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SUFFOLK COUNTY
BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2023
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: JANUARY 13, 2024
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $65,835
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 5113
All
statements made on the application may be verified and
the backgrounds of successful candidates are subject to investigation by the
appointing authority.
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. 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, active duty
military, members of the reserves or National Guard, auxiliary police,
firefighters, members in good standing of a local fire district or ambulance
company, members of a Volunteer Fire Department or Volunteer Emergency Medical
Services Agency Explorers programs, volunteer CERT members and members of the
Suffolk County Police Explorers program. The fee may also
be waived if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the
support of a household and for recipients of Medicaid, SSI, Public Assistance
or those in a training program under the Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce
Investment Act administered by a state or local social service agency.
Applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and
Certification” form online. All claims for application fee waiver are subject
to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be used to fill current and future vacancies in
non-county jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service. There are currently two vacancies in the Town
of Southampton.
DUTIES
An employee in this class is responsible
for the analysis and review, prior to the issuance of a building permit, of
building plans and specifications for structural soundness and types of
materials used. The employee is
responsible for maintaining a current file on all new and significant changes
in materials and types of construction methods used in the building
construction field. Work requires
discussing defects in plans or specifications before a permit may be issued. Work is performed with considerable independence, although a
supervisor is available for discussion on difficult and technical
problems. Work is
performed under the supervision of the chief building inspector who may
review work while in progress and upon completion for conformance with
established codes and regulations. Does
related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Either:
(a) Graduation
from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY
State with an Associate's Degree* in Architectural Drafting, Construction
Technology, Engineering Technology or a related field; or,
(b) Graduation
from a standard senior high school, or vocational school in a job related
field, or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, and two (2) years of
experience in architectural drafting or building construction, involving the
use and reading of plans and blueprints; or,
(c) An
equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of
(a) and (b).
Necessary Special Requirements
Depending upon the nature of the
assignment, at the time of appointment, and during employment in this title,
employees must possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York
State. All employees must successfully
complete the required basic training program entitled Minimum Standards for
Code Enforcement Personnel, established by the State of New York Fire fighting and Code Enforcement Personnel Standards and
Education Commission. The program must
be completed in the appropriate time period as
specified in the regulations, and upon completion, the required in-service
training programs must be attended as scheduled.
*Please attach to the application a copy
of your college transcript(s) which must have your
name, college name, and date of graduation printed on it by the
institution. Grade reports, incomplete
transcripts and other similar documents are unacceptable.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The
written test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such
areas as:
1.
Building
construction and rehabilitation;
2.
Understanding
and interpreting building plans and requirements;
3.
Understanding
and interpreting codes and ordinances.
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 “How to Take a Written Test” helpful in preparing for this
test. This publication is available online
at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
Should it become necessary to amend any
part of this announcement, the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and
Civil Service 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.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service by January 10,
2024 are advised to contact the Department before
the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: October 24, 2023
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE
ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Employment
(Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Forms CS-205A and CS-205B.
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 written examination may appeal to the
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for reconsideration
prior to the written test date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the announced
written test 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 score received
on the written test, plus veterans’ credits where appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. 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-checker, personal digital assistant, 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 Human Resources, Personnel and 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.
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 Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service 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.
11.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some 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 within five years of 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.
16.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds
of the examination site.
18.
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 Human
Resources, Personnel and Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on
this announcement for alternate test date information.
19.
Multiple Examinations Scheduled for the
Same Day: If you have applied to take a
written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county,
town, 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 tests 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 Human Resources, Personnel and
Civil Service at (631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
and click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. Also check News 12
Long Island for notice of cancellation of this examination: NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, TV CHANNEL 12 or at
their website: www.news12.com.
Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service
725 Veterans
Memorial Hwy.
William J. Lindsay
County Complex, Bldg. # 158
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099
Phone: (631) 853-5500