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Engineer 8

Salary

$8,197.00 - $14,759.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

208814

Department

Orleans Levee District

Opening Date

05/23/2025

Closing Date

6/5/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

About this position:

The Engineer 8 reports to the SLFPA-E Director of Engineering and is responsible for the administration of engineering plans and programs, including engineering construction, surveying, and permitting activities of SLFPA-E. This position provides planning services per the agency's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) for emergency response to storm, river or tidal events threatening the parishes protected by SLFPA-E.

The incumbent of this position exercises direct supervision over the Engineer 7 and the managers of engineering design, engineering contracts, engineering project management and permits. The Engineer 8 will have indirect administrative supervision over the engineers within the Engineering Department as well as surveying and levee inspections personnel. These direct and indirect responsibilities comprise of a workforce of 12 employees, with a total annual operating budget exceeding $1.9 million, not including state and federal grants.

SLFPA-E's primary mission is flood protection control for Orleans, St. Bernard and Jefferson (East Bank) parishes. This entails extensive design, engineering, and construction for the maintenance of flood control and land reclamation. In addition, the SLFPA-E designs, constructs and maintains earthen levees, floodwalls, floodgates, valves, and complex marine closure structures, as well as maintenance facilities. These improvements are included in the conceptual planning of the SLFPA-E for installations throughout the region. This extensive engineering mission requires sophisticated management, administration and direction of high-level staff engineers and up to a dozen engineering consulting firms (with total staffing of approximately sixty civil, electrical, geographical, mechanical, and environmental engineers) to define long range requirements, project conceptual plans, and determine highly technical final plans and specifications. This requirement includes financial projections and construction budgeting. In addition, current and future construction projects require the close coordination of numerous large engineering and construction firms. Among the major capital construction long range special levee improvement projects are the following: seawall erosion control, levee, floodwall, floodgate, and valve repair, outfall canal erosion control, Lake Pontchartrain Foreshore erosion control, levee lifts, levee recertification for NF I P, pump station maintenance and drainage canal maintenance and repair. The total projected revenue of special levee improvement projects through fiscal year 2024 is approximately $45 million.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

+ Acting Decisively:The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

+ Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.

+ Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ Demonstrating Initiative:The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.

+ Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

+ Driving Vision and Purpose:The ability to consistently communicate a compelling picture of the vision and purpose of the organization.

+ Following Policies and Procedures:The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

+ Leading Effective Teams: The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals.

+ Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

+ Managing Projects: The ability to initiate, plan, execute, manage, and close-out all project goals within the established timeline.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following, which must include two years of experience at the supervisory level or above:

Four years of licensed engineering experience; or

Eight years of professional engineering experience.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:

A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of professional engineering experience.

A doctorate degree in engineering will substitute for two years of professional engineering experience.

Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of professional engineering experience.

There is no substitution for licensed engineering experience.

NOTES:

Engineering experience gained while licensed as a professional engineer will be accepted as licensed engineering experience. Engineering experience gained after earning an ABET-accredited degree and prior to earning a professional engineer's license (e.g., as an engineer intern applicant, engineer intern, or equivalent) will be accepted as professional level engineering experience.

Applications will be accepted from persons licensed to practice professional engineering in states other than Louisiana. If one of those applicants is selected for the position, he/she will be required to obtain a Louisiana license prior to appointment. The hiring agency will verify that all licensing requirements are met.

Louisiana Professional Engineer licenses are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at www.lapels.com.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=109100) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

50%Serve as a senior manager and administrator for the Engineering Department by exercising direct supervision over the Engineer 7, Engineer 6 and Engineer 6 DCL and a Special Assistant. This includes direct supervision of three senior engineers and one senior inspector and indirect supervision of three additional engineers and three inspectors. The incumbent proposes revisions to department rules, regulations, and procedures to meet changes in law or policy. Prepares PES forms as required for supervisors.

20%Formulates current and long-range programs for maintenance and construction of the regional flood control systems for the entire perimeter of the Orleans, St. Bernard and Jefferson (East Bank) parishes, and oversees inspection reports for CPRA quarterly requirement and for the United States Corps of Engineers (USACE) semi-annual report requirements. Directs, supervises, and monitors all planning and engineering project management (construction, maintenance, public works, traffic, and safety). Prepares and recommends state capital outlay funding requests for SLFPA-E projects.

10%Approves engineering designs, plans and specifications prepared by consultants and staff designers. Makes periodic field inspections. Maintains records and prepares required reports/correspondence relative to engineering activities. Prepares monthly Planning/Engineering and Construction Activity Report for the Engineering and Operations Staff Meetings along with backup materials.

5%Confers, coordinates, and meets with United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other agencies or parties who may be affected by projects. Meets with government officials, private industry individuals, professionals, and citizens, to promote cooperation between the levee districts, government agencies, and private interests. Prepares and coordinates Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) claims from weather events.

5% Selects and assigns staff: identifying staff development needs and arranging for any necessary training. Coordinates work by scheduling assignments and directing the work of subordinates. Supervises subordinates, reviewing and evaluating work, and providing guidance when needed. Conduct staff meetings and conferences with subordinates to discuss operating problems, organization budgeting matters, personnel matters, technical programs, and the status of programs and projects. Develops and monitors budget recommendations for capital outlay, personnel services, equipment, and materials, determining the most efficient and cost-effective use of manpower and other resources.

5% Oversees environmental compliance and training to adhere to DEQ regulations and Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB) MS4 (DEQ permit) storm water co-permittee requirements.

5%Reviews and approves construction plans for permits along the Mississippi River and all hurricane levees.

Position-Specific Details:

Requirements:The incumbent performs any and all other duties or projects as needed or assigned in support of the agency's mission. The incumbent must possess and maintain a Louisiana license to practice professional engineering. In addition, the incumbent must have a minimum of seven years of experience in the supervision of professionals in Engineering Administration including the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of levees and other flood control structures, public works, airports, marinas, or related areas.

NOTE: In emergency situations (e.g. hurricanes, high winds and/or tides, conditions conducive to flooding or other warranting conditions), the incumbent is on-call and shall report for duty if so required. In such cases, the incumbent shall remain on duty until such emergency conditions subside or until released from duty by the proper authority

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply”link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Shannon West

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East

[email protected]

(504) 286-3132

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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AD: Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting decisively

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act decisively

+ 3= I can act decisively

+ 4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to act decisively

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CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively

+ 3= I can communicate effectively

+ 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication

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CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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DPf: Rate your ability to display professionalism based on our definition: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying professionalism

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to display professionalism

+ 3= I can display professionalism

+ 4= I can display professionalism and help others improve their ability to display professionalism

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LET: Rate your ability to lead effective teams based on our definition: The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable leading effective teams

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to lead effective teams

+ 3= I can lead effective teams

+ 4= I can lead effective teams and help others improve their ability to lead effective teams

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MPr: Rate your ability to manage projects based on our definition: The ability to initiate, plan, execute, manage, and close-out all project goals within the established timeline.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing projects

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage projects

+ 3= I can manage projects

+ 4= I can manage projects and help others improve their ability to manage projects

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Do you possess a current license to practice professional engineering in Louisiana or any other state?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered yes to the previous question, please list your license number, original issue date and expiration date. If you answered no, indicate "N/A".

+ Yes

+ No

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