Salary:	SALARIES VARY
Opening Date:	March 9, 2020
Closing Date:	April 8, 2020
Application fee:	$20.00

Residence Requirements:

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN TEST AND MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT.  Preference may be given to successful candidates who have been residents of the municipality in which the appointment is to be made for one month preceding the date of the certification of the eligible list and who are residents of the municipality at the time of appointment.  Non-residents may be required to become a resident of the appointing municipality if local law so states.  There is one vacancy at the Town of Amherst with an annual salary range of $50,401 - $69,869.  At present there is also one vacancy in the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Sewerage Management with an annual salary of $50,513 - $65,416.  *Note: Salaries may vary at other municipalities or agencies.

 
The eligible list resulting from this examination will be used to fill these vacancies and other appropriate vacancies which may occur in county departments, municipalities or districts under the jurisdiction of Erie County Civil Service while this list is active.

Examples of Duties:

An Information Technology Engineer performs Informational Technology (IT) specific engineering duties and liaison work in connection with the design, construction, and maintenance of County projects;

Assists in planning projects; oversees field surveys to obtain data for projects and programs;

Designs and builds web pages using a variety of graphics software applications, techniques, and tools, including audio and video;

Designs and develops user-interface features;

Collects, organizes, and maintains field data for database and GIS systems;

Designs, maintains, and operates a Geographic Information System (GIS);

Computes engineering data either manually or through the use of computers;

Researches, evaluates, recommends, and then trains personnel on IT software programs and hardware platforms;

Designs, operates, and maintains relational databases;

Prepares engineering drawings for projects connected with plans and projects from surveys with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), GIS or other computer programs;

Coordinates the work of construction crews; assists in designing bridges, highways, sewerage systems, and other projects;

Draws plans and specifications with CAD, GIS, or other computer programs;

Assists with reports by compilation of data and providing preliminary drafts;

Inspects construction and IT projects;

Designs an Internet based interface to integrate the various components of IT into one cohesive package;

Models hydraulic flows using advanced software, and analytical methods;

Assists with data conversion efforts to support various projects, primarily with ArcView, GIS or AutoCAD, and with data entry to support various projects, primarily with Excel and Access;

Performs various activities to support both engineering projects and GIS implementation projects.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must meet the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:

A.) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's Degree in Civil/ Environmental Engineering, Geography Information Systems, Geography, Information Technology Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field, and one year of experience in Information Technology (IT) and/or Geography Information Systems (GIS), as related to Civil Engineering; or

B. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Geography Information Systems, Geography, Information Technology Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field, plus two years of experience in Information Technology (IT) and/or Geography Information Systems (GIS), as related to Civil Engineering; or:

C. Six  years of experience in IT andor GIS, as related to Civil Engineering; or:

D. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of A, B and C.

Notes:

1.   Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements;   

2. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of "D" or better is necessary for a course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

Notice to Candidates: Transcripts will now be accepted by the Department of Personnel ONLY at time of application.
All subsequent transcripts must be submitted at time of interview.

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm

Subjects of Examination:

Subjects of Examination: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

Understanding and interpreting maps, aerial photography, survey data, and other source material used in map construction These questions test for the ability to read, analyze, and perform computations based on cartographic drawings, site plans, survey notes, and mapping-related written presentations, and for knowledge of the terminology and principles involved in reading and working with aerial photographs, including scale conversion and focal point computations.
Collection, analysis, and presentation of data, including basic statistics These questions test for knowledge of the proper procedures and methods used to gather, evaluate, organize, and present various types of technical data and information, and the fundamental concepts, terminology, and computations involved in statistical analysis for cartographic and land use planning studies.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including data conversion, plotting, database construction, interactive editing, and labeling These questions test for knowledge of GIS design features, global positioning systems, and the concepts, terminology, and proper procedures to use when creating, producing, and revising various types of maps and site plans using GIS and computerized mapping software. 
Principles of data bases for PC's These questions test for a basic background in the design and use of data bases on microcomputers. They cover such topics as data base terminology and concepts, analyzing a data base project, planning the data base, organizing the data, designing data entry forms, accessing and manipulating the data, generating reports, and performing backups.
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: Unless otherwise noted, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers", “Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books or other reference materials.  

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.