisor, Sign Crew Supervisor, Tree Pruner, Tree Pruner Supervisor, Bridge Repair Mechanic, Trades Specialist (Bridge), Assistant Drill Rig Operator, or Drill Rig Operator.

Important:
Experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee 1 or Highway Maintenance Worker Trainee 2 is NOT qualifying for this examination

Open Competitive:

Either 1. Two years of experience in the construction or maintenance of paved highways, streets, roads, or similar facilities.

Or 2. 30 semester credit hours in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, forestry, or surveying AND one year of experience as described above.

Substitution: A diploma or certificate of completion from a post-secondary trade school, apprenticeship program, military construction specialty school (documented completion of US Army 14 Week Corp of Engineers Field 12 One Station or more advanced training, or equivalent or more advanced construction skills training by over US military branches), or trade school in carpentry, masonry, welding, or construction can be substituted for a maximum of one year of non-supervisory experience.

Important:
High school BOCES or VO-TECH courses are NOT Qualifying.

All candidates must pass a pre-employment physical/medical examination and drug test prior to beginning employment.

Candidates who meet both of the…