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. There is one present vacancy at the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning - Division of Sewerage Management. 

A promotion examination will be held at the same time as this examination. The list resulting from the promotion examination will be used first but appointments from this open competitive examination are anticipated. Use of the list may be suspended after it is one year old for any position which it is practical to fill through a new promotion examination.

Examples of Duties:

A Senior Sanitary Engineer plans, supervises and coordinates the sanitary engineering aspects involved in the construction and operation of a regional sewer system; 

Assists bidding and contract approval on major County sewer projects;

Selects and supervises project engineers and construction inspectors;

Reviews and accepts consulting engineer's work;

Reviews and approves construction shop drawings, contractor's pay estimates, change orders and certifies compliance of work with plans and specifications;

Reviews existing systems for compliance with performance standards;

Assists the Assistant Deputy Commissioner in the preparation of engineering studies of alternative methods of sewage treatment in organization and development of inflow and infiltration reports;

Designs water resource recovery projects and sewage collection systems;

Designs sewage treatment facilities and sewers;

Conducts studies of topography, and use and population projections in relation to sewerage systems;

Receives, coordinates and makes evaluative decisions on regional sanitary sewerage plans;

Approves treatment plant and sewer plans prepared by others;

Prepares cost estimated and least cost approaches to sewerage projects;

Assists in the preparation of environmental impact statements regarding the effect of water quality plans and proposed sewage systems;

Supervises all county sewer construction projects.

Qualifications:

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

Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four (4) year college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, or Sanitary Engineering, or closely related engineering specialty and six (6) years of experience in civil, environmental, mechanical or sanitary engineering.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of New York.

Notes:

1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical or Sanitary Engineering or closely related engineering specialty may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience.

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

3. 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:

1. Preparing written material

These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

2. Principles and practices of project management

These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices of project management and the ability to properly apply project management techniques, including the planning, scheduling, implementation, coordination, troubleshooting, and evaluation of long-term projects.

3. Principles and practices of sanitary engineering as related to wastewater collection, treatment and disposal

These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices of sanitary engineering involved in wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal processes, and may include such areas as the design, analysis, installation, upgrading, and maintenance of wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal systems; wastewater treatment plant operations, processes, equipment, and maintenance; and proper disposal of treated wastewater.

4. Understanding and interpreting construction plans, specifications, and estimates

These questions test for the ability to read, understand, and analyze construction plans and specifications; and for the ability to calculate material and cost estimates.

5. Construction terms, methods, and materials related to hydraulic facility installations

These questions test for knowledge of the principles, practices, methods, materials, and terminology involved in constructing and maintaining hydraulic facility installations such as water, sewer and stormwater systems. 

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES:  It is recommended that candidates use a quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculator.  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.