Transportation Analyst / Trainee 1 / Trainee 2 - NY HELPS

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 open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

Transportation Analyst Trainee 1:

A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours*.

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. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

Transportation Analyst Trainee 2:

A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND

Either 1. One year of qualifying experience** OR

2.A master's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours*

Transportation Analyst:

A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND

Either 1. Two years of qualifying experience** OR

2. A master's degree including or supplemented by 24 qualifying semester credit hours* AND one year of qualifying experience**.

*Qualifying semester credit hours: calculus, chemical engineering, civil engineering, civil engineering technology, civil engineering technology statistics, climate change science, coastal engineering, coastal management, coastal policy, computer modeling/science, economics, electrical engineering, energy engineering, energy management, energy policy, engineering, environmental law, environmental administration, environmental and community land planning, environmental engineering, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy, sustainable engineering, sustainable management, sustainable policy, geography, geographic information systems, geological engineering, information science, information systems, information technology, landscape architecture, mathematics, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, operations research/management, petroleum engineering, political science, political economy and development, public administration, public policy, quantitative/analytical methods (mathematical or computer), quantitative analysis, statistics, transportation engineering, transportation or highway planning, transportation or highway management, transportation or highway systems engineering

**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. Additionally, 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

Examples of Non-Qualifying Experience: Experience in which the primary duties consist of data collection, clerical processing of information, fleet and crew dispatching or routing, school bus transportation administration, transportation related to travel and tourism, construction inspection, preparation of non- narrative statistical or tabular reports, route sales/delivery, product distribution/warehousing or other similar work that did not involve analytical techniques, the preparation of written material, traffic or transportation systems operations, or cartography will not be considered qualifying .

If chosen, you may, at the agency's discretion, be appointed to a higher level. You must inform the agency of any additional qualifications at your interview.

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.

Duties Description The primary responsibility of this position will be to assist in maintaining the Department's information systems and perform various analyses on the funding and programming of the Department's Capital Program. Reporting will be both on a routine and ad-hoc basis, and for audiences both internal and external to the Department. Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Extract and analyze data related to the Department's Capital Program, including incorporating data from multiple sources, such as Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management (OPPM), the federal Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS), and the Statewide Financial System (SFS);

• Assist the System Administrator for OPPM in user support, system testing and repair, data integrity testing, and other related tasks that ensure the continuous operation of the database system and warehouses;

• Assist in the system administration of the electronic version of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP);

• Computation of STIP performance and STIP fiscal constraint;

• Coordinate with other units in the Department, as needed, to obtain necessary data and information;

• Present results of analyses to management;

• Write summaries of analyses to be distributed to necessary management and staff;

• Assist regional program management units in interpreting analyses of Capital Program;

• Document Program Management Bureau Capital Program management procedures;

• Provide data and its associated analysis as input to multiple reporting needs such as the quarterly Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) report to the State Legislature, the annual Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34 (GASB-34) audit.

Successful candidates will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, be a self-starter and have a strong commitment to customer service. Strong data analysis and reporting skills are required - daily use of MS Access, Excel and Oracle Business Intelligence in conjunction with other tools can be expected. Experience with writing ad-hoc queries is preferred. Flexibility in accommodating additional, time-sensitive tasks as well as occasional travel to support regional staff and Bureau missions may be required.

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Additional Comments * 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 this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In June 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), 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 the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

If you are on the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible list, please state that along with your score in your cover letter.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.
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The New York State Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minority group members, disabled persons and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be provided for the disabled.
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In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Kelli Shattuck

Telephone

Fax

Email Address Kelli.Shattuck@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation

50 Wolf Road, POD 6-4

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current resume, and transcripts, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-24-372 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than August 27th, 2024 to Kelli.Shattuck@dot.ny.gov