Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation) NY HELPS

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 08/20/25

Applications Due09/04/25

Vacancy ID195919

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NY HELPYes

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleAssistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation) NY HELPS

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade20

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

Salary RangeFrom $81193 to $101121 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 7 AM

To 3 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? Yes

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Rensselaer

Street Address 288 Troy Road

City Rensselaer

StateNY

Zip Code12144

Duties Description Duties will include but not be limited to the following:

The incumbent will serve as the Assistant Resident Engineer, will work under the direction of the Resident

Engineer and support the management of their maintenance organization by helping develop and track the

annual work plan, investigating service requests, overseeing maintenance crew work, managing maintenance

contract work, supervising highway supervisors, overseeing snow and ice operations, managing salt use and

inventories, processing highway work permits, coordinating equipment use, procuring goods and services,

enforcing Departmental Policies. A significant amount of contact with the public is required. Assistant to the

Resident Engineers are also directly involved with workforce management, employee and facility safety,

inventory control, petroleum bulk storage administration, environmental regulatory compliance administration,

herbicide programs, asset condition assessments, preparing specifications and details for maintenance contract

work, and various other tasks that may be assigned by the Resident Engineer. This position may require work to

be performed outside the core hours including nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities will include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the Department's

response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Specific duties of this position will be discussed at the interview.

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:

Assistant Engineer:

Either 1. proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)

Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) AND a qualifying bachelor's degree or higher as listed below;

Or 2. proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals

of Engineering Examination (FE) 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.

Candidates may also be qualified for permanent appointment if eligible for reassignment or transfer in

accordance with Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments *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, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive 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 an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they

are qualified.

Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a

regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.)

Department of Education/Secretary of Education. If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S. and its

territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of companies that provide these

services (fees must be paid to the company you choose) can be found at:

The starting salary for an Assistant Engineer is $81,193. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $74,193

with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location.

The maximum compensation for this position is $101,121. This amount is comprised of the standard job rate of

$94,121 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location.

In addition, a Mid-Hudson Adjustment of $1,650 or a Downstate Adjustment of $3,400 may also apply depending

on the location of the position.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name NYS Department of Transportation

Telephone

Fax ...

Email Address ...

Address

Street 50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice

Number R01-25-083 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than

September 4th, 2025.