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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (Non-Competitive)
Issue Date: 1/10/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Bridgeton, Cherry Hill, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Neptune, New Brunswick, Newark,
Paterson, Phillipsburg, Pleasantville, Randolph, Rio Grande, Somerville, Trenton
and Hackensack, Burlington
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 - Deaf Language Specialist (Non- Competitive)
Jersey City, New Brunswick, Pleasantville, and Trenton local offices
Issue Date: 1/11/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines
- SPECIAL SKILL: Appointees must be able to communicate effectively in the language of the deaf, particularly American Sign Language, sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. Appointees must have a proficiency level of at least an Intermediate level and must be able to reach the Advanced or higher-level rating on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) within two years of appointment.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 - Bilingual in Spanish and English (Non-competitive)
Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Neptune, Pleasantville, Randolph, Toms River, and Sewell offices.
Issue Date: 1/11/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines
- Special Skill: Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in Spanish and English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling
Employee Services Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 9/16/2024
Closing Date: 11/13/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in analyzing legal documents and financial reports.
- Assist in determining, establishing, and/or verifying the tax liability of employers.
- Analyzes an employer’s records and accounting transactions to determine the present reporting or financial status of an account.
- Analyzes less-complicated accounts to determine and initiate proper procedures for the resolution of delinquent accounts, to identify fraudulent reporting, and to establish contribution experience rates.
- Assists in preparing, verifying, and/or processing forms of various types of legal documents including Certificates of Debt, Writs of Executions, Warrants of Satisfaction, Claims in Bankruptcy, Certificates of Indebtedness, Foreclosure and Condemnation Proceedings, and Criminal Complaints.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in the examination of records and reports involved in the determination, establishment, and/or verification of tax liability of employers.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 2/12/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Making field and office audits
- Evaluating program objectives and effectiveness
- Appraising the utilization of fiscal resources
- Keeping financial records and reports
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree including twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional accounting
There are no open positions at this time.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date:2/1/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing financial statements
- Forecasting, accounting, reporting, and processing of expenditures
- Preparation of quarterly reports for federal programs
- Active participation in financial audits
- Meeting with program managers to discuss financial performance
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, including or supplemented by 21 semester hour credits in Accounting courses
Affirmative Action Specialist Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Study and review the internal and external operations of a specific organizational unit; provides recommendations for improvement to the Affirmative Action Officer with respect to the unit’s equal employment opportunity and affirmative action activities.
- Meet with supervisory officers and other personnel to determine areas where improvement is necessary.
- Receive training from the department’s Equal Opportunity Officer to ensure policies and actions pursued in the assigned unit are in accord with those of the department.
- Meet with representatives of the public and outside agencies to explain the agency's affirmative action commitment, and to acquire firsthand knowledge of program's impact on persons and agencies that share an interest in the agency's activities.
- Acts as liaison with agency staff involved in submitting personnel actions; acts as liaison with Personnel Assistants in order to investigate the technical aspects of any complaints received.
- Assist in analyzing and evaluating possible labor compliance violations and complaints.
- Prepare correspondence.
- Prepare reports on all activities containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Meets with agency employees to provide information on current affirmative action activities.
- Learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience involving the implementation of equal employment opportunity, affirmative action and/or civil rights.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Communications & Marketing Director (Unclassified)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/23/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Makes recommendations regarding communications policies and operations.
- Directs all communications program activities including the development and issuance of public statements and responses to inquiries from the press and public.
- Directs all program activities related to the development and production of internal and external publications, such as annual reports, newsletters, and publications designed to provide information to the public.
- Directs the program activities related to researching, writing, issuing, and monitoring the status of correspondence for executive signature.
- Directs the work of staff responsible for developing artwork and graphics for publications and displays.
- Implements changes in existing communications policies as authorized.
- Directs the conduct of special communications projects.
- Manages the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties.
- Directs the establishment and maintenance of essential and confidential records, reports and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
There are no open positions at this time.
Government Representative 3/Language Access Manager
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/29/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Developing and implementing NJDOL’s language access plan.
- Analyze legislative requirements under New Jersey’s language access law and other related legislation.
- Analyze NJDOL’s ongoing language access and plain language efforts.
