PROMOTIONAL
EXAMINATION
79-562
HYDROGEOLOGIST
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
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WRITTEN TEST
DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2019
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COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY
$67,469
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GRADE 29
SPECIFICATION # 1231
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application processing fee is $40.
Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service. Payment must be made by VISA or MasterCard
credit card and there will be an additional convenience fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of receipt of application
will be sent to all internet applicants via e-mail. Application may also be made using the
Suffolk County application for promotional examination (Form CS-203). Make your
check or money order payable to the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service. Do not send cash. Please indicate the examination title and the
last four digits of your Social Security number on the face of your check or
money order. A separate application and
processing fee are required for each examination (identified by examination
number) for which you are applying. The
application processing fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
The application processing fee may be
waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, auxiliary police, members
in good standing of a local fire district or ambulance
company and volunteer CERT members.
Internet applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee
Waiver and Certification” form online.
All other applicants should complete a “Request for Application Fee
Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with your application (Form
CS-203). All claims for application fee
waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
An employee in this class performs complex
scientific work in the study and evaluation of hydrologic and geologic matters.
The incumbent conducts advanced studies of groundwater, surface water and
mineral resources. Work differs from that performed by an Assistant
Hydrogeologist in that it involves responsibility for development of
methodologies, and is of a more complex and technical nature. Assignments are
received with general instructions, but incumbents are expected to use
considerable judgment and initiative. Supervision is exercised over a small
professional staff. Performance is reviewed through conferences and reports.
Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible, a candidate must now be
serving and have served on a continuous basis with permanent or contingent permanent
competitive status as an Assistant Hydrogeologist for at least one
(1) year in the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks promotion
immediately preceding the written examination date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Preparing
written material;
2.
Collection,
analysis and interpretation of data;
3.
Water
sampling, measurement and analysis techniques and devices;
4.
Principles
and practices of hydrology and hydrography, including elementary hydraulics;
5.
Principles
and practices of hydrogeology;
6.
Supervision.
Note:
The use of calculators is recommended for this examination.
Note: 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 “General Guide to Written Tests”
helpful in preparing for this test. This
publication is available online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
Should
it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Civil Service
Department reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web
page without notification to applicants.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
2. Expanded Description of the examination subtests is available by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge. A self-addressed, stamped 9 ½” X 4” envelope must accompany this request.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by October 16, 2019 are advised to contact the Civil Service
Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
4.
You
can view your room assignment and exam site on our home page at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: August 5, 2019
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Candidates
must submit Suffolk County Application forms CS-203 (Blue). Applications are
available at the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge and at
the Riverhead County Center display, or by sending a stamped, self-addressed 9
½" x 4" envelope for each title to:
Suffolk County Department of Civil Service, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge,
New York 11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be considered
eligible for this examination.
3.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date of
the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience
evaluations. Unless otherwise stated
part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the training and experience examination may
appeal to the Department of Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the last
filing date appearing on this announcement.
Appeals received on or after the last filing date will not be
considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further consideration for purposes of this
competition. Unless otherwise specified,
the final rank order of the eligible list will be determined on the basis of
the scores received on the training and experience evaluation, plus seniority
and veterans' credits where appropriate.
6.
If
an application is rejected, due notice will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, 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 and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with
the rating of examination will apply.
9.
When
the written examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department
of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York state Civil Service Rules and Regulations which deal
with the rating of examination will apply.
10.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only certified to the jurisdiction
in which a candidate is employed.
11.
In
accordance with Section 52 of the Civil Service Law, for County Service, first
consideration in appointment will be given to employees in the department where
a vacancy occurs after which appointments will be made from the general list.
12.
The
eligible list established as a result of this examination will remain in force
for at least one year and may be extended by the Civil Service Department for a
maximum of four years. Changing
conditions may make it necessary to certify to future vacancies at higher or
lower salaries than those announced.
13.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the application form
(CS-203).
14.
Pursuant
to 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 added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for
original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent
served. If you are qualified to
participate in this examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or
police officer killed in the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when
you submit your application for examination.
A candidate claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation
to verify eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible
list is established. No additional credits will be granted after the eligible
list is established.
15.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates
are subject to verification. Some
employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a
background investigation.
16.
Candidates
must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the
duties of the job. Candidates who are
appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may be required to pass
qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological evaluations.
17.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some non-county jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries,
etc., give hiring preference to residents.
Some towns also require employees to establish residency within the
township. For employment in a Suffolk
County Department, with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County
Law, residency within Suffolk County is required throughout employment with the
county. In any case in which residency
preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific residency standard
as defined in the Civil Service Rules.
18.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
19.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
20.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States
on the date of this test, please contact the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for
alternate test date information.
21.
Multiple
Examinations Scheduled for the Same Date:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, towns, city) scheduled to be held on the
same test date as this written test, you must notify each of the local
jurisdictions no later than two weeks before the test date, so they can make
arrangements for taking all test at one test site. All examinations for positions in State
government will be held at a State examination center. If you have any questions please call the
Suffolk County Department of Civil service at (631) 853-5500.
22.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
click on the “Weather-Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the
bottom of that page. The following
stations will broadcast notice of cancellation:
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