Assistant Municipal Engineer 68-303
Location :
Buffalo, NYJob Type:
Full TimeJob Number:
68-303Department:
COUNTY WIDEOpening Date:
08/02/2023Closing Date:
8/30/2023 11:
59 PM EasternExam fee:
$20.
00Description Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.
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.
At present there is one vacancy in the Town of Clarence with an annual salary range of $73,000 to $80,000.
Salaries at other municipalities or agencies may vary.
The eligible list resulting from this examination will be used to fill this vacancy and other appropriate vacancies which may occur in municipalities or districts under the jurisdiction of Erie.
Examples of Duties An Assistant Municipal Engineer is responsible for supervising and performing engineering duties and liaison work in connection with the design, construction and maintenance of municipal projects;Assists in planning projects;Supervises the preparation of special district maps (water, sewer, drainage, refuse, lighting, park) and suggests financing for same;Supervises the preparation of descriptions for special districts;Supervises the preparation of reports and estimates for districts;Advises assessors on special district cost distribution;Designs sanitary sewer systems and storm drainage systems and other municipal projects;Makes applications for government projects Monitors construction projects Advises on maintenance projects using sound engineering practices;Computes engineering data;Supervises the preparation of engineering drawings and specifications for municipal projects;Acts as engineer in charge on minor construction projects;Designs minor heating, ventilating, electrical, plumbing, recreational and architectural projects.
Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM
Qualifications:
Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:
Possession of a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, plus three (3) years of satisfactory experience in Engineering, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
Notes:
1.
A supervisory position is defined as a position in which supervision was a major responsibility of the job.
Occasional or partial supervision of work crew is not acceptable supervisory experience.
2.
Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
3.
Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.
S.
Department of Education/U.
S.
Secretary of Education.
If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency.
A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http:
//www.
cs.
ny.
gov/jobseeker/degrees.
cfm.
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.
Supplemental Information A medical examination may be required before appointment.
VETERANS:
PROOF OF SERVICE MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE LIST IS ESTABLISHED TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL POINTS.
(See application for more information.
)NOTICES TO APPEAR FOR THE EXAMINATION ARE MAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EXAMINATION DATENO CELL PHONES ARE PERMITTED AT THE EXAM SITE.
Examination date:
October 7, 2023Applications Must Be Postmarked or Hand Delivered By:
August 30, 2023The New York State Department of Civil Service has NOT prepared a test guide for this examinationTest guide:
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:
Subjects of Examination:
Scopes / Subjects of examination:
A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas.
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.
Principles and practices of civil engineering These questions test for knowledge of engineering concepts and their practical applications to the construction, operation and maintenance of public works projects, including roadways, bridges, buildings, water and sewage systems and similar types of infrastructure.
Engineering plans, specifications and estimates These questions test for knowledge of and the ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical specifications, and for the ability to calculate cost and quantity estimates from technical presentations and/or engineering and construction drawings.
Knowledge of estimating techniques and the proper method of construction for specified projects will be required.
Methods and materials of construction These questions test for knowledge of the proper procedures and materials used in the construction, maintenance and repair of various types of public works projects, including such typical construction work as excavations, roadways, embankments, and building and related structural improvements.
Construction, reconstruction and repair of streets, sewers, waterlines and other related structures These questions test for knowledge of the engineering concepts, practices, testing procedures, materials and computations used in the installation, repair and upkeep of streets, curbs, sidewalks, abutments, retaining walls, sewage and water systems, and related appurtenances.
Supervision These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined objectives.
The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates; implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.
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.
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE ALSO TAKING ANOTHER CIVIL SERVICE EXAM(S) ON THIS DATE (See Below)(IF YOU ARE TAKING 2 OR MORE ERIE COUNTY EXAMS ON THIS DATE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CALL)INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATESAPPLICATION FORMS:
You may obtain these forms in person at the Erie County Personnel Department, Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin St.
, Buffalo.
Forms are also available in the libraries and at Town, Village and School District administrative offices.
Mail your application form when completed to the Erie County Department of Personnel, 95 Franklin St.
, Buffalo, NY 14202.
Candidates who submit incomplete applications and documentation may be disqualified.
The Erie County Department of Personnel reserves the right to reject for lateness or to accept applications filed after the advertised filing period.
MILITARY STATUS:
Active duty military personnel may file an application for this exam.
A special military make-up examination will be conducted for any member of the armed forces of the United States who has duly filed a timely application but who was deprived of the opportunity to compete in the scheduled exam due to active military duty.
Special conditions apply to these requests and may be reviewed at the Erie County Department of Personnel.
VETERANS:
Disabled and non-disabled veterans as defined in Section 85, New York State Civil Service Law, will have 10 and 5 points, respectively added to their earned scores if successful in the OPEN examination.