- Draft a language access plan that meets the requirements under the law and the goals of NJDOL.
- Create a sustainable structure for translations, interpretation services, and community review.
- Ongoing management of NJDOL’s procurement of translated outreach materials and interpretation services.
- Serving as NJDOL’s Language Access Coordinator designee as required in the law.
- Facilitate cross-division collaboration on priority outreach materials and interpretation services.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college required. Master’s degree preferred.
Construction Code Inspector 2, Mining (Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date: 1/22/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Conduct general inspections and follow up activities using guidelines established by the Office of Safety Compliance, adjust inspection schedules when necessary to investigate imminent hazards, complaints, fatal and serious accidents, fires, and a priority on inspection projects
- Measure distances, prepare sketches, photographs, and operate scientific and engineering instruments to determine compliance and non-compliance with the Explosive Act and Regulations. Interview, take statements from witnesses and operators and gather evidence for enforcement with regard to compliance with the Explosive Act and Regulations
- Inspect locations where commercial blasting explosives are sold, store and transported to ensure these activities are in compliance and that they have valid permits under the Explosive Act and Regulation of the State of New Jersey
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of experience in mining as required by N.J.S.A. 34:6-98.3(g)
Construction Code Inspector 1 Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Refrigeration
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 2/6/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Perform jurisdictional inspections of boilers (internal & external), pressure vessels, and refrigeration systems falling under the requirements of N.J.A.C 12:90
- Prepare and uploads inspection reports of objects inspected to the database (jurisdiction OnLine)
- Performs compliance checks at applicable locations to verify boiler and refrigeration licenses as well as performs accident investigations as needed
Required qualifications:
- Six (6) years of experience as a stationary engineer in the maintenance and operation of high pressure boilers, or as a boiler maker, or as an inspector for an insurance company specializing in the inspection of boilers, and licensed to do business with the state.
Research Scientist 1 (Non – Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Work with analysts on the team to extract, transform, and load data for modeling purposes;
- Analyze and interpret data using statistical and machine learning techniques such as regression analysis and decision trees;.
- Build and maintain predictive modeling using such techniques as random forests and gradient boosting.
- Communicate findings through visualizations, written reports, and presentations;
- Design, perform and analyze A/B tests;
- Coordinate and support other staff efforts to meet OSEC preclearance and regulatory requirements.
- Assist in the preparation of federal and other grant funds through the design of original and creative research projects.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in a discipline appropriate to the position.
There are no open positions at this time.
Intermittent Labor Clerk
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/29/2024
Closing Date: 11/12/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Respond to general and claim specific telephone inquiries about TDI/FLI claims from the public, employers and the medical community.
- Analyze claim data and when necessary.
- Gather information for referral to Claims Examiners to finalize eligibility determination.
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of clerical experience providing customer service in a public or private sector organization, involving the interpretation of rules and regulations.
Employee Services Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/29/2024
Closing Date: 11/12/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Determine eligibility/ineligibility of Claims for TDI/FLI
- Contacts employers, claimants, physicians, and attorney’s by mail and telephone in order to complete a claim.
- Take incoming calls.
Required qualifications:
- Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education listed in the job announcement. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Senior Counsel, Uninsured Employers Fund, Division of Workers Compensation (Unclassified)
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 8/2/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Represent the interests of the Uninsured Employer's Fund in the Courts of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
- Make contact with providers of medical and associated services for which the Uninsured Employer's Fund may be liable.
- File proof of claims in the Bankruptcy Courts.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited law school with an LLB or JD degree
Employment Services Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Under direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, as a trainee and productive worker in a local employment office, does work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment.
- Does other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in an employment program involving the interviewing of applicants seeking employment,
order taking, employer relations, referral, and placement activities.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (Non-Competitive)
Bridgeton, Cherry Hill, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Neptune, New Brunswick,
Newark, Paterson, Phillipsburg, Pleasantville, Randolph, Rio Grande, Somerville,
Trenton and Hackensack ,Burlington
Issue Date: 1/11/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 - Deaf Language Specialist (Non- Competitive)
Jersey City, New Brunswick, Pleasantville, and Trenton local offices
Issue Date: 1/11/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines
- SPECIAL SKILL: Appointees must be able to communicate effectively in the language of the deaf, particularly American Sign Language, sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. Appointees must have a proficiency level of at least an Intermediate level and must be able to reach the Advanced or higher-level rating on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) within two years of appointment.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 - Bilingual in Spanish and English (Non-competitive)
Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Neptune, Pleasantville, Randolph, Toms River, and Sewell offices.
