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ENGINEER INTERN 1 - ENGINEER 5

Salary

$4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

22/92210/EInt-E5/7.10.25-TLM

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Opening Date

07/03/2025

Closing Date

7/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

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22/92210/EInt-E5/7.10.25-TLM

Engineer Intern - Engineer 5

Section 22 - Materials Testing

About this Position:

The mission of the Materials and Testing Section is to develop, administer, and regulate the Department's Materials Quality

Assurance Program and the geotechnical exploration and testing programs in cooperation with our public and private partners. The Materials Quality Assurance Program includes materials evaluation, materials specification development, and conformance

programs.

In a position of functional supervision, the incumbent will assist the Engineer Supervisor in planning, coordinating, directing and/or participating in the operations of the asphalt, concrete, aggregate products, soils, steel, and chemical laboratories. The position

requires:

•Knowledge of complex engineering principles and practices to be applied to broad areas of assignments and related activities.

•The incumbent to carry out complex or novel assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques, procedures, materials, testing techniques, technology, or processes.

•The incumbent to present specific areas of knowledge to high-level officials or at conferences, as necessary.

While in official capacity, DOTO employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTO policies, procedures, manuals and directives.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following:

Two years of licensed engineering experience; or

Six 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 found here (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=107680) .

Job Duties and Other Information

The job duties and responsibilities may vary depending on the level at which the incumbent is hired. The job duties and responsibilities listed below are for the Engineer 5 position and represent the duties and responsibilities that the incumbent will be expected to fulfill at the end of the training series.

30% Assists Engineer Supervisors in managing, supervising, budgeting and coordinating the activities of lab personnel and the operation of Section 22's Adhesives, Aggregates, Cement, Chemical, Concrete, Paint, Physical, Quantitative, and Soils testing labs. Applies knowledge of specifications to determine acceptance for intended use of materials and verifies the proper documentation is maintained on samples submitted for testing. Reviews LA DOTO specifications, sampling procedures, testing procedures and national technical procedures such as American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and ASTM International to ensure conformance of the laboratories. Trains lab personnel in the proper use of testing equipment, safety and testing procedures in order to achieve accurate and timely test results to ensure materials used on state and federally-funded projects meet the Department's specifications.

30% Provides input for development, implementation, and maintenance of the qualification procedures utilized to evaluate potential sources and ensure their conformance to the applicable specifications for their intended use. Provides recommendations regarding submittals for the Approved Materials List or Specialty Products Evaluation Program. Provides technical assistance to Districts, Project Engineers, Construction, Design, and outside contractors/consultants with implementation of sampling, testing, and qualification procedures and specifications within the Department's QC/QA programs. Develops and recommends changes to sampling, testing, and qualification procedures and specifications to improve QC/QA programs.

25% Certifies test results for compliance with DOTO specifications. Provides engineering certification for materials test reports. Assist the Engineer Supervisor in maintaining requirements of AASHTO R 18, "Establishing and implementing a quality System for Construction Materials Testing Laboratories" to maintain AASHTO resource and CCRL accreditation. Compiles calibration, equipment and employee competency reports to maintain accreditation with AASHTO resource and CCRL.

10% Coordinates with Engineer Supervisors and District Laboratories to ensure the Annual District Laboratory Accreditation Program's inspection and Co-op samples are performed in a timely manner. Participates on technical committees associated with AASHTO and ASTM standards, procedures and programs.

5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/ disaster support activities.

Position-Specific Details:

This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.

Special Entrance Rate (SER)

Engineer Intern 1 - $2,115.20/biweekly

Engineer Intern 2 - $2,263.20/biweekly

Engineer 3 - $2,671.20/biweekly

Engineer 4 - $2,952.00/biweekly

Engineer 5 - $3,158.40/biweekly

This position is in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and is being posted at the following levels: Engineer Intern 1, Engineer Intern 2, Engineer 3, Engineer 4, and Engineer 5. The maximum annual salary for the Engineer 5 is $126,256.00. Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

How To Apply:

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/Career\_Center.aspx

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. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account.

*Resumes WILL NOT be 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:

Reed Preston

Engineer 6

(225) 248-4147

[email protected]

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available:

https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_rehabilitation.asp

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

01

Are you a permanent LADOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Are you a probational LADOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

03

Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

+ Yes

+ No

04

If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "N/A".

05

To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LaDOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

06

What are your career interests?

07

Do you possess a current Louisiana Professional Engineer Intern Certificate issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board (LAPELS)?

+ Yes

+ No

08

Do you possess a current Professional Engineer License issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board (LAPELS) or any other state?

+ Yes

+ No

09

If you answered "YES" to question #8 or question #9, please list the LICENSE or CERTIFICATE TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered "NO", enter N/A

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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