Equipment Operator Instructor (NY HELPS) - Region 8

About the Role

As an Equipment Operator Instructor, you will conduct equipment operator assessment, certification, and training programs on a regularly scheduled basis within a Department of Transportation Region. Specialized training sessions may occasionally be required in other regions throughout the state. Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform training on a wide variety of self-propelled construction equipment as well as heavy dump trucks with plow and wing.
• Compile and maintain records of training activities and prepare reports as required by the Supervising Equipment Operator Instructor.
• Conduct individual training sessions for equipment operators to prepare them for the Department of Motor Vehicles Commercial Drivers Licensure Test.

Requirements

• Four years of experience in the operation and maintenance of at least three of the following types of self-propelled heavy construction equipment: excavators, graders, pavement wideners, bulldozers, heavy dump trucks with a plow and wing configuration, pavers, front end loaders, and backhoes.
• Six months of experience as a designated instructor in the operation and maintenance of complex heavy construction equipment or trucks over thirteen tons in weight. A designated instructor is someone who has provided classroom, shop, over-the-road, or work site training on complex heavy equipment.
• At the time of appointment and continuously thereafter, you must have a valid New York State Class A Commercial Driver’s License without any of the following restrictions: no air brake, automatic transmission, or no tractor/trailer CMV.
• A valid New York State Class B Commercial Driver’s License without an air brake restriction, or its equivalent from another state or territory, will be required at the time of the performance test.
• At the time of interview, you may be required to have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or otherwise demonstrate your ability to meet the transportation needs of the job.
• Cannabis use is not permitted for employees in this title and assignment.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Pay

The starting salary for this position is $59,844, comprised of a base salary of $50,844 with an additional geographic pay differential of $9,000. The maximum compensation for this position is $74,061, comprised of a standard job rate of $65,061 with the same $9,000 geographic pay differential. In addition, a Mid-Hudson Adjustment of $1,650 or a Downstate Adjustment of $3,400 may apply depending on the location of the position.