Issue Date: 1/11/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
- SPECIAL SKILL: Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in Spanish and English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling
Employee Services Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 9/16/2024
Closing Date: 11/13/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in analyzing legal documents and financial reports.
- Assist in determining, establishing, and/or verifying the tax liability of employers.
- Analyzes an employer’s records and accounting transactions to determine the present reporting or financial status of an account.
- Analyzes less-complicated accounts to determine and initiate proper procedures for the resolution of delinquent accounts, to identify fraudulent reporting, and to establish contribution experience rates.
- Assists in preparing, verifying, and/or processing forms of various types of legal documents including Certificates of Debt, Writs of Executions, Warrants of Satisfaction, Claims in Bankruptcy, Certificates of Indebtedness, Foreclosure and Condemnation Proceedings, and Criminal Complaints.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in the examination of records and reports involved in the determination, establishment, and/or verification of tax liability of employers.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 2/12/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Making field and office audits
- Evaluating program objectives and effectiveness
- Appraising the utilization of fiscal resources
- Keeping financial records and reports
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree including twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional accounting
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Affirmative Action Specialist Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Study and review the internal and external operations of a specific organizational unit; provides recommendations for improvement to the Affirmative Action Officer with respect to the unit’s equal employment opportunity and affirmative action activities.
- Meet with supervisory officers and other personnel to determine areas where improvement is necessary.
- Receive training from the department’s Equal Opportunity Officer to ensure policies and actions pursued in the assigned unit are in accord with those of the department.
- Meet with representatives of the public and outside agencies to explain the agency's affirmative action commitment, and to acquire firsthand knowledge of program's impact on persons and agencies that share an interest in the agency's activities.
- Acts as liaison with agency staff involved in submitting personnel actions; acts as liaison with Personnel Assistants in order to investigate the technical aspects of any complaints received.
- Assist in analyzing and evaluating possible labor compliance violations and complaints.
- Prepare correspondence.
- Prepare reports on all activities containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Meets with agency employees to provide information on current affirmative action activities.
- Learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience involving the implementation of equal employment opportunity, affirmative action and/or civil rights.
Program Specialist 2 (Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date: 10/17/2024
Closing Date: 10/31/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinate and host employee engagement events, representing the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development at career and recruitment events.
- Assist the Diversity and Inclusion Officer with DEI initiatives and strategic planning and engaging stakeholders for information and guidance on critical programs.
- Provide leadership with recommendations on best practices for DEI, recruitment, and retention efforts.
Required qualifications:
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Communications & Marketing Director (Unclassified)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/23/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Makes recommendations regarding communications policies and operations.
- Directs all communications program activities including the development and issuance of public statements and responses to inquiries from the press and public.
- Directs all program activities related to the development and production of internal and external publications, such as annual reports, newsletters, and publications designed to provide information to the public.
- Directs the program activities related to researching, writing, issuing, and monitoring the status of correspondence for executive signature.
- Directs the work of staff responsible for developing artwork and graphics for publications and displays.
- Implements changes in existing communications policies as authorized.
- Directs the conduct of special communications projects.
- Manages the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties.
- Directs the establishment and maintenance of essential and confidential records, reports and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
There are no open positions at this time.
Government Representative 3/Language Access Manager
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/29/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Developing and implementing NJDOL’s language access plan.
- Analyze legislative requirements under New Jersey’s language access law and other related legislation.
- Analyze NJDOL’s ongoing language access and plain language efforts.
- Draft a language access plan that meets the requirements under the law and the goals of NJDOL.
- Create a sustainable structure for translations, interpretation services, and community review.
- Ongoing management of NJDOL’s procurement of translated outreach materials and interpretation services.
- Serving as NJDOL’s Language Access Coordinator designee as required in the law.
