Job description
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Permanent appointment: Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the Civil Service eligible list for Professional Engineer 1 (Civil/Transportation) or candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in a title eligible for transfer under the provisions of Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Maintenance Support
- Assist section staff to ensure that maintenance activities are properly carried out according to Canal policy and procedures, along with other regulatory agencies requirements.
- Review and evaluate design and construction documents from project development through project completion.
- Perform professional engineering duties related to new construction, rehabilitation, or long-term maintenance projects, including stamping/sealing plans, specifications, and/or calculations.
- Provide technical advice to engineers, legal staff, consultants, contract management, and budget representatives on the financial, structural, or construction requirements of projects.
- Respond to local municipalities and adjacent property owners' requests or complaints of an engineering nature. Assesses the situation, and then directs and coordinates with the Sections on repair or mitigation plans.
- Review informal dam safety maintenance inspection reports to identify repairs and create maintenance work orders for repairs.
- Assist in coordinating and overseeing Section and floating plant maintenance work, including winter lock pump-out activities.
- Provide direction and technical assistance to maintenance sections for maintenance work.
- Provide direction/ guidance to Section work crews on capital activities, to ensure that all safety and code requirements are followed.
- May provide direction and oversight to the dredging program. Ensures that spoil sites are being prepared properly, that all environmental and permit issues are being addressed, and that the dredging operation is being performed in accordance with environmental requirements.
- May oversee and coordinate the setting of buoys at the start of the navigation season, using GPS.
- Research and develop specifications for procurement efforts.
- Enters repair and reviews maintenance data related to region activities into the Canals asset management software (Maximo and CIMS), including the creation of work orders, editing work orders, completing work orders and uploading reports.
Support for Other Program Areas
- Support emergent projects at Canal facilities, including engineering assessment and/or inspection of deficiencies. Support Construction Management program staff and on-demand contractors working to repair Canal structures.
- Perform follow-up inspection and/or monitoring of seeps or other deficiencies in earthen embankments and dams.
- Assist with the development and issuance of Canal policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards for Canal operations and maintenance.
- Recommend capital construction or rehabilitation projects for inclusion in the annual budget process.
- Provide technical expertise to the Real Property Management Group (Leases, Permits, and Abandonments). Primary assistance is to review work permit applications for the Region to assess compatibility of proposed work with Canal operations.
- Participate in waterway structural asset inspection as needed and assist in Quality Control of structural inspections including maintenance of any relevant databases.
- Participate in emergency planning and response activities, particularly as related to dam safety and the activation of emergency action plans.
Miscellaneous Duties
- Supervise subordinate technical, engineering, administrative, or support staff as required.
- Interact professionally with subordinates, section personnel, headquarter engineers, design staff, construction staff, consultants, representatives of local, State and Federal agencies and the general public.
- The position requires up to 50% fieldwork (and 50% office work), with occasional overnight travel for meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Please note that workday schedule options, overtime eligibility, as well as telecommuting options, for this position will be discussed with candidates during the interview.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
The New York State Canal Corporation (Canals), a subsidiary of the New York Power Authority, is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the 524-mile waterway for boating, recreation, tourism and agriculture. The New York State Canal System includes the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canals, linking the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, the Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain. The 200-year-old NYS Canal System extends over 524 miles and plays important roles in New York’s economic development, tourism industry and environmental stewardship.
For more information on The New York State Canal Corporation’s mission, values and opportunities, please visit https://www.canals.ny.gov/
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