Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) - Region 8 - (NY HELPS)

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 :

Open Competitive :

Either 1. a New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration AND a qualifying bachelor's degree or higher as listed below;

Or 2. 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, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Power Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering Technology, Environmental Design Engineering, Environmental Resources Engineering, Environmental Systems Engineering, Forest Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, 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 in the design and construction of parks, roads, bridges, recreational facilities, water and / or wastewater treatment facilities.

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 Civil Service Law.

Professional Engineer 1 (Civil) is a continuous recruitment examination for promotional candidates only. All interested promotional candidates must complete their online application here : New York State Career Opportunities in Engineering (.

There is no fee for this examination. The minimum qualifications are :

Promotional : You must have a New York State Professional Engineer's License and current registration AND be a qualified employee of New York State AND have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b / 55-c service as follows : Assistant Engineer (Civil).

Notes

York State Education Department (NYSED) Guidelines for Professional Engineering Practice, Guideline 1 : As a licensed professional engineer, you are required to practice within your authorized scope of practice, as defined in the Education Law, Commissioner's Regulations and Rules of the Board of Regents.

It is your responsibility to be knowledgeable of any restrictions that are based on law or regulation, as well as those that relate specifically to your area of professional competence.

ued employment as a Professional Engineer 1 is dependent upon continued possession of a New York State Professional Engineer's license with current registration.

Failure to maintain your New York State License and registration may result in removal from the Professional Engineer 1 title.

Information regarding New York State professional engineering licensing may be obtained by writing to : NYS Office of the Professions, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234-1000;

Voice : (518) 474-3817 570); Email : or Fax (518) 474-1449.

Duties Description As a Regional Geotechnical Engineer, the selected candidate will be assigned to the Technical Services Section in support of the Region’s Capital Program.

The candidate will supervise and administer the Regional Geotechnical Group. The duties include functioning as the Project Manager / Designer of the Annual Regional Drilling Contract, providing technical support and guidance to the Regional Planning, Design, Construction, and Maintenance Groups for both standard and emergency operations (including assisting in the development or evaluation of geotechnical concepts, designs, or special specifications for all Regional Capital Projects, Local Projects, and Highway Work Permits), proficient in the identification of soil and rock types with an understanding of the applications of their associated engineering parameters, commanding a high level aptitude for the design, evaluation, and / or construction of various geotechnical elements and operations (.

earthwork and granular material testing, subsurface explorations, shallow and deep foundations, soil slope stability, earth retaining structures, trenchless technology, surface and subsurface drainage, and geosynthetics), proficient in the use of the Department’s software utilized for the certification and / or documentation of subsurface exploration records, granular & stone material evaluation and test reports (.

Boring Log Automated Program, General Soils Lab Automated System, SiteManager, Projectwise, GIS), providing official certification of Regional subsurface explorations and soils laboratory test results, ensuring proper organization, long term storage, and access to over 140,000 subsurface exploration records, assisting in the review or evaluation of claims and proposed design changes, providing classes for Earthwork Testing Certification, geotechnical related designs, and proper use of geotechnical related materials, and overseeing the IAST completion for earthwork testing.