Transportation Analyst/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NYHELPS)

Duties Description Under the Safety Program Development Section in the Highway Safety Bureau, the duties include, but are not limited to: Fulfill freedom of information law (FOIL) requests by providing crash data for requested dates and locations. Manage monthly transaction reports for federal aid safety projects. Manage regional reports on the status of the skid accident reduction program (SKARP). Assist with compiling annual reporting requirements on the progress of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) project implementation and evaluation efforts. Create an annual report on the status of statewide Highway Safety Improvement Program data trends, NYSDOT strategies, and how available funding has been used to improve safety in New York. Assist with the application and reporting on the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) grant projects. Grant access for new users of the Crash Location and Engineering Analysis Repository (CLEAR). Utilize CLEAR to relocate crashes and provide quality assurance (QA) on other data elements. Complete travel approval forms for NYSDOT meetings. Coordinate virtual bi‑monthly meetings and annual in‑person meetings with the safety evaluation engineers (SEE). Contribute to 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). Candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. Transportation Analyst Trainee 1 : Four years of experience directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or highway systems, with direct responsibility for the preparation of written materials, such as narrative reports, letters of memoranda documenting the accomplishments, or supervision of such activity. Transportation Analyst Trainee 2 : Five years of experience directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or highway systems, with direct responsibility for the preparation of written materials. Transportation Analyst 1 : Six years of experience directly related to highways or transportation in either planning, engineering management, systems analysis or quantitative analysis of transportation or highway systems, with direct responsibility for the preparation of written materials. Substitutions: an associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience. 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. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. 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. DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. 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. Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H‑1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F‑1 or similar). Salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. Salary information can be found at Consult the following link for degree equivalency verification: #J-18808-Ljbffr NYS Department of Transportation