NY HELP Yes Agency Transportation, Department of Title Minority Business Specialist 1 Occupational Category Other Professional Careers Salary Grade 18 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $66951 to $85138 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class Travel Percentage 25% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday From 8 AM To 4 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? Yes County Queens Street Address Office of Construction 47-40 21st Street City Long Island City State NY Zip Code 11101 Duties Description The incumbent of this position will be responsible for assuring contractors, subcontractors, consultants,public and private not-for-profit organizations, Minority/Women owned businesses, Service-Disabled VeteranOwned and disadvantaged businesses doing business with the Department of Transportation and its subrecipients comply with Federal and State Equal Opportunity statutes, rules, regulations, policies, and ExecutiveOrders governing businesses receiving public funds for goods and services. The selected candidate will also beresponsible for assuring Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance.The incumbent will• Provide technical assistance to Department staff, consultants, and contractors to achieve or maintaincontractual compliance.• Prepare regular reports of program activities for the agency and other State and Federal agencies.• Conduct site visits to ensure contractual compliance.• Monitor contract activity and progress to ensure contractual compliance.• Meet with contractors to discuss and negotiate solutions regarding steps needed to effect programcompliance.• Perform In-Depth Federal Compliance Reviews.• Goal Assessment for D/M/WBE/SDVOB and Pre-Letting and Post-Award Waivers.• Establish preliminary D/M/W/SDVOB project specific goals by analyzing sub-contractible opportunitiesby using Goal calculator, certification directories, historical data, and drafting waivers.• Oversee the participation of minority, women-owned, and service- disabled veteran-owned businesses inreceiving contracts from publicly funded programs or projects.• Monitor the compliance of publicly funded project with mandates requiring the participation ofDisadvantaged/minority/women-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.Additional duties will be discussed at the time of the interviewResponsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations. Minimum Qualifications Six years of experience in the field of contract compliance, human rights, affirmative action, or minority, women owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprise, including: planning, developing, implementing, and reviewing programs dealing with minority, women-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprise, human rights, affirmative action, minority business program coordination, affirmative action compliance review, or labor relations directly relating to affirmative action; or experience in the development and administration of programs designed to facilitate minority community access to employment or business opportunities in the public or private sector.Substitution:• An Associate’s degree in in business, marketing, economics, public administration may substitute for two years of experience.• A Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, economics, public administration, or public policy may substitute for four years of the experience.• A Master’s degree in business, marketing, economics, public administration, or public policy may substitute for five years of experience. Additional Comments Telecommuting: Opportunities to telecommute will be discussed at interview._______________________________________The New York State Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minority group members, disabled persons and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be provided for the disabled.________________________________________In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name dot.sm.R11.personnel@dot.ny.gov Telephone Fax 718-482-4592 Email Address dot.sm.R11.Personnel@dot.ny.gov Address Street NYS Department of Transportation 47-40 21st Street, Room 840 City Long Island City State NY Zip Code 11101 Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number R11-25-41 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than July 9, 2025, to dot.sm.R11.Personnel@dot.ny.gov