Investigative Officer​/Trainee; Public Wage - Patchogue; NY Helps

Position: Investigative Officer 1/Trainee (Public Work Wage) - Patchogue (NY Helps)
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/10/26

Applications Due
06/25/26

Vacancy ID217828

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NY HELPYes

Agency Labor, Department of

Title Investigative Officer 1/Trainee (Public Work Wage) - Patchogue (NY Helps)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade
16

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

Salary Range From $50844 to $76359 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 50%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Suffolk

Street Address 160 S. Ocean Ave

City Patchogue

StateNY

Zip Code
11772

Duties Description As an Investigative Officer 1 (Public Work Wage) under supervision of an Investigative Officer 2 (Public Work Wage), you would:

* Enforce the provisions of Articles 8, 8A, and 9 of the New York State Labor Law which requires that the prevailing wage rate be paid to workers on public work construction project

* Gather information used in setting the prevailing rates;

* Inspect payroll records to determine compliance with the law;

* Investigate to determine the proper classification of work;

* Inspect jobs to ascertain if the proper rate has been paid;

* Investigate allegations of underpayments, kickbacks, and falsified payrolls.

* Prepare and give testimony in Administrative Hearings and/or a Court of Law for criminal infractions of New York State Law

* Employees will be required to travel, multiple days/nights, for training purposes, not to exceed one week at a time.

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, if they meet the below NY HELPS minimum qualifications.

NY HELPS

Minimum Qualifications:

Investigative Officer Trainee (Public Work Wage):

Four years of qualifying experience
* or investigative experience*; OR an Associate's degree and two years of qualifying experience
* or investigative experience*; OR a Bachelor's degree or higher.

Investigative Officer 1 (Public Work Wage):

Five years of qualifying experience
* or investigative experience*; OR an Associate's degree and three years of qualifying experience
* or investigative experience*; OR a Bachelor's degree or higher and one year of qualifying experience
* or investigative experience*.

* Qualifying

Experience:

Either 1. The required number of years of experience must be in administration of one or more of the following specific area(s):

Comprehensive on-site construction project management;

Labor and prevailing wage rate record-keeping, and auditing;

Payroll administration for a construction business;

Human resources administration for a construction business;

Labor relations/union contract administration;

Commercial and industrial project budgeting, and estimating;

Construction accounting;

Technical project inspection, and evaluation;

Regulatory construction-oriented MWBE compliance;

Work site safety compliance/reporting; or

OSHA coordination.

OR 2. The required number of years of experience must be in a combination of administration of one or more of the specific areas identified above and experience in one or more of the following:

Architecture;

Landscape architecture/design;

Drafting;

Surveying; or

Construction trade experience:
Boilermaker, Carpenter, Electrician, Elevator Mechanic/Construction, Ironworker, Mason, Operating Engineer, Painter, Roofer, Sheet metal Worker,…