BILL DE BLASIO
Mayor
DEPARTMENT OF CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
BUREAU OF EXAMINATIONS
LISETTE CAMILO
Commissioner NOTICE OF EXAMINATION
CIVIL ENGINEERING INTERN
Exam No. 9036
WHEN TO APPLY: From: March 6, 2019
To: March 26, 2019
APPLICATION FEE: $68.00
If you choose to pay the application
fee with a credit/debit/gift card, you
will be charged a fee of 2.00% of the
payment amount. This fee is
nonrefundable.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING THIS ENTIRE NOTICE
BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION.
WHAT THE JOB INVOLVES:
Civil Engineering Interns, under direct supervision of Managers or Civil Engineers, perform elementary
civil engineering work in the field, office, or laboratory, and receive training in civil engineering work of
moderate difficulty and responsibility on the Assistant Civil Engineer level. The work and training may be
in one or more of the following engineering areas: scope development, design, drafting, specifications,
estimating, scheduling, construction, inspection, operations, maintenance. Civil Engineering Interns may
prepare associated reports and correspondence and maintain records; and may drive a motor vehicle in
the performance of assigned duties. All Civil Engineering Interns perform related work.
Special Working Conditions:
Civil Engineering Interns may be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and
holidays.
Some of the physical activities performed by Civil Engineering Interns, and environmental conditions
experienced are: walking to and from inspection sites with inspection equipment, such as ladders and traffic
cones; climbing and descending from ladders or stairs to get to areas to be inspected; closing lanes of traffic
on highways; working on elevated platforms, subway tunnels, over water, or on elevated strutures adjacent
to railroad tracks; standing for an extended period of time; bending and stooping during inspections;
working in confined areas; distinguishing colors; wearing a hard hat, safety vest, gas mask and goggles for
inspections; communicating both orally and in writing; carrying a laptop/tablet, clipboard, and inspection
forms; climbing around and over various objects; walking in areas that may be damp, dark, smoky or acrid;
working outdoors in all kinds of weather.
(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this
position.)
THE SALARY:
The current minimum salary is $49,916 per annum. This rate is subject to change.
Appointments to this class of positions are subject to a two-year probationary period. At the end of one
year of satisfactory service, employees in this class of positions will advance, without further examination,
to Assistant Civil Engineer, with a salary of $56,416 per annum. The title of Assistant Civil Engineer has
a probationary period of one year. The first year of the Assistant Civil Engineer probationary period will
be served concurrently with the last year of the Assistant Civil Engineering Intern probationary period. An
unsatisfactory probationer’s service may be terminated at any time during the probationary period pursuant
to the Personnel Rules and Regulations of the City of New York.
HOW TO QUALIFY:
You are responsible for determining whether or not you meet the education and experience requirements
for this examination prior to submitting your application. If you are found "Not Qualified," your application
fee will not be refunded and you may not receive a score.
You will not receive credit for education which you obtain after June 30, 2019 or experience which you
obtain after the end of the Application Period (March 26, 2019).
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
A bachelor's degree's degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university, received between
December 1, 2014 and June 30, 2019. A degree in any other engineering area or in civil engineering
technology is not acceptable.
The education requirement must be met by June 30, 2019. The experience requirement must be
met by the last day of Application Period (March 26, 2019).
The college or university must be accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies
recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation (CHEA).
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