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Engineering Technician 1 - 5 (Soil Lab Technician)

Salary

$2,118.00 - $3,813.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

19/50601733/Eng1-5/07.11.25-EH

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 19

Opening Date

07/11/2025

Closing Date

7/21/2025 11:59 PM Central

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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 1-5

Section 19 - Research (LTRC)

JOB NUMBER: 19/50601733/Eng1-5/07.11.25

At Department of Transportation and Development, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

Under the supervision of the Engineer Supervisor team or Engineer Technician DCL, this position is responsible for conducting the unit's laboratory and field research program in response to DOTD's objectives and in response to problems of extraordinary difficulty by serving as lead worker for the Concrete Research Unit of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center.This program encompasses a full spectrum of transportation technology and operations incorporating widely diverse infrastructure areas ranging from geosynthetics, geologic engineering, geotechnical field instrumentation, in-situ soil exploration, nuclear non-destructive testing, piling and embankment design, to pavement base material and subgrade design.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a high school diploma or GED.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance will substitute for the high school diploma or GED.

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=161000) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Assists the Engineer 6 and Engineering Technician DCL in the development and conduct of research activities.

+ Develops and conducts work plans and executes the research program to accomplish all research tasks and formal studies in response to complex engineering problems.

+ Collects and analyzes data in the geotechnical related research area involving the use of cone penetrometer, geogauge, load compression tester, electric cone penetrometer electrical density gauge and field inclinometer.

+ Uses independent judgement based on experience and knowledge in the units area of responsibility in the laboratory and field collection of data.

+ Delivers analysis of data in completed format ready for reporting or presentation.

+ With broad supervision from the Engineering Technician DCL, evaluates new concepts and procedures through hands on interaction with various materials and personnel including engineers and academics.

Position-Specific Details:

*This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies*

Appointment Type: Promotional or Probational

Work Schedule: Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday Some night time, weekend, and holiday work may be required.

Career Progression: This position(s) may be filled from this recruitment as an Engineering Technician 1, 2, 3, 4,5 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Compensation: This position is eligible for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour.

Engineering Technician 1- Starting salary is $12.22/hourly with an additional $2.00 optional pay for every hour worked.

Engineering Technician 2- Starting salary is $14.00/hourly with an additional $2.00 optional pay for every hour worked.

Engineering Technician 3- Starting salary is $16.03/hourly with an additional $2.00 optional pay for every hour worked.

Engineering Technician 4- Starting salary is $18.35/hourly with an additional $2.00 optional pay for every hour worked.

Engineering Technician 5- Starting salary is $21.00/hourly with an additional $2.00 optional pay for every hour worked

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is 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.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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\_Tech\_Asst\_Guidance.asp

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Theresa Rankin

Administrative Program Specialist C

4101 Gourrier Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 767-9121

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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Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

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

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+ No

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

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Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

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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