BOB - Assistant Engineer (Civil)

Description

This role is the Assistant Civil Engineer post, a civil service title, in the ERB/MB-PM section of the Bureau of Bridge Maintenance, Inspection, and Operations at the city's transportation agency.

To be considered, you must hold the title permanently or have filed for open-competitive Civil Service list exam 7006.

You will work under general supervision and use wide discretion. The work is civil engineering of moderate difficulty and responsibility, and you may direct junior staff.

The job focuses on the East River and movable bridges and helps keep pedestrians and motorists safer on the four East River bridges (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro) and other bridge infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Inspect bridges and oversee the preventive maintenance that contractors carry out on them.
• Carry out field surveys and maintenance operations.
• Produce design plans, sketches, working drawings, maps and technical specifications.
• Investigate and study bridge inspection matters.
• Make sure safety standards and government standards are met.
• Handle scheduling, daily MURK reports and the engineer's diary.
• Drive or use public transportation to reach work sites.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university, plus one year of full-time satisfactory civil engineering experience.
• A bachelor's degree in civil engineering technology from an accredited college or university, plus three years of full-time satisfactory civil engineering experience.
• A bachelor's degree and a master's degree in civil engineering, both from accredited colleges or universities.

Conditions

The workplace is at 40-29 27th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday to Friday.

You may be able to work from home up to two days a week, depending on your position.

The base work week is 35 hours.

Appointments are subject to OMB approval.

The city is an equal opportunity employer that bars discrimination and harassment based on legally protected status.

Benefits

• A premium-free health insurance plan that the city estimates saves employees more than $10K a year, based on a 2024 assessment.
• Additional health, fitness and financial benefits may be available, depending on your union or benefit fund.
• A public sector defined benefit pension that pays steady monthly amounts in retirement.
• A college savings plan, pre-tax commuter benefits, and a tax-deferred savings program.
• Access to wellness programs.
• More job security than most private sector jobs.