Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)

State of New York•Albany, NY

37d•$53,764 - $85,138•Hybrid

About The Position

The incumbent will provide support to the Public Transportation Bureau. The Bureau is responsible, in part, for oversight and monitoring of compliance with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements, including grant solicitations and resultant contract monitoring, project management and coordination, and oversight and coordination of general FTA and New York State-mandated reporting on statewide public transportation programs and issues. Under the direction of the Unit Head, duties will include, but are not limited to: Manage a portfolio of 5-10 transit systems by compiling grant-related materials (procurement records, contract documents, and/or program specific documentation); Review status of projects and complete FTA-mandated milestone reporting; Assess compliance with FTA requirements through oversight activities that include reviewing required system reports, payment requests, grant application materials, and proposed projects; Review and assess funding expenditures against approved projects to determine appropriateness of payment requests; Assess compliance with required FTA and Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) procurement policies and procedures; FTA Civil Rights requirements (e.g. ADA, DBE, Title IV, and EEO); and FTA program participation requirements (FTA Sections 5311 and 5310); Summarize data, including manipulation of data and information, to show the effects of different or altered variables on funding, projects, plans and proposals; Evaluate projects, plans, and proposals for federal and state funding grant opportunities and for consistency with statewide transportation plans; Monitor the impacts of overall project changes relative to the overall program budget to assess for trends; Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining systems, procedures, and manuals in support of planning activities and projects; and Prepare findings for supervisors, including recommendations and alternatives, demonstrating the rationale for conclusions and recommendations in final format. Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Requirements

Four years of experience directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or highway systems, and must have included direct responsibility for the preparation of written materials, such as narrative reports, letters of memoranda documenting the accomplishments, or supervision of such activity.
An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master's degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.
Five years of experience directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or highway systems, and must have included direct responsibility for the preparation of written materials, such as narrative reports, letters of memoranda documenting the accomplishments, or supervision of such activity.
An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master's degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.
Six years of experience directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or highway systems, and must have included direct responsibility for the preparation of written materials, such as narrative reports, letters of memoranda documenting the accomplishments, or supervision of such activity.
An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master's degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.
Qualifying Experience is directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or Highway systems and must have included direct responsibility for the preparation of written material such as narrative reports, letters of memoranda documenting the accomplishments and/or supervision of such activity.
Additionally, this professional experience must have included one or more of the following: the identification an documentation of transportation problems and needs; the inventory, data analysis and description of highway or other transportation facilities, conditions or performance; the analysis and evaluation of existing or proposed transportation services including plans, programs, projects and policies; the development and/or coordination of transportation plans or policies; the development of projects for transportation facilities and/or service improvements (including traffic engineering or safety improvements); supervision and coordination of local transportation planning programs; the development and/or evaluation of transportation planning methods or models or program techniques or strategies

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of 5-10 transit systems by compiling grant-related materials (procurement records, contract documents, and/or program specific documentation)
Review status of projects and complete FTA-mandated milestone reporting
Assess compliance with FTA requirements through oversight activities that include reviewing required system reports, payment requests, grant application materials, and proposed projects
Review and assess funding expenditures against approved projects to determine appropriateness of payment requests
Assess compliance with required FTA and Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) procurement policies and procedures; FTA Civil Rights requirements (e.g. ADA, DBE, Title IV, and EEO); and FTA program participation requirements (FTA Sections 5311 and 5310)
Summarize data, including manipulation of data and information, to show the effects of different or altered variables on funding, projects, plans and proposals
Evaluate projects, plans, and proposals for federal and state funding grant opportunities and for consistency with statewide transportation plans
Monitor the impacts of overall project changes relative to the overall program budget to assess for trends
Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining systems, procedures, and manuals in support of planning activities and projects
Prepare findings for supervisors, including recommendations and alternatives, demonstrating the rationale for conclusions and recommendations in final format
Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.