Duties Description Duties Description:
This position will be filled for the Main Office, Office of Design, within one of 5 bureaus: Design Bureau, Rail Projects Group, Design Mapping and Automation Bureau, Design Quality Assurance Bureau, or the Design Consultant Management Bureau.
Design Bureau: Designs moderate and complex projects statewide. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
*Gain and utilize expertise and experience in design of pavements, slopes, drainage systems, water supply,
traffic analysis, signals, lighting, etc.
*Develop and complete sealed engineering studies and designs for highway, rail, aviation, landscape, and
nonmotorized transportation projects
*Responsible for direct supervision, training and management of engineers, technicians, landscape architects
and analysts
*Update portions of the Highway Design Manual and provide related training
Design Consultant Management Bureau: Manages design consultants. Duties may include, but are not limited to,
the following activities:
*Project Management
*Create and monitor project design consultant's scope of services, costs, and schedules
*Management of Design Consultant Contracts, including approval of consultant invoices
*Oversee and monitor delivery of projects by consultant
Design Quality Assurance Bureau: Review design approval documents and help develop policy. The duties may
include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
*Update the Project Development Manual
*Design process training
*Work cooperatively with and coordinate activities with Regional Offices, other Main Office Bureaus, FHWA and
other Agencies
*Review design approval documents
Design Mapping and Automation Bureau: Manages ProjectWise and CADD. Duties may include, but are not
limited to, the following activities:
*Manage the Engineering Technology Unit that provides CADD implementation and CADD document
management support for the Department.
*Manage and supervise on-site CADD Consultants
*Provide and coordinate CADD Training for the Department
Rail Projects Delivery Group: Responsible for the development and delivery of New York's High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) projects and other rail related tasks. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
*Project Management of rail projects
*Oversee delivery of projects, including work done by others (railroads, municipalities, and consultants) and Construction site inspections and visits
*Review designs for railroad track work and highway grade crossings and highway work for impacts to railroad operations.
*Coordinate with FRA, railroads, and other agencies
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).*
To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:
Open Competitive:
Either 1. A New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration and a qualifying bachelor's degree or higher as listed below;
Or 2. a New York State Professional Engineer's license and current registration and one year of full-time qualifying engineering experience as listed below.
Qualifying degrees: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Management, Construction Engineering Management Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Power Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering Technology, Environmental Design Engineering, Environmental Resources Engineering, Environmental Systems Engineering, Forest Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning and Engineering, or Engineering Science with a recognized concentration in any of the above listed engineering degrees.
Qualifying experience: One year of full-time engineering experience in the design and construction of parks, roads, bridges, recreational facilities, water and/or wastewater treatment facilities.
Professional Engineer 1 (Civil) is a continuous recruitment examination for promotional candidates only. All interested promotional candidates must complete their online application here: New York State Career Opportunities in Engineering (ny.gov). There is no fee for this examination. The minimum qualifications are:
Promotional: You must have a New York State Professional Engineer's License and current registration AND be a qualified employee of New York State AND have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows: Assistant Engineer (Civil).
Notes
1. New York State Education Department (NYSED) Guidelines for Professional Engineering Practice, Guideline 1: As a licensed professional engineer, you are required to practice within your authorized scope of practice, as defined in the Education Law, Commissioner's Regulations and Rules of the Board of Regents. It is your responsibility to be knowledgeable of any restrictions that are based on law or regulation, as well as those that relate specifically to your area of professional competence.
2. Continued employment as a Professional Engineer 1 is dependent upon continued possession of a New York State Professional Engineer's license with current registration. Failure to maintain your New York State License and registration may result in removal from the Professional Engineer 1 title. Information regarding New York State professional engineering licensing may be obtained by writing to: NYS Office of the Professions, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York [redacted]; Voice: [redacted] ext. (570); Email: [redacted] or Fax [redacted].
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 Additional Information
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 starting salary for this position is $102,406. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $95,406 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location.
The maximum compensation for this position is $127,439. This amount is comprised of the standard job rate of $120,439 with an additional geographic pay differential of $7,000, specific to this title and location.
In addition, a Mid-Hudson Adjustment of $2,000 or a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000 may also apply depending on the location of the position.
Name Miranda Schingledecker
Telephone
Fax
Address
Street NYS Department of Transportation - Office of Design
50 Wolf Road, POD 2-3
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12232
Notes on Applying To Apply:
Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current resume, and a copy of required transcripts (if applicable), titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-26-368 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest, no later than November 9, 2026 to:
New York State Department of Transportation
Miranda Schingledecker
Office of Design
50 Wolf Road, POD 2-3
Albany, NY 12232
Email: miranda.schingledecker@dot.ny.gov
