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Employment Opportunities

BRIDGE PATROL OPERATOR

We anticipate filling several vacancies on the Tappan Zee Bridge in our New York Division.

Duties

You would patrol the Tappan Zee Bridge (TZB), assisting motorists, removing disabled vehicles and providing a visible official presence. You will also perform minor maintenance and repairs to emergency service equipment and patrol vehicles, assist bridge maintenance forces with traffic control, repair work and snow and ice removal, and provide emergency services information during emergencies or unusual conditions until relieved by State Police. You would also monitor the caisson dewatering system, aviation lights, navigation lights and the deck lights to help protect the structure from damage by plane or boat. You may serve as a Bridge Patrol Crew Leader.

Qualifications

  1. Possession of a Commercial Driver’s License-B with the “S” endorsement, valid at the time of the appointment.
  2. One year of satisfactory full-time experience working as an automobile mechanic performing minor repairs, lubrication and general service work including the operation of towing equipment.

Salary ranges from $12.81 to $18.49 per hour plus night shift differential and location pay.

Benefits include:

  • Year round employment
  • 12 paid Holidays
  • 16 paid Vacation and Personal Days, plus 13 paid Sick Days
  • Generous health, dental and optical benefits
  • Free E-ZPass from home to work, work to home
  • Participation in the New York State Employees Retirement System

Submit resumes to:

Karen Parchment
New York State Thruway Authority
4 Executive Blvd.
Suffern, NY 10901

For additional information, please call (845) 918-2564.

PDF Download Employment Application (PDF, 4 pages/166 Kb).

This application must be printed and mailed. Data will not transfer if this form is attached to an e-mail.

Please contact the office below in the area closest to your employment preference.

Employment Contact Information
Contact Area Phone EMail
Albany Area: 518-436-2998 albrecruiter@thruway.state.ny.us
Syracuse Area: 315-438-2386 syrrecruiter@thruway.state.ny.us
Buffalo Area: 716-631-9017 buffrecruiter@thruway.state.ny.us
Downstate NY Area: 845-918-2564 nyrecruiter@thruway.state.ny.us


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