- Facilitate cross-division collaboration on priority outreach materials and interpretation services.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college required. Master’s degree preferred.
Assistant Chief Mechanical Inspection Bureau Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/15/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Responsible for coordinating all the activities of the licensing programs, test revisions, grading and scheduling exams.
- Training of inspectors for license qualifications and their requalification.
- Assigning administrative functions for operational needs of the MIBB&PVC.
- Responsible for improving effective organizational methods to ensure projects, events, and assignments are routinely scheduled, tracked, and completed
- Will work closely with the Case Management Unit (CMU) of the MIBB&PVC and conduct settlement conferences for the resolution of penalty cases for stakeholders who violate our licensing requirements.
- Will be responsible for and management of cases transmitted to the Office of Administrative law.
Required qualifications:
- Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. In accordance with NJSA 34:1-38.l, applicants shall: (1) be a citizen of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (3) EITHER: (a) possess nine (9) years of professional experience as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, OR (b) possess fourteen (14) years of professional experience as a Grade A (Gold Seal) or B (Red Seal) NJ licensed Operating Engineer, OR (c) have held a position equivalent to b. The above experience must include twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in mechanical, marine, industrial, or chemical engineering. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in mechanical, marine, industrial, or chemical engineering; AND In accordance with NJSA 34:1-38.l, applicants shall: (1) be a citizen of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (3) EITHER: (a) possess five (5) years of profressional experience as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, OR (b) possess ten (10) years of professional experience as a Grade A (Gold Seal) or B (Red Seal) NJ licensed Operating Engineer, OR (c) have held a position equivalent to b.
Assistant Chief Mechanical Inspection Bureau Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance (Competitive)
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/5/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Will assist the Chief in the day-to-day management of the Bureau.
- Will supervise all construction code inspectors to ensure inspections are performed in accordance with the National Board Inspection Code (N.B.I.C.), the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.) 12:90 and the applicable codes of construction.
- Will proctor boiler & refrigeration license examinations and when warranted, generate new test questions.
- Will take lead in the training of construction code inspectors to meet the requirements of the National Board of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspectors (National Board) continuous education units needed for the renewal of their commissions and endorsements.
- Will collaborate with the insurance companies performing inspections in New Jersey to ensure that all inspections are performed as required by the jurisdiction. Will also review and approve/reject all inspections submitted by both the Insurance and the State inspectors.
Required qualifications:
- Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. In accordance with NJSA 34:1-38.l, applicants shall: (1) be a citizen of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (3) EITHER: (a) possess nine (9) years of professional experience as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, OR (b) possess fourteen (14) years of professional experience as a Grade A (Gold Seal) or B (Red Seal) NJ licensed Operating Engineer, OR (c) have held a position equivalent to b. The above experience must include twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in mechanical, marine, industrial, or chemical engineering. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in mechanical, marine, industrial, or chemical engineering; AND In accordance with NJSA 34:1-38.l, applicants shall: (1) be a citizen of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (3) EITHER: (a) possess five (5) years of professional experience as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, OR (b) possess ten (10) years of professional experience as a Grade A (Gold Seal) or B (Red Seal) NJ licensed Operating Engineer, OR (c) have held a position equivalent to b. NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.
Construction Code Inspector 1 Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Refrigeration
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 2/6/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Perform jurisdictional inspections of boilers (internal & external), pressure vessels, and refrigeration systems falling under the requirements of N.J.A.C 12:90
- Prepare and uploads inspection reports of objects inspected to the database (jurisdiction OnLine)
- Performs compliance checks at applicable locations to verify boiler and refrigeration licenses as well as performs accident investigations as needed
Required qualifications:
- Six (6) years of experience as a stationary engineer in the maintenance and operation of high pressure boilers, or as a boiler maker, or as an inspector for an insurance company specializing in the inspection of boilers, and licensed to do business with the state.
Construction Code Inspector 2, Mining (Competitive)
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 1/22/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Inspect blasting sites in construction sites, demolition using explosives and surface mines to ensure the safety and health of the workers and public from the hazards of misuse of explosives under the State of New Jersey Explosive Act and Regulations related to blastingI
- Conduct general inspections and follow up activities using guidelines established by the Office of Safety Compliance, adjust inspection schedules when necessary to investigate imminent hazards, complaints, fatal and serious accidents, fires, and a priority on inspection projects.
