Job Description

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 518-477-1570


Email Address dot.sm.r01.administration@dot.ny.gov


Address

Street 50 Wolf Road


City Albany


State NY


Zip Code 12232


Notes on Applying Qualified 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.

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