Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)

State of New York•Albany, NY

46d•$53,764 - $85,138•Onsite

About The Position

This position will be filled within the Design Quality Assurance Bureau in the Office of Design. General duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Duties for this position may include, but are not limited to, the following: Conduct reviews of PS&E package submissions for Department-let construction contracts to ensure completeness and adherence to policies and procedures Prepare construction contract bid documents (e.g., proposal books, amendments) for advertisement and letting Use various technologies, computer databases, systems and other applications for the timely input and analysis of data Identify and analyze potential contract processing issues and communicate any findings/concerns to your supervisor and/or other appropriate persons Collect and analyze capital program, process, and quality data required to assess performance and make recommendations to Office of Design managers. Liaison to Regional Quality Control Engineers for contract development support and training Coordinate reviews and processing by other internal and external involved parties (e.g., FHWA) Respond in a timely manner to written and verbal requests for information regarding the PS&E process or the status of deliverables Reviews submittals for compliance with NYSDOT and industry standards and regulations Provide guidance, assistance, and support to Regions, municipalities, and other involved parties as appropriate Provide contract processing support for design-bid-build contracts as well as other alternate contract types (e.g., design/build) as necessary Work with other staff to ensure all unit assignment deadlines are met Participate in the development and review of revisions to policies, forms, procedures, and work-related technologies and applications Composes written correspondence to convey information and discuss contractual terms Assist with projects/assignments from other Office of Design bureaus as needed Other duties as assigned and can be discussed further at the interview 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.
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.
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.
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

Conduct reviews of PS&E package submissions for Department-let construction contracts to ensure completeness and adherence to policies and procedures
Prepare construction contract bid documents (e.g., proposal books, amendments) for advertisement and letting
Use various technologies, computer databases, systems and other applications for the timely input and analysis of data
Identify and analyze potential contract processing issues and communicate any findings/concerns to your supervisor and/or other appropriate persons
Collect and analyze capital program, process, and quality data required to assess performance and make recommendations to Office of Design managers.
Liaison to Regional Quality Control Engineers for contract development support and training
Coordinate reviews and processing by other internal and external involved parties (e.g., FHWA)
Respond in a timely manner to written and verbal requests for information regarding the PS&E process or the status of deliverables
Reviews submittals for compliance with NYSDOT and industry standards and regulations
Provide guidance, assistance, and support to Regions, municipalities, and other involved parties as appropriate
Provide contract processing support for design-bid-build contracts as well as other alternate contract types (e.g., design/build) as necessary
Work with other staff to ensure all unit assignment deadlines are met
Participate in the development and review of revisions to policies, forms, procedures, and work-related technologies and applications
Composes written correspondence to convey information and discuss contractual terms
Assist with projects/assignments from other Office of Design bureaus as needed
Serve a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.