Transportation Analyst/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NYHELPS)

Duties Description Duties may include, but are not limited to: Validating Turning Movement Count (TMC), vehicle count, and classification data sourced from Traffic Signals. Assigning Traffic Stations to intersections and choosing which will serve as continuous count sites. Working with vendors to assign correct traffic data to each continuous count site. Working with Traffic Signals groups to identify and adjust any counting deficiencies. Adding location metadata to the traffic data system. Supervising technicians performing Quality Control (QC) on TMC and segment data. Optimizing automated QC checks. Performing similar tasks on additional future data sets. Responding to internal DOT requests for data. Providing outreach and training to DOT users. Analyzing seasonal adjustment factors. Designing and producing annual and monthly reports as applicable. Supervising professional, clerical, technical, and contract staff in support of the above-listed duties. Performing other duties as required in support of the Highway Data Services Bureau. 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 open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are: 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, and must have included 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, and must have included 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 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, and must have included direct responsibility for the preparation of written materials, such as narrative reports, letters of memoranda documenting the accomplishments, or supervision of such activity. 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. Additional Comments 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 w…

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