Senior Drafting Technician (Structures) NY HELPS

NYS Department of Transportation; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NYS Department of Transportation is seeking an Engineering Technician in the Office of Structures, Buffalo, NY. The role involves drafting using MicroStation, performing computations, and developing engineering models for design, visualization and estimation.

You will also conduct field investigations and prepare quantity estimates, with opportunities for special assignments within the department. Applicants must meet NY HELPS/55-b/55-c qualifications and have authorization to work in the United

Qualifications

• Two years of drafting experience including at least one year of specialized drafting in structural engineering.
• Associate degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, architecture, or architectural technology or a CAD certificate with one year of specialized civil engineering experience.
• Certificates from a trade or technical school accepted only if regionally accredited or recognized by the NYS Department of Education.

Responsibilities

• Prepare drawings of moderate to complex difficulty for structural projects using MicroStation; prepare and check engineering computations.
• Prepare and check quantity estimates.
• Perform field investigations to collect or confirm data.
• Develop and utilize complete physical engineering models for design, clash detection, visualization, construction coordination, contract plan preparation, and estimating.
• Address special assignments to meet management needs.

Skills

Drafting MicroStation

Engineering computations

Field investigations

Engineering modeling

Education

Associate degree in engineering/related field

CAD certificate from regionally accredited college

Tools

MicroStation

Job description

Duties Description

In the Office of Structures, under the supervision of a Professional Engineer 1, the incumbents may:

• Prepare drawings of moderate to complex difficulty for a variety of structural engineering projects using MicroStation CADD software. Prepare and check engineering computations of moderate difficulty.
• Prepare and check quantity estimates.
• Perform field investigations to collect or confirm data.
• Develop and utilize complete physical engineering models for design, clash detection, visualization, construction coordination, contract plan preparation, and estimating.
• Special assignments to address management needs

Duties Description

In the Office of Structures, under the supervision of a Professional Engineer 1, the incumbents may:

• Prepare drawings of moderate to complex difficulty for a variety of structural engineering projects using MicroStation CADD software. Prepare and check engineering computations of moderate difficulty.
• Prepare and check quantity estimates.
• Perform field investigations to collect or confirm data.
• Develop and utilize complete physical engineering models for design, clash detection, visualization, construction coordination, contract plan preparation, and estimating.
• Special assignments to address management needs

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

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*

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To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

• One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Engineering Technician, Environmental Engineering Technician 2, Senior Engineering Technician, or Senior Engineering Technician (Soils).

Open Competitive

Either 1. Two years of drafting experience including at least one year of specialized drafting experience in structural engineering.

Or

• An associate degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, architecture, or architectural technology or a certificate in computer-aided drafting issued by a regionally accredited college or university and one year of specialized experience on civil engineering projects.
• Certificates from a Trade or Technical school will be accepted only if it is from an institution that is regionally accredited or recognized by the NYS Department of Education. To check if your certificate came from an educational institution accepted by the NYS Department of Education, please visit their website at http://www.nysed.gov/heds/IRPSL1.html. If your school is listed, select it to see if the drafting program is also listed. Please note: It is the drafting program that needs to be accepted, not just the school.

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.

Additional Comments

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

• 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: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfmt

The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. For new State employees appointed into graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. For more salary information please visit https://oer.ny.gov/salary-schedules

DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply.

In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States. Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).