Listing of Job Vacancies

Week of July 21, 2008

CURRENT JOB VACANCY POSTINGS
Posting No.	Position Title	Salary	Appointment Status	Program/ Location	Deadline
JOB VACANCY POSTINGS CENTRAL OFFICE - ALBANY
08-230	Associate Engineering Research Editor	Grade 23	Permanent	Public Affairs and Education/Albany	07/25/08
Note: Overtime and overnight travel may be required.
08-234	Calculations Clerk 2	Grade 9	Contingent Permanent	Management & Budget Services/Albany	08/01/08
08-235	Environmental Engineer/Environmental Engineer 1	Grade 15/20	Contingent Permanent	Water/Albany	08/01/08
Note: Must have a valid driver's license or demonstrate the ability to meet the transportation needs of the position. Overnight travel may be required. Must be available to respond to after-hours emergencies.
08-236	Keyboard Specialist 1	Grade 6	Permanent	Information Services/Albany	08/01/08
REGION 1 - STONY BROOK
*08-237	Forester 2	Grade 23	Permanent/Provisional	Lands and Forests/Stony Brook	08/01/08
Minimum Qualifications for Provisional Appointment: Promotional Qualifications:* Candidate must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as a Forester 1. Open Competitive Qualifications: 1) Candidate must have a bachelor's or higher level degree in Forestry from a college accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) AND three years of professional-level forestry experience; OR 2) Candidate must have a bachelor's or higher level degree, including or supplemented by 40 semester credit hours in Forestry, which must have included at least one course in four or more of the following areas: silviculture, forest mensuration, forest protection, forest soil, dendrology, forest management, wilderness management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), forest ecology, forest recreation, forest biology, or forest and wood products engineering AND three years of professional-level forestry experience. Note: Must have valid driver's license or demonstrate the ability to meet the transportation needs of the position. Must be able to negotiate difficult terrain and work in adverse weather conditions. Must be able to work in remote areas. Overtime and overnight travel may be required. Weekends and holidays may be required. Must be available to respond to after-hour emergencies.
REGION 2 - LONG ISLAND CITY
08-238	Engineering Geologist 3	Grade 27	Permanent	Environmental Remediation/Long Island City	08/01/08
Note: Must have valid driver's license or demonstrate the ability to meet the transportation needs of the position. Use of personal protection equipment, including a respirator, will be required. Travel may be required. Must complete an annual Health and Safety Program including medical monitoring, fit testing, and 40 (or 8) hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification.
REGION 3 - NEW PALTZ
08-231	Fish Culturist 1/ Trainee 1/2	Grade 11/8/9	Permanent	Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources/Catskill Fish Hatchery	07/25/08
Note: Must have valid driver's license or demonstrate the ability to meet the transportation needs of the position. Weekends and holidays may be required. Must have a valid Class B CDL within 6 months of appointment with appropriate endorsements. Will be subject to the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (OTETA) of 1991, which requires employee testing for drug and alcohol abuse. Must be able to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds.
REGION 4 - SCHENECTADY
08-232	Environmental Engineer/Environmental Engineer 1	Grade 15/20	Contingent Permanent	Water/Schenectady	07/25/08
Note: Must have a valid driver's license or demonstrate the ability to meet the transportation needs of the position. Must be able to negotiate difficult terrain and work in adverse weather conditions. Travel may be required. Weekends and holidays may be required. Must be available for emergency response.
REGION 5 - RAY BROOK NO CURRENT POSTINGS
REGION 6 - WATERTOWN NO CURRENT POSTINGS
REGION 7 - SYRACUSE
08-233	Fish Culturist 1/ Trainee 1/2	Grade 11/8/9	Permanent	Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources/Salmon River Fish Hatchery	07/25/08
Note: Must have valid driver's license or demonstrate the ability to meet the transportation needs of the position. Weekends and holidays may be required. Must have a valid Class B CDL within 6 months of appointment with appropriate endorsements. Will be subject to the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (OTETA) of 1991, which requires employee testing for drug and alcohol abuse. Must be able to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds.
REGION 8 - AVON NO CURRENT POSTINGS
REGION 9 - BUFFALO NO CURRENT POSTINGS

Candidates who wish to apply for the vacancies listed above MUST indicate the position control number (Posting No.) and submit a resume of training and experience and/or Employment Application Form (PDF, 299kb) that indicates how they meet the minimum qualifications to the Bureau of Personnel. Resumes may be mailed to Bureau of Personnel, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-5060, e-mailed to decprsnl@gw.dec.state.ny.us or faxed to (518) 402-9038.

PLEASE NOTE: If you apply for more than one posting, you must submit a separate resume for each control number.

These applications must be received in the Bureau of Personnel by the filing deadlines. Late applications may not be considered.

Questions or requests for more information should be addressed to the Administrative Assistant for the regional office or central office program division, depending upon the location of the vacancy. Administrative Assistants can be contacted through the director of the respective region or division.

Permanent DEC employees assigned to Environmental Facilities Corporation are eligible for lateral transfer and promotional appointment to vacancies that occur in all divisions and regions.

Positions requiring a CDL (Commercial Drivers License) are subject to the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (OTETA) of 1991 which requires that employees be tested for alcohol and/or drug use. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be tested on a pre-employment basis prior to starting the job.

Some vacancies may be anticipated and may not result in an appointment. Application for any position listed may not result in an interview.

If you wish to receive an acknowledgment that your application(s) was/were received by the Bureau of Personnel for one or more of the vacancies described in this week's listing, and then receive information on the disposition of the position(s), please attach two self-addressed stamped envelopes (preferably inter-office or inter-agency) to the application(s).