Engineer Trainee/Assistant Engineer (Civil/Transportation) NY HELPS - Region 7

Duties Description

• Function as Chief Inspector or Engineer-in-Charge on Department construction projects.
  • Ensure work performed by contractors meets contract specifications or engineering standards and is performed safely.
  • Supervise project inspection forces.
  • Review design, consultant and contractor plans, shop drawings, estimates, etc.
  • Initiate design changes and orders-on-contract.
  • Complete daily work reports.
  • Prepare final documents and record plans.
  • Act as an office engineer.
    • Checks computations on DWRs, keeps job records in accordance with MURK and prepares monthly estimates for payment to the contractor.
    • Engage in use of CADD, highway design software and GPS systems.
  • Overnight stays, night work, and weekend work may be required for field assignments.

  Responsibilities

  • Conduct operational studies pertaining to various traffic control devices, including signs, traffic signals, ITS devices, and pavement markings.
  • Perform speed studies for the purposes of establishing speed limits.
  • Review crash histories and roadway characteristics for Highway Safety Investigations.
  • Design and review Work Zone Traffic Control plans for Capital Projects and Highway Work Permit projects.
  • Evaluate and modify traffic signal timing plans and programs, perform and conduct traffic signal designs, conduct traffic signal warrant analyses, review Traffic Impact Studies, provide oversight and guidance to regional signal crews.

  Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:
    • Engineer Trainee: Either a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or engineering technology OR proof of passing the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) AND one year of full-time engineering experience.
    • Assistant Engineer: Proof of passing the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) AND a qualifying bachelor's degree or higher OR proof of passing the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) AND one year of full-time qualifying engineering experience.
  • Additional Comments:
    • The starting salary for an Engineer Trainee position is $66,951.
    • 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.