Engineering Specialist - Highway (Department of Highways)

Engineering Specialist - Highway (Department of Highways)

The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.

Salary / Pay Rate: $44.25/hour

Job Type: Rockland County Government

The Rockland County Highway Department, Engineering Division is seeking a candidate to work with the Engineering, Drainage, Maintenance and Construction divisions of the department. The work involves responsibility for overseeing and participating in field survey inspections and drafting and engineering computation projects.

Work activities may include: Coordinates field and survey work requests from all units within the Department of Highways. Inspects construction and maintenance projects including materials supplied by each project. Provides technical support for CAD, engineering, surveying, mapping and other types of software, and ensures compliance with CAD standards. Oversees drafting work and engineering computations, Oversees conversion of paper-based engineering and survey records to digital databases and/or related software. Obtains quotes and makes effective recommendations in the purchasing of survey and engineering equipment (e.g. plotters, scanners, printers, etc) Acts as liaison with IT to resolve computer-hardware and software support issues. Supervises the work activities of technical engineering staff. Gathers information and data for inclusion in the Geographic Information System (GIS) utilizing scanning, digitization, survey methods and other methods, as required. Reviews proposals for work associated with survey, construction, aerial photography, and other mapping issues, coordinates various projects such as drainage, parking lots, park entrances, trails and other projects as needed. Completes designs for small-medium size projects e.g. drainage, parking lots, park entrances, trails).

The work is performed under the general supervision of a Highway administrator and supervision is provided to technical staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An Associate's degree or the completion of two (2) years (minimum of sixty (60) credits of a college program in Civil Engineering, Surveying, Forestry, Landscaping, Architectural Technology, or comparable curriculum and five (5) years of technical experience in the field of civil engineering
• A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, landscaping or Architectural Technology, or comparable curriculum, may be substituted for four (4) years of the required experience
• Additional years of the required experience may be substituted for college on a year-for-year basis for up to (2) years

Other Requirements and Information:

• Possession of a valid driver's license
• This is a competitive position in Civil Service and reachability on a test would be a requirement for permanent appointment
• Candidates must be residents of New York, New Jersey or Connecticut at the time of examination

Salary and Benefits:

• $44.25/hour (as of 07/09/2026)
• 40 Hour work week
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Time off including vacation, personal, and holiday time
• New York State Pension eligibility
• Other benefits, including, but not limited to deferred compensation, tuition reimbursement, leadership and other professional development training

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should email a completed Rockland County application or send a resume to:

Click here to access the online application. xhyhwjd

Position open until filled.