You must claim these credits when you file application but you have an option to waive them any time prior to appointment.
If you have already used these credits for a permanent position in NYS, you may not claim them again.
In conformance with section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, CHILDREN OF FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY shall be entitled to receive an additional ten points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served.
If you are qualified to participate in this examination and are a child of a firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duty in this municipality, please inform this office of this matter when you submit your application for examination.
A candidate claiming such credit has a minimum of two months from the application deadline to provide the necessary documentation to verify additional credit eligibility.
However, no credit may be added after the eligible list has been established.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Applicants whose religious beliefs prevent their taking examinations before sundown on Saturday and physically handicapped candidates who require special examination facilities should so inform the Erie County Department of Personnel, by a separately mailed letter at the earliest possible date before the test.
MORE THAN ONE EXAM ON THE SAME DAY:
If you have applied for more than one exam on the same day you MUST make arrangements to take ALL of the examinations at ONE examination test site.
If you have applied for both STATE and LOCAL government examinations taking place on the same day, you must take all of your examinations at the STATE examination center.
If you have applied for both COUNTY and CITY government examinations taking place on the same day, you must take all of your examinations at the COUNTY examination center.
You are responsible to notify EACH Civil Service Agency no later than TWO WEEKS before the examination date on which you are taking multiple examinations by submitting a Cross-Filer form; EACH Civil Service Agency has their own Cross-Filer form.
Thecan be found at If you are taking multiple exams on the same date with Erie County only, you do not have to file a Cross-Filer form.
Candidates taking more than one exam in DIFFERENT exam series will be allowed the specified length of time for each exam, up to a maximum of eight hours.
Example:
If you are taking one exam which allows six hours and another exam in a different series which allows four hours, you must complete both tests in eight hours, but no more time can be spent on each exam than the time allotted for that exam.
Candidates taking more than one exam in the SAME exam series will be allowed up to the specified length of time for each exam.
Example:
If you are taking two exams in the same series with a maximum time of five hours for each exam, you can spend no more than five hours to complete both exams.
ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION:
Notice to appear for the test will be conditional as review of application for minimum requirements may not be made until after the written test.
Call or write this Department if you have not received your notice 3 days before the date of the test.
You may not be admitted to the examination room without official notice.
RATINGS REQUIRED:
Tests are rated on a scale of 100 with a passing mark at 70.
Unless the announcement states otherwise, you must pass the written test and the oral test, if any.
Test instructions may further divide the tests into parts and set minimum standards for each part.
TRAINING AND
Experience:
If a subject of the examination, training and experience may not be rated if all passing candidates are expected to be immediately reachable for appointment.
If rated, training and experience will be based on the statements in your application subject to verification.
If this examination includes a qualifying written test, candidates admitted to the test will have conditional approval only.
Final decision regarding the qualifications of candidates rests with the New York State Department of Civil Service.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION:
You may be required to take a medical examination to determine if you are medically and physically capable of performing the duties of the position.
In accordance with State Law, Governor's Executive Order 6, and Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended the County of Erie does not discriminate against handicapped persons in access to employment, during employment, or in any of its programs and activities.
VERIFICATION OF
Qualifications:
Candidates may be investigated or called for an interview to verify information contained on the application.
Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience may be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
ELIGIBLE LIST:
The eligible list resulting from an examination may also be used for appointment to the same title or to any other title deemed to be similar and appropriate.
Eligible lists are active for a minimum of one year and a maximum of four years from the date established.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION ( including psychological evaluation when required by position):
Candidates may be subject to a thorough background investigation or psychological evaluation when required to determine eligibility for appointment.
Applicants may be required to authorize access to educational, employment, criminal history and other records check as part of such investigation or participate in related tests or interviews.
Criminal convictions or other offense are subject to evaluation and may result in disqualification pursuant to Section 50 of the New York State Civil Service Law.
Applicant will be required to submit the necessary fees for the fingerprint processing, where required.
( If a psychological evaluation is required, it shall be specified in the minimum qualifications or special requirements for the position.
) 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.
APPLICATION FEE WAIVER:
A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household.
In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or receiving Supplemental Security Income payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act eligible through a State or local social service agency.
All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
If you can verify eligibility for application fee waiver, complete a Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification:
form and submit it with your application by the close of business on the Application Deadline as listed on the Examination Announcement.
The form is available at the Erie County Personnel Department, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY (Room 604) or can be downloaded from the County's website at Click on County Departments and Agencies, then Erie County Civil Service.
This examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service,and held in compliance with the New York State Civil Service Lawand the rules and regulations of the New York State Department of Civil Service.
