Principal Drafting Technician (Structural) NY HELPS - StateJobsNY : Job Details

In the Office of Structures, under the supervision of a Professional Engineer 1, the incumbent may:

• Prepare drawings of moderate to complex difficulty for a variety of structural engineering projects using MicroStation CADD software.
• Prepare and check engineering computations of moderate to complex difficulty.
• Prepare and check quantity estimates.
• Perform field investigations to collect or confirm data.
• Develop and utilize complete physical engineering models for design, clash detection, visualization, construction coordination, contract plan preparation, and estimating.
• Prepare and maintain the Department standard details for bridges (BD Sheets) and the Office of Structures Bridge Manual.
• Review contractor submittals for construction and fabrication of structural elements.
• Special assignments to address management needs.

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, Junior Architect, Senior Drafting Technician (all parenthetics), Senior Engineering Technician, or Senior Engineering Technician (Soils).
• Open Competitive: Four years of drafting experience including at least one year of specialized drafting experience in structural engineering.
• Substitution: Either 1. A bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, architecture, or architectural technology; Or 2. an associate's degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, architecture, or architectural technology AND two years of drafting experience including one year of specialized drafting experience in structural engineering; Or 3. A certificate in computer-aided drafting* issued by a regionally accredited college or university AND two years of drafting experience including at least one year of specialized drafting experience in structural engineering.

*Certificates from a Trade or Technical school will be accepted only if it is from an institution that is regionally accredited or recognized by the NYS Department of Education. To check if your certificate came from an educational institution accepted by the NYS Department of Education, please visit their website at If your school is listed, select it to see if the drafting program is also listed. Please note: It is the drafting program that needs to be accepted, not just the school.

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 Drafting Technician (Structural), SG-13.

Additional Information:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). 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. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. 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. 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.