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Job Description
Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division's responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists. Traffic Control & Engineering is responsible for administration, engineering and operations related to the installation, manufacturing, maintenance and removal of signs, flexible bollards, moveable barriers, in-house traffic sign production and other traffic control devices. The office draws on the expertise and talents of engineers, sign designers, planners, inspectors, IT experts, analysts, and others to help the agency achieve Vision Zero and other city goals.
Traffic Control & Engineering seeks a candidate to install, maintain and repair traffic control such as signs, stanchions, supports, parking meters, pavement markings and traffic counters; operate, maintain, and make minor adjustments to motor vehicles, marking machines, air compressors, pavement breakers, snowplows and other field and shop equipment. The candidate will perform manual labor in the loading and unloading of trucks and the placement of Traffic Devices, rigs; climbs and works form ladders and tower trucks in buckets. The candidate may be assigned to remove traffic encumbrances, operate a motor vehicle, and perform related duties. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance to all agency safety rules and regulations in creating a safe work environment for themselves and colleagues, ensuring all safety equipment and gear are used and worn properly on work sites. The candidate will be asked to work collaboratively and inclusively, seeking to cultivate continued professional development and effectively communicate with all stakeholders. This is an opportunity to work with a team dedicated to improving safety, accessibility, and mobility throughout New York City.
The Department of Transportation's (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents.
Qualifications
1. Two years of full-time satisfactory experience using hand and/or power tools to assemble, repair, maintain and/or install mechanical and/or electrical devices; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
3. Graduation from an approved four-year trade, technical or vocational high school with a mechanical or electrical major; or
4. At least one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above plus sufficient training in the mechanical or electrical field acquired in an approved trade, technical or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of the remaining required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of such training.
Driver License Requirement: At the time of appointment, eligibles must possess a valid Class B Commercial Driver License (CDL) with no restrictions valid in the State of New York or a Class B Learner's Permit. Serious moving violations, license suspension or accident record may disqualify. Appointees with a Class B Learner's permit who do not obtain their Class B CDL with no restrictions by the end of the probationary period will be terminated. This Class B Commercial Driver's License with no restrictions must be maintained for the duration of employment."
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Job Description
Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division's responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists. Traffic Control & Engineering is responsible for administration, engineering and operations related to the installation, manufacturing, maintenance and removal of signs, flexible bollards, moveable barriers, in-house traffic sign production and other traffic control devices. The office draws on the expertise and talents of engineers, sign designers, planners, inspectors, IT experts, analysts, and others to help the agency achieve Vision Zero and other city goals.
Traffic Control & Engineering seeks a candidate to install, maintain and repair traffic control such as signs, stanchions, supports, parking meters, pavement markings and traffic counters; operate, maintain, and make minor adjustments to motor vehicles, marking machines, air compressors, pavement breakers, snowplows and other field and shop equipment. The candidate will perform manual labor in the loading and unloading of trucks and the placement of Traffic Devices, rigs; climbs and works form ladders and tower trucks in buckets. The candidate may be assigned to remove traffic encumbrances, operate a motor vehicle, and perform related duties. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance to all agency safety rules and regulations in creating a safe work environment for themselves and colleagues, ensuring all safety equipment and gear are used and worn properly on work sites. The candidate will be asked to work collaboratively and inclusively, seeking to cultivate continued professional development and effectively communicate with all stakeholders. This is an opportunity to work with a team dedicated to improving safety, accessibility, and mobility throughout New York City.
The Department of Transportation's (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents.
Qualifications
1. Two years of full-time satisfactory experience using hand and/or power tools to assemble, repair, maintain and/or install mechanical and/or electrical devices; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
3. Graduation from an approved four-year trade, technical or vocational high school with a mechanical or electrical major; or
4. At least one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above plus sufficient training in the mechanical or electrical field acquired in an approved trade, technical or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of the remaining required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of such training.
Driver License Requirement: At the time of appointment, eligibles must possess a valid Class B Commercial Driver License (CDL) with no restrictions valid in the State of New York or a Class B Learner's Permit. Serious moving violations, license suspension or accident record may disqualify. Appointees with a Class B Learner's permit who do not obtain their Class B CDL with no restrictions by the end of the probationary period will be terminated. This Class B Commercial Driver's License with no restrictions must be maintained for the duration of employment."
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