NA Recommended Skills Architectural Drawing Calculations Embankment Design Finance Infrastructure Management Lighting Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Buffalo, NYJob Type:
Full TimeJob Number:
68-303Department:
COUNTY WIDEOpening Date:
08/02/2023Closing Date:
8/30/2023 11:
59 PM EasternExam fee:
$20.
00Description Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.
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.
At present there is one vacancy in the Town of Clarence with an annual salary range of $73,000 to $80,000.
Salaries at other municipalities or agencies may vary.
The eligible list resulting from this examination will be used to fill this vacancy and other appropriate vacancies which may occur in municipalities or districts under the jurisdiction of Erie.
Examples of Duties An Assistant Municipal Engineer is responsible for supervising and performing engineering duties and liaison work in connection with the design, construction and maintenance of municipal projects;Assists in planning projects;Supervises the preparation of special district maps (water, sewer, drainage, refuse, lighting, park) and suggests financing for same;Supervises the preparation of descriptions for special districts;Supervises the preparation of reports and estimates for districts;Advises assessors on special district cost distribution;Designs sanitary sewer systems and storm drainage systems and other municipal projects;Makes applications for government projects Monitors construction projects Advises on maintenance projects using sound engineering practices;Computes engineering data;Supervises the preparation of engineering drawings and specifications for municipal projects;Acts as engineer in charge on minor construction projects;Designs minor heating, ventilating, electrical, plumbing, recreational and architectural projects.
Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM
Qualifications:
Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:
Possession of a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, plus three (3) years of satisfactory experience in Engineering, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
Notes:
1.
A supervisory position is defined as a position in which supervision was a major responsibility of the job.
Occasional or partial supervision of work crew is not acceptable supervisory experience.
2.
Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
3.
Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.
S.
Department of Education/U.
S.
Secretary of Education.
If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency.
A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http:
//www.
cs.
ny.
gov/jobseeker/degrees.
cfm.
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.
Supplemental Information A medical examination may be required before appointment.
VETERANS:
PROOF OF SERVICE MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE LIST IS ESTABLISHED TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL POINTS.
(See application for more information.
)NOTICES TO APPEAR FOR THE EXAMINATION ARE MAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EXAMINATION DATENO CELL PHONES ARE PERMITTED AT THE EXAM SITE.
Examination date:
October 7, 2023Applications Must Be Postmarked or Hand Delivered By:
August 30, 2023The New York State Department of Civil Service has NOT prepared a test guide for this examinationTest guide:
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:
Subjects of Examination:
Scopes / Subjects of examination:
A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas.
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.
Principles and practices of civil engineering These questions test for knowledge of engineering concepts and their practical applications to the construction, operation and maintenance of public works projects, including roadways, bridges, buildings, water and sewage systems and similar types of infrastructure.
Engineering plans, specifications and estimates These questions test for knowledge of and the ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical specifications, and for the ability to calculate cost and quantity estimates from technical presentations and/or engineering and construction drawings.
Knowledge of estimating techniques and the proper method of construction for specified projects will be required.
Methods and materials of construction These questions test for knowledge of the proper procedures and materials used in the construction, maintenance and repair of various types of public works projects, including such typical construction work as excavations, roadways, embankments, and building and related structural improvements.
Construction, reconstruction and repair of streets, sewers, waterlines and other related structures These questions test for knowledge of the engineering concepts, practices, testing procedures, materials and computations used in the installation, repair and upkeep of streets, curbs, sidewalks, abutments, retaining walls, sewage and water systems, and related appurtenances.
Supervision These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined objectives.
The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates; implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.
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.
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE ALSO TAKING ANOTHER CIVIL SERVICE EXAM(S) ON THIS DATE (See Below)(IF YOU ARE TAKING 2 OR MORE ERIE COUNTY EXAMS ON THIS DATE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CALL)INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATESAPPLICATION FORMS:
You may obtain these forms in person at the Erie County Personnel Department, Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin St.
, Buffalo.
Forms are also available in the libraries and at Town, Village and School District administrative offices.
Mail your application form when completed to the Erie County Department of Personnel, 95 Franklin St.
, Buffalo, NY 14202.
Candidates who submit incomplete applications and documentation may be disqualified.
The Erie County Department of Personnel reserves the right to reject for lateness or to accept applications filed after the advertised filing period.
MILITARY STATUS:
Active duty military personnel may file an application for this exam.
A special military make-up examination will be conducted for any member of the armed forces of the United States who has duly filed a timely application but who was deprived of the opportunity to compete in the scheduled exam due to active military duty.
Special conditions apply to these requests and may be reviewed at the Erie County Department of Personnel.
VETERANS:
Disabled and non-disabled veterans as defined in Section 85, New York State Civil Service Law, will have 10 and 5 points, respectively added to their earned scores if successful in the OPEN examination.
