What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee 1/Trainee 2/ Bridge Repair Assistant (Region 10) position at NYS Department of Transportation?
Duties Description
A Bridge Repair Assistant performs a variety of semiskilled maintenance and repair activities, in a combination of trades associated with bridge repair and maintenance. The following are only examples of the type of work performed and should not be considered an all-inclusive list of the activities and assignments, which can be found in the Highway Maintenance Operational Guidelines.
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
Journey Level - Two years’ experience in maintenance or mechanical work under the supervision of a skilled tradesman, or training through completion of a technical course in a bridge or technical trade at a school or institute. Candidate must also have a Class B Commercial Driver License.
Trainee 2 – Commercial Driver License, and more than one year but less than two years of qualifying experience (as described in journey level quals).
Trainee 1 – Class D Motor Vehicle License, and less than one year of qualifying experience (as described in journey level quals).
Cannabis use is not permitted for employees in this title and assignment. Cannabis use will be tested for during the pre-employment screening process and may be the basis for disqualification for employment or may be a basis for removal from employment.
Additional Comments
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
The starting salary for the Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee 1 is $57,465. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $46,759 with an additional geographic pay differential of $10,706, specific to this title and location.
The starting salary for the Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee 2 is $59,475. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $48,963 with an additional geographic pay differential of $10,512, specific to this title and location.
The starting salary for the Bridge Repair Assistant is $62,641. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $52,413 with an additional geographic pay differential of $10,228, specific to this title and location.
There is also an additional location pay differential of $4,000, specific to these titles and location.
A Bridge Repair Assistant performs a variety of semiskilled maintenance and repair activities, in a combination of trades associated with bridge repair and maintenance. The following are only examples of the type of work performed and should not be considered an all-inclusive list of the activities and assignments, which can be found in the Highway Maintenance Operational Guidelines.
- Cuts steel plates and bars, using acetylene cutting equipment, according to layout, design and instructions and grinds edge of material to base metal to provide necessary base for welding.
- Manufactures wooden building forms for concrete work according to directions.
- Operates concrete mixers and makes proper mixture according to use, e.g., patching deck holes or replacing deteriorated concrete on structural members.
- Sets up sand blasting equipment, tends equipment during operation and adds sand as necessary.
- Using hand tools, scrapes scaling and deteriorated paint from structural steel and paints steel with primer and proper overcoat.
- Cleans and seals deck joints by removing old filler with hand or power tools and pouring heated tar into joints from tar pots.
- Operates a variety of light highway equipment such as dump trucks, patching machines, rollers, etc. used in bridge repair and maintenance operations.
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
Journey Level - Two years’ experience in maintenance or mechanical work under the supervision of a skilled tradesman, or training through completion of a technical course in a bridge or technical trade at a school or institute. Candidate must also have a Class B Commercial Driver License.
Trainee 2 – Commercial Driver License, and more than one year but less than two years of qualifying experience (as described in journey level quals).
Trainee 1 – Class D Motor Vehicle License, and less than one year of qualifying experience (as described in journey level quals).
Cannabis use is not permitted for employees in this title and assignment. Cannabis use will be tested for during the pre-employment screening process and may be the basis for disqualification for employment or may be a basis for removal from employment.
Additional Comments
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
The starting salary for the Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee 1 is $57,465. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $46,759 with an additional geographic pay differential of $10,706, specific to this title and location.
The starting salary for the Bridge Repair Assistant Trainee 2 is $59,475. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $48,963 with an additional geographic pay differential of $10,512, specific to this title and location.
The starting salary for the Bridge Repair Assistant is $62,641. This amount is comprised of the base salary of $52,413 with an additional geographic pay differential of $10,228, specific to this title and location.
There is also an additional location pay differential of $4,000, specific to these titles and location.
Salary : $57,465 - $62,641