- Measure distances, prepare sketches, photographs, and operate scientific and engineering instruments to determine compliance and non-compliance with the Explosive Act and Regulations. Interview, take statements from witnesses and operators and gather evidence for enforcement with regard to compliance with the Explosive Act and Regulations.
- Inspect locations where commercial blasting explosives are sold, store and transported to ensure these activities are in compliance and that they have valid permits under the Explosive Act and Regulation of the State of New Jersey.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of experience in mining as required by N.J.S.A. 34:6-98.3(g).
Administrative Assistant 1
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/28/2024
Closing Date: 11/25/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Be the primary scheduler for Assistant Commissioner and the Office of the Assistant Commissioner, ensuring all necessary background information is provided for meetings and events.
- Arrange travel for conferences, speaking engagements, and meetings for the Assistant Commissioner and the Deputy Assistant Commissioner.
- Collect data and reports from the three ORI divisions and compile the Weekly Report to be sent to the Commissioner.
- Restock supplies and place purchase orders to maintain adequate office supplies, responsible for any special ordering and preparation of requisitions.
- Design, perform and analyze A/B tests;
- Answer phones system, route calls, deliver messages to staff, and greet incoming visitors.
- Perform other tasks assigned by Assistant Commissioner, the Deputy Assistant Commissioner and their Executive Assistant as appropriate.
Required qualifications:
- Seven (7) years of professional experience in a business or government agency providing administrative support services and/or coordinating work activities.
Research Scientist 1 (Non – Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Work with analysts on the team to extract, transform, and load data for modeling purposes;
- Analyze and interpret data using statistical and machine learning techniques such as regression analysis and decision trees;.
- Build and maintain predictive modeling using such techniques as random forests and gradient boosting.
- Communicate findings through visualizations, written reports, and presentations;
- Design, perform and analyze A/B tests;
- Coordinate and support other staff efforts to meet OSEC preclearance and regulatory requirements.
- Assist in the preparation of federal and other grant funds through the design of original and creative research projects.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in a discipline appropriate to the position.
Administrative Analyst 2, Information Systems (Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/19/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Collect, estimate, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Validation process to determine compliance with Federal and State regulations.
- Prepare detailed reports containing problem identification, analysis, findings, conclusions, and recommendations, including but not limited to studies, compilations of data, computations, and analyses pertaining to the Validation section's work.
- Conduct research and review of federal and state legislation and regulations to ensure that data validation activities address all relevant compliance issues.
- Engage in monitoring activities with program areas, consistent with pertinent federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
- Maintain and organize key information and data for the OSEC-RA Unit.
- Work to become Knowledgable of workforce development programs, including Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Unemployment Insurance programs is preferred.
Required qualifications:
- Six (6) years of professional experience in work involving the review, analysis, and evaluation of the administrative, business, and/or operational policies, procedures, practices, and processes and/or the technological requirements of an organization for the purpose of revising/enhancing existing information systems and/or developing/acquiring and implementing new IT solutions and services.
Administrative Assistant 3 (Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/19/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Be the primary scheduler for Project Manager, ensuring all necessary background information is provided for meetings and events.
- Act as liaison with other organizational units providing support services such as data processing, accounting, purchasing, printing, and personnel.
- Arrange travel for conferences, speaking engagements, and meetings for the Project Manager.
- Collect data from unit staff and provide information that contributes to the Assistant Commissioner’s Weekly Report to the Commissioner.
- Maintain and organize key information and data for the OSEC-RA Unit.
- Provide feedback to Project Manager on unit progress, needs, and challenges; ensure policies, procedures and/or rules are followed to positively impact unit performance and consistency.
- Coordinate office operations including clerical work, internal reporting systems, forms, space, and office equipment, and suggests methods for office improvements.
- Restock supplies and place purchase orders to maintain adequate office supplies, responsible for any special ordering and preparation of requisitions.
- Answer phones system, route calls, deliver messages to staff, and greet incoming visitors.
- Perform other tasks assigned by Project Manager and other WRA leadership as appropriate.
