NYS Department of Transportation · 7 hours ago
Materials Testing Specialist 1 (NYHELPS)
Albany, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
6+ years expNYS Department of Transportation is seeking a Materials Testing Specialist 1. The incumbent will perform nondestructive tests and quality assurance functions related to steel fabrication, ensuring compliance with various standards and specifications.
Civil Engineering
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Direct, perform, and assist in the preparation of specifications for a variety of nondestructive tests (radiograph, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, hardness, and ultrasonic), on new and existing metal structures
Perform quality assurance functions related to steel fabrication. This includes (but is not limited to) performing the following:
Field visits to fabrication plants
Monitor inspection activities by contract inspectors working on behalf of NYSDOT
Ensure fabricator compliance with NYSDOT requirements regarding personnel qualifications
Ensure fabricator compliance with NYSDOT, FHWA, and industry requirements regarding material origin and quality
Inspect the facilities of fabricators new to NYSDOT and work to ensure that they have the means and industry qualifications needed to successfully perform the contract tasks that will be expected of them
Review steel fabrication shop drawings as well as steel erection procedures
Review and approve Procedure Qualification Reports (PQRs) and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs)
Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations
Qualification
Required
Six years of experience in structural steel fabrication and structural metal inspection during fabrication and construction that included radiograph review of welds and the performance and interpretation of magnetic particle, dye penetrant, and hardness tests
A bachelor's degree in applied science, engineering, architecture, or construction technology and two years of the required experience; Or, an associate degree applied science, engineering, architecture, or construction technology and four years of the required experience
Employees in this title must obtain New York State Department of Transportation Certification as an Ultrasonic Testing Technician within one year of permanent appointment
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education
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
Company
NYS Department of Transportation
To attain its mission, the responsibilities, functions and duties of the New York State Department of Transportation include: ■Coordinating and developing comprehensive transportation policy for the State; coordinating and assisting in the development and operation of transportation facilities and services for highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities; and, formulating and keeping current a long-range, comprehensive statewide master plan for the balanced development of public and private commuter and general transportation facilities.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
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