17 Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental) Jobs in Albany, NY
Public Service Department is Hiring an Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental) Near Albany, NY
Current New York State employee with one year or more permanent, competitive service or 55b/c service as an Assistant Engineer, Grade 20, OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, competitive service or 55b/c service in a qualifying title and eligible for transfer** under section 70.1 or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law.
General Public:
55b/c
Candidates who are currently 55b/c eligible and meet the below qualifications either for the Engineer Trainee (Environmental) or the Assistant Engineer (Environmental) are encouraged to apply. If interested in this position and applying using your 55b/c status, please provide a copy of your current 55b/c eligibility letter.
Engineering Lists
Candidates already on the appropriate Engineering Lists have been canvassed and do not need to apply to this posting. If you are not on the list and meet the below qualifications, you may apply to be added to the continuous recruitment engineering list(s) for these titles.
Engineer Trainee (Environmental)*, NS-1:
Applicants must have a qualifying*** bachelor’s degree or higher, OR proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) and at least one year of full-time engineering experience in sanitary, public health, or environmental engineering.
Assistant Engineer (Environmental), Grade 20:
Applicants must have proof of passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE), AND either: a qualifying*** bachelor’s degree or higher OR at least one year of full-time engineering experience in sanitary, public health, or environmental engineering.
- Upon successful completion of at least one year of the traineeship and passing the FE exam, trainees may be advanced to the Assistant Engineer (Environmental), Grade 20. Trainees who do not obtain their FE by the end of the two-year traineeship will be removed from the Trainee position.
*** Information on qualifying degrees and experience can be found at https://www.cs.ny.gov/engineering/oc/
- Reviewing electric transmission and generation facility siting applications.
- Monitoring application review timelines and progress to ensure that statutory deadlines are met.
- Conducting field investigations and working to resolve applications, permits, and field issues with developers and stakeholders.
- Communicating with applicants and senior Department staff to ensure applications are proceeding efficiently.
- Appearing for and on behalf of the Department in administrative and legal proceedings, providing expert testimony, and attending adjudicatory proceedings.
- Reviewing design drawings and other engineering-related material regarding feasibility, verification, identification, and analyses of environmental impacts associated with construction of major electric transmission and generating facilities.
- Identifying impractical or unfounded proposed project details and/or construction methods, as well as acceptable levels of impact based on proposed engineering designs.
- Recommending avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures through alternative construction methods, practices, or sensible relocation to preclude significant adverse effects on natural or cultural features or for assurance of public safety.
- Developing recommendations on the appropriateness of waivers and applicable local provisions of zoning and development/constructability laws and regulations that would potentially be unreasonably restrictive to siting construction or operation if applied to proposed major electric transmission and generation facilities.
The primary mission of the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) is to ensure affordable, safe, secure, and reliable access to electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, and water services for New York State’s residential and business consumers, while protecting the natural environment. The Department also seeks to stimulate effective competitive markets for clean, renewable, and distributed energy resources that benefit New York consumers, as well as product and service innovations.
Engineers at DPS provide technical expertise on matters involving the planning, design, maintenance, operations, reliability, and expansion of the aforementioned services and their infrastructure in furtherance of achieving the Department’s mission and the State’s Clean Energy Standard mandate of 70 percent renewable energy by 2030.
The Department of Public Service is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting the Designee for Reasonable Accommodations (DRA) and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator which can be found under the Accessibility Link on the Department’s webpage at www.dps.ny.gov.
Job Summary
Full Time
Public Administration
$86k-110k (estimate)
04/11/2023
05/18/2024
publicservice.vermont.gov
MIDDLESEX, VT
25 - 50
1981
JUNE TIERNEY
<$5M
Public Administration
Related Companies
The job skills required for Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental) include Planning, Surveying, etc. Having related job skills and expertise will give you an advantage when applying to be an Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental). That makes you unique and can impact how much salary you can get paid. Below are job openings related to skills required by Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental). Select any job title you are interested in and start to search job requirements.
The following is the career advancement route for Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental) positions, which can be used as a reference in future career path planning. As an Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental), it can be promoted into senior positions as an Engineering Aide III that are expected to handle more key tasks, people in this role will get a higher salary paid than an ordinary Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental). You can explore the career advancement for an Engineer Trainee (Environmental)* OR Assistant Engineer (Environmental) below and select your interested title to get hiring information.
Similar Jobs
Popular Articles
