PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
SENIOR LIGHTING INSPECTOR
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
SPECIAL NOTE
Applications
on our website may not be possible because of a cyberattack on Suffolk County
computers. Paper application may be obtained on Suffolk County’s landing web
page at suffolkcountyny.gov under Department of Civil Service.
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LAST FILING DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2022
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: DECEMBER 10, 2022
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $75,754
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 5138
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. 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 and volunteer CERT
members. Internet applicants should
complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form
online. All claims for application fee
waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
An employee in this class is responsible
for supervisory and administrative duties necessary for the establishment and
maintenance of proper lighting on town roads and for the preparation of town
lighting budgets. The incumbent
processes requests for the improvement and installation of lighting units. The incumbent is responsible for the
processing of licenses and for handling requests and complaints for
taxpayers. Supervision may be exercised
over a small staff of Lighting Inspectors and clerical employees, and is
received from an administrative supervisor through conferences and written
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 a Lighting Inspector for at least two
(2) years in the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks promotion
immediately preceding the written examination date.
Necessary Special Requirement
Candidates must possess a valid New York
State driver's license at the time of appointment and throughout the period of
employment.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover knowledge,
skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Basic
principles of electricity;
2.
Principles,
practices, tools and equipment of the electrical trade;
3.
Plans,
specifications and wiring diagrams;
4.
Operation,
maintenance and repair of street lights and electrical control systems;
5.
Understanding
and interpreting electrical codes;
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 on line at: https://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 December 7,
2022 are advised to contact the 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: October 12, 2022
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Promotional Examination
(Form CS-203).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Form CS-203.
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 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 written test, plus seniority and 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-checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language
translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only certified to the jurisdiction
in which a candidate is employed. 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 eligible list.
9.
When
an 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.
10.
When
the 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.
11.
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.
12.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional
application form.
13.
For
each six months of continuous permanent competitive service within the
jurisdiction, to a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be added
to the scores of passing candidates only.
14.
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.
15.
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.
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 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 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 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 Highway
William J. Lindsay
County Complex, Bldg. # 158
P. O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY
11788-0099
Phone (631)
853-5500