Trades Specialist (Mason & Plasterer) - Ulster & Sullivan Counties

Duties Description

HIRING FOR THE FOLLOWING NYS PARKS:

Senate House State Historic Site
Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Sam’s Point

Under the direction of the Regional Maintenance Supervisor, the incumbent performs journey-level tasks and projects involving masonry, plaster work, and stonework. Work assignments will require the incumbent to travel in park vehicles to other facilities within the Palisades Interstate Parks Region. Duties include but are not limited to:
• Plan and lay out work, including ordering materials and equipment.
• Perform routine masonry and repairs, including finish work.
• Perform restoration work on historic buildings and structures that will retain the original fabric.
• Monitor and train crews on routine masonry skills, safety practices, supervising crews on a variety of masonry projects.
• Lay building materials such as stone, brick, concrete, cinder block, etc. to construct or repair walls, partitions, utility manholes, firebrick linings in furnaces, and chimneys.
• Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, and sidewalks to specified texture.
• Mix or direct the mixing of concrete; spreading concrete to specified depth and workable consistency.
• Apply coats of plaster to walls and ceilings, including the preparation of surfaces, mixing of plaster, application of plaster, and the erection of scaffolding if needed.
• Incumbent may be called upon to draw rough sketches or prepare plans to scale from oral or written instructions to accomplish projects, or work from blueprints and/or specifications.
• Estimate labor, materials, and tools and equipment necessary to complete projects.
• The incumbent will be asked to observe and inspect in-progress and completed work to ensure the job is done properly.
• Adhere to the agency’s Code of Conduct Policy and ensure compliance with all guidelines, policies, and procedures in the performance of daily tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

Four years of full-time experience** in masonry under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in masonry at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Mason & Plasterer) traineeship or a two-year masonry training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program* such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association-Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program.

*Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific classroom instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of “C” or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.

**If verifiable, we will accept and prorate part-time and volunteer experience.

Additional Comments

OPERATING NEEDS:
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that allows the candidate to legally operate a vehicle in New York State as a term and condition of employment.
• Possession of a Class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license may be required for some positions. If required, this position will be subject to the provisions of the OTETA Act (1991), see below.**
• Must have the ability to read blueprints and project plans and be able to provide rough sketches of work to be performed.
• Must have a working knowledge of modern code compliance.
• Must have knowledge in the application of ceramic tiles to walls, floors, and ceilings, including preparation of surfaces by removing damaged tiles.
• Must be physically able to perform medium to heavy physical labor.
• Must be certified as a scaffold competent person or obtain training and certification within the probationary period as a term and condition of employment.
• Must be qualified and/or certified in both aerial and bucket lifts or obtain training and certification within the probationary period as a term and condition of employment.

***Under the provisions of the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (1991), this position has been designated Safety Sensitive. The candidate is required to participate in pre-employment, random and post-accident drug, and alcohol testing.

BENEFITS:
Paid Time Off: 44 days - 13 Vacation days, 13 Sick days, and 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays

Health Care Benefits:
Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs

Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

Additional Benefits:
New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
NYS Deferred Compensation
Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Paid Parental

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Closing Date/Time: 04/08/25

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• New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation

• 518-474-0453

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