TITLE, GRADE:                         

TRADES SPECIALIST (CARPENTER), SG-12

SALARY RANGE:                      

$48,956 - $59,757 (PLUS $1,650 MID-HUDSON ADJUSTMENT)

WORK LOCATION:                  

JAMES BAIRD STATE PARK - REGIONAL MAINTENANCE
14 MAINTENANCE LANE, PLEASANT VALLEY, NY 12569

NEGOTIATING UNIT:             

NU 03 CSEA - OPERATIONAL SERVICES UNIT (OSU)

JURISDICTIONAL CLASS:      

NON-COMPETITIVE

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:     

PERMANENT     

WORK SCHEDULE:                 

MONDAY-FRIDAY, 7:00AM-3:30PM

MAY WORK WEEKENDS, EVENINGS, OR HOLIDAYS AS OPERATIONALLY NECESSARY

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor, the Trades Specialist will perform journey-level work in the carpentry trade. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performing a variety of duties in new construction, restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repair of park and historic site facilities and structures using the tools of the carpentry trade in a skilled manner.
• Fabricating, constructing, repairing, replacing, and performing preventative maintenance on regional facilities and other structures (heavy labor).
• Adhering to professional codes and regulations common to the carpentry trade.
• Laying out work from blueprints, specifications, or instructions, and diagnose problems; drawing rough sketches or preparing plans to scale; making detailed estimates for costs, including time and materials for various projects; and ordering supplies as needed.
• Acting independently with a minimum of direct supervision and maintaining responsibility for overall coordination and execution of projects.
• Training employees and assigning, supervising, reviewing, and evaluating their work and assisting in other areas of park operations.
• Other related duties as required.
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Four years of full-time experience in carpentry work under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program, or an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in carpentry at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Carpenter) traineeship or a two-year carpenter training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program

* Such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program.

* Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific classroom instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of “C” or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.

* If verifiable, we will accept and prorate appropriate part-time and volunteer experience.

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:

 Knowledge of Historic Preservation is preferred.

OPERATIONAL NEEDS:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that allows the candidate to legally operate a motor vehicle in New York State as a term and condition of employment.
• Must be able to pass a physical for respirator use and be able to work from heights.

BENEFITS:

Generous benefits package, worth approximately 65% of salary, including:

Paid Time Off:

• CSEA - 44 days - 13 Vacation days, 13 Sick days, and 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays.

Health Care Benefits:

• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs.
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

Additional Benefits:

• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Paid Parental / Family Leave

Learn more about our benefits for permanent state employees, visit: https://parks.ny.gov/employment/benefits.aspx