Required qualifications:
- Five (5) years of professional experience in a business or government agency providing administrative support services and/or coordinating work activities.
Database Analyst 1
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/18/2024
Closing Date: 11/15/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Participate in determining the logical and physical organization of data in the cloud to meet storage and processing requirements.
- Design and run specialized routines for loading, accessing, retrieving, updating, and analyzing dumping modules and/or programs for data bases for strategic enforcement operations.
- Prepare and maintain full documentation to provide for the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the pre-clearance data infrastructure.
- Produce business intelligence for programmatic improvement including gathering business requirements and developing dashboards and other data tools to provide insights on operational needs for internal management; and
- Assist in the preparation and implementation of machine learning models using administrative data to identify likely targets for strategic enforcement initiatives.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field.
There are no open positions at this time.
Secretarial Assistant 3, Non- Stenographic (Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/29/2024
Closing Date: 11/12/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Maintain daily schedule of meetings and appointments.
- Type correspondence, reports, and memorandums of a confidential nature.
- Review, sort, and route incoming correspondence.
- Answer telephone inquiries and routing calls to appropriate staff.
- Act as personnel liaison for the division.
- Order supplies.
- Maintain confidential correspondence.
Required qualifications:
- Five (5) years of experience in secretarial and administrative clerical work.
Intermittent Labor Clerk
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/29/2024
Closing Date: 11/12/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Respond to general and claim specific telephone inquiries about TDI/FLI claims from the public, employers and the medical community.
- Analyze claim data and when necessary.
- Gather information for referral to Claims Examiners to finalize eligibility determination.
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of clerical experience providing customer service in a public or private sector organization, involving the interpretation of rules and regulations.
Employee Services Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/29/2024
Closing Date: 11/12/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Determine eligibility/ineligibility of Claims for TDI/FLI
- Contacts employers, claimants, physicians, and attorney’s by mail and telephone in order to complete a claim.
- Take incoming calls.
Required qualifications:
- Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education listed in the job announcement. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
There are no open positions at this time.
Management Assistant (Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/29/2024
Closing Date: 11/12/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in coordinating, gathering, compiling, assembling, analyzing, and interpreting data required by the supervisory official in completing assigned tasks.
- Compile statistical data and information pertaining to the work of the unit.
- Assist in researching information needed for technical reports, correspondence, and/or program proposals.
- Assist in providing oversight of payments, initiating payment activities, monitoring payment processing to ensure accuracy, and resolving payment processing problems.
- Assist in planning and conducting program outreach and promotional activities.
Required qualifications:
- Five (5) years of professional experience performing complex administrative support work which must have included the interpretation, verification and/or application of department/agency rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Principal Clerk Typist (Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/12/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Import complaints from WHATS Web and verifying the information.
- Issue summons complaints and SWO notices.
- Set calendars for Wage Collection referees.
- Answer phones.
- File paperwork
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of keyboarding experience which shall have included clerical work containing a relatively large proportion of difficult tasks.
Senior Counsel, Uninsured Employers Fund, Division of Workers Compensation (Unclassified)
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 8/2/2024
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Represent the interests of the Uninsured Employer's Fund in the Courts of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
- Make contact with providers of medical and associated services for which the Uninsured Employer's Fund may be liable.
- File proof of claims in the Bankruptcy Courts.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited law school with an LLB or JD degree
Employment Services Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton
Issue Date:10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Under direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, as a trainee and productive worker in a local employment office, does work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment.
- Does other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in an employment program involving the interviewing of applicants seeking employment,
order taking, employer relations, referral, and placement activities.
Chief Employment and Training (Competitive)
Main Office Trenton
Issue Date: 10/22/2024
Closing Date: 11/5/2024
Responsibilities include:
- Assists in the management, evaluation and operation of employment and training services, within the Office of Transitional Workforce Services (OTWS).
- Directly responsible for supervision of staff and program development for the following program area: Workfirst New Jersey (TANF/SNAP/GA).
- Under the direction of an administrative official supervises the administration and staffing of employment and training services in the central and/or field offices of a department; does other related work.
Required qualifications:
- Nine (9) years of professional experience in the review, planning or management of workforce readiness or employability enhancement services, two (2) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
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