Principal Engineering Technician (NY HELPS) Region 4

Principal Engineering Technician (NY HELPS) Region 4

Date Posted: 10/02/26

Applications Due: 10/17/26

Vacancy ID: 226278

Basics

NY HELPS: Yes

55-b/c Eligible: Yes

Agency: Transportation, Department of

Title: Principal Engineering Technician (NY HELPS) Region 4

Occupational Category: Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade: 16

Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range: From $62694 to $79795 Annually

Employment Type: Full-Time

Appointment Type: Permanent

Internship: No

Jurisdictional Class: Competitive Class

Travel Percentage: 5%

Schedule

Workweek: Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week: 37.5

From: 8 AM

To: 4 PM

Flextime allowed?: No

Mandatory overtime?: No

Compressed workweek allowed?: Yes

Telecommuting allowed?: Yes

Location

County: Monroe

Street Address: 1530 Jefferson Rd.

City: Rochester

State: NY

Zip Code: 14623

Job Specifics

Duties Description: Selected candidates would perform complex and technical activities in support of various engineering projects and/or design sections. The incumbent would perform or be responsible for completion of a variety of design-related duties that may include but are not limited to:
• Design of simple projects or parts of more complex projects
• Develop special specifications
• Prepare contract documents through proficiency in CADD drafting software
• Prepare cost and quantity estimates for projects
• Checking and verifying the accuracy of design and contract plans and estimates prepared by others
• Assist in a variety of utility related tasks
• Assist in asset management activities
• Develop CAD survey base mapping
• Develop ROW maps and highway boundary determinations

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:

Promotional: One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Engineering Geologist, Engineering Materials Analyst, Environmental Engineering Technician 2, Senior Drafting Technician (all parenthetics), Senior Engineering Technician, or Senior Engineering Technician (Soils).

Open Competitive:
Either 1. FOUR years of experience assisting in engineering or engineering technology, engineering management technology, architecture or architectural technology, environmental technology, landscape architecture/design, materials laboratory technology, drafting or surveying, AND graduation from high school or possession of a diploma issued by a recognized educational authority;
Or 2. an associate's degree in mathematics, physical science, geology, engineering or engineering technology, engineering management technology, architecture or architectural technology, construction technology, landscape architecture/design, environmental technology, drafting, forestry, surveying, aeronautics, electronics, or electronics technology AND TWO years of experience listed above in number 1;
Or 3. a bachelor's degree in mathematics, physical science, geology, engineering or engineering technology, engineering management technology, architecture or architectural technology, construction technology, landscape architecture/design, environmental technology, drafting, forestry, surveying, aeronautics, electronics, or electronics technology.
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.
If there are three or fewer qualified candidates interested in appointment to this position, a permanent appointment may be made pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. To be eligible, candidates must be an employee of the Department of Transportation and have one year of permanent competitive service as a Senior Engineering Technician, SG-13.

Additional Comments: 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 salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. For new State employees appointed into graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. For more salary information please visit https://oer.ny.gov/salary-schedules

How to Apply

Name: Jennifer L. Feeney

Fax: 585-272-3426

Email Address: [email protected]

Street: 1530 Jefferson Rd.

City: Rochester

State: NY

Zip Code: 14623

Notes on Applying: Qualified candidates should submit a current resume, letter of interest and a completed NYS Dept. of Transportation Application for Employment (S1000 Part 1) with Notice Number R04-26-52 included in the subject line and referenced in the cover letter to:

Jennifer L. Feeney
Administrative Services Director
New York State Department of Transportation- Region 4
1530 Jefferson Rd.
Rochester, NY 14623
585-272-3426 (fax)
[email protected]
***PLEASE INCLUDE R04-26-52 IN SUBJECT LINE***

Applications and resumes must be received or postmarked no later than October 17, 2026.

Applications for employment may be found at the following web address:
https://www.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/Application_for_Employment_Part_1.pdf