StateJobsNY

NY HELPNo

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleRailroad Inspector (Motive Power & Equipment) - (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade15

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $53546 to $68269 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Provisional

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 80%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 6 AM

To 2 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County To Be Determined

Street Address Office of Modal Safety & Security

City To Be Determined

StateNY

Zip Code12232

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

• Four years of experience in the construction or maintenance of railroad rolling equipment, or inspecting such equipment for a public regulatory agency

• OR an associate’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or mechanical engineering technology and two years of experience in the construction or maintenance of railroad rolling equipment, or inspecting such equipment for a public regulatory agency.

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.

Provisional Language:
If a viable eligible list does not exist, a provisional appointment may be made in accordance with Civil Service Law. Candidates who accept a provisional appointment must take the next competitive examination and be reachable on the resultant eligible list in order to be considered for permanent appointment to the position.

Duties Description • Conducts safety inspections of railroad transportation equipment in repair shops, rail yards and on sidings to determine adherence to federal and State safety standards for safe operation.

• Checks air-brake equipment, safety devices, couplers, wheels and all rolling stock.

• Makes internal and external examinations of locomotives and of diesel engines, applying knowledge of construction, composition in installation, stresses and deterioration of diesel locomotives and accessory equipment.

• Investigates the causes of accidents, which may be due to defective equipment.

• Prepares reports of findings and recommendations and evaluates rail capital equipment improvements for safety effectiveness and contract compliance.

• Will be required to obtain and maintain various federally mandated certifications pertaining to rail safety programs.

• The duties of the position require considerable travel within a designated area of assignment.

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 Although this position will report to Main Office, the incumbent may be assigned to work from a location within a territory that encompasses Albany, Bronx, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Greene, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Suffolk, Warren, Washington, Westchester, and Ulster counties.

*For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe 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 May 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 of 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.

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.

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

Name Office of Modal Safety & Security

Telephone

Fax

Email Address dot.sm.mo.operations.personnel@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street 50 Wolf Road

POD 5-3

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-24-145 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than April 1st, 2024, to dot.sm.mo.operations.personnel@dot.ny.gov