You must claim these credits when you file application but you have an option to waive them any time prior to appointment.
If you have already used these credits for a permanent position in NYS, you may not claim them again.
In conformance with section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, CHILDREN OF FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY shall be entitled to receive an additional ten points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served.
If you are qualified to participate in this examination and are a child of a firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duty in this municipality, please inform this office of this matter when you submit your application for examination.
A candidate claiming such credit has a minimum of two months from the application deadline to provide the necessary documentation to verify additional credit eligibility.
However, no credit may be added after the eligible list has been established.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Applicants whose religious beliefs prevent their taking examinations before sundown on Saturday and physically handicapped candidates who require special examination facilities should so inform the Erie County Department of Personnel, by a separately mailed letter at the earliest possible date before the test.
MORE THAN ONE EXAM ON THE SAME DAY:
If you have applied for more than one exam on the same day you MUST make arrangements to take ALL of the examinations at ONE examination test site.
If you have applied for both STATE and LOCAL government examinations taking place on the same day, you must take all of your examinations at the STATE examination center.
If you have applied for both COUNTY and CITY government examinations taking place on the same day, you must take all of your examinations at the COUNTY examination center.
You are responsible to notify EACH Civil Service Agency no later than TWO WEEKS before the examination date on which you are taking multiple examinations by submitting a Cross-Filer form; EACH Civil Service Agency has their own Cross-Filer form.
Thecan be found at If you are taking multiple exams on the same date with Erie County only, you do not have to file a Cross-Filer form.
Candidates taking more than one exam in DIFFERENT exam series will be allowed the specified length of time for each exam, up to a maximum of eight hours.
Example:
If you are taking one exam which allows six hours and another exam in a different series which allows four hours, you must complete both tests in eight hours, but no more time can be spent on each exam than the time allotted for that exam.
Candidates taking more than one exam in the SAME exam series will be allowed up to the specified length of time for each exam.
Example:
If you are taking two exams in the same series with a maximum time of five hours for each exam, you can spend no more than five hours to complete both exams.
ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION:
Notice to appear for the test will be conditional as review of application for minimum requirements may not be made until after the written test.
Call or write this Department if you have not received your notice 3 days before the date of the test.
You may not be admitted to the examination room without official notice.
RATINGS REQUIRED:
Tests are rated on a scale of 100 with a passing mark at 70.
Unless the announcement states otherwise, you must pass the written test and the oral test, if any.
Test instructions may further divide the tests into parts and set minimum standards for each part.
TRAINING AND
Experience:
If a subject of the examination, training and experience may not be rated if all passing candidates are expected to be immediately reachable for appointment.
If rated, training and experience will be based on the statements in your application subject to verification.
If this examination includes a qualifying written test, candidates admitted to the test will have conditional approval only.
Final decision regarding the qualifications of candidates rests with the New York State Department of Civil Service.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION:
You may be required to take a medical examination to determine if you are medically and physically capable of performing the duties of the position.
In accordance with State Law, Governor's Executive Order 6, and Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended the County of Erie does not discriminate against handicapped persons in access to employment, during employment, or in any of its programs and activities.
VERIFICATION OF
Qualifications:
Candidates may be investigated or called for an interview to verify information contained on the application.
Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience may be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
ELIGIBLE LIST:
The eligible list resulting from an examination may also be used for appointment to the same title or to any other title deemed to be similar and appropriate.
Eligible lists are active for a minimum of one year and a maximum of four years from the date established.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION ( including psychological evaluation when required by position):
Candidates may be subject to a thorough background investigation or psychological evaluation when required to determine eligibility for appointment.
Applicants may be required to authorize access to educational, employment, criminal history and other records check as part of such investigation or participate in related tests or interviews.
Criminal convictions or other offense are subject to evaluation and may result in disqualification pursuant to Section 50 of the New York State Civil Service Law.
Applicant will be required to submit the necessary fees for the fingerprint processing, where required.
( If a psychological evaluation is required, it shall be specified in the minimum qualifications or special requirements for the position.
) 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.
APPLICATION FEE WAIVER:
A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household.
In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or receiving Supplemental Security Income payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act eligible through a State or local social service agency.
All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
If you can verify eligibility for application fee waiver, complete a Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification:
form and submit it with your application by the close of business on the Application Deadline as listed on the Examination Announcement.
The form is available at the Erie County Personnel Department, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY (Room 604) or can be downloaded from the County's website at Click on County Departments and Agencies, then Erie County Civil Service.
This examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service,and held in compliance with the New York State Civil Service Lawand the rules and regulations of the New York State Department of Civil Service.
NA Recommended Skills Architectural Drawing Calculations Embankment Design Finance Infrastructure Management Lighting Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
|
|
 | |
