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Engineering Technician 7

Salary

$4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

80/ 50325378/ET7/07.15-MV

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 80

Opening Date

07/15/2025

Closing Date

7/22/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Section 80 – Contract Services

80/ 50325378/ET7/07.15-MV

At DOTD, our mission is to innovatively develop and sustain safe and reliable infrastructure comprising highways, multimodal transportation assets, micro-mobility systems, and public works. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

About this Job:

This position is located in the Construction Contracts Unit and is responsible for the direct supervision of a staff of lower level engineering technicians. This position is also responsible for the preparation and assembly of the most complex and/or highest priority construction bid proposals and construction specifications for projects in the DOTD construction program and for developing and maintaining methods to provide customers with bidding information utilizing the newest technology available. These duties require extensive specialized knowledge of the intricacies of this function such as governing state and federal laws and regulations, Department policy, and work unit procedures. This position receives supervision from the Contracts Engineer (Engineer 6). Performance failure may result in project letting schedule delays, loss of funding, and costly construction claims and litigation. This position serves as an Electronic Bidding procedures technical expert, which requires experience in LADOTD Internet, AASHTOWare Project Preconstruction software, Bid Express Internet bidding site, and knowledge about DBE / SBE requirements.

This position is a promotional opportunity open to current permanent classified DOTD employees only

and may be filled by a Detail to Special Duty.

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

Minimum Qualifications

1. Generic Option: Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus five years of sub-professional engineering experience.

2. DOTD Maintenance Option: Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus five years of experience in the construction or maintenance of public streets, roads, bridges, highways or associated structures; or in the maintenance or repair of mechanical or electronic office equipment, precision machinery, or electronic and electrical systems.

SUBSTITUTIONS (applies to both options):

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.

College training will substitute for a maximum of four years of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience, provided that six semester hours of each thirty are in one of these specialized fields: architecture, cartography, chemistry, construction management, construction technology, drafting, engineering, engineering graphics, engineering technology, geography, geology, industrial technology, landscape architecture, math or physics. All specialized coursework must be in the same specialized field. A combination of coursework from different fields will not be accepted.

Full time training in sub-professional engineering from a trade school or technical institute will substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis for a maximum of one year of experience.

Completion of a two year course of study in a sub-professional engineering curriculum from a trade school or technical institute will substitute for two years of the required experience.

A baccalaureate degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction management, or construction technology will substitute for all of the required experience.

Possession of an engineer intern certificate will substitute for all of the required experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

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=166250) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Directly supervises the activities of a staff of subordinate engineering technicians in the Contracts Unit engaged in the processing of construction bid proposals and contracts for construction projects to be let for bid.

+ Serves as the Department's engineering technician expert responsible for advertising projects for the Department's road and bridge construction program (annual budget approximately $800 million). This includes using substantial training and expert knowledge to ensure that all state and federal laws are complied with, and DOTD requirements have been met. Works with multiple other systems including but not limited to: LADOTD internet, AASHTOWare Project Bid and BidX software. Incumbent attends annual AASHTOWare conferences when possible for training purposes and stays abreast of updated BidX procedures.

+ Drafts and/or finalizes construction bid proposals for the most complex and/or highest priority projects. Revises such construction proposals as necessary to maintain compliance with changes in specifications occurring between issuance of a project's draft bid proposal, and the proposal finalization deadline. Once finalized and advertised, prepares any addenda required by plan revisions, changes in specification requirements, bid document errors, etc. within the advertisement period prior to letting.

+ Develop new methods to provide customers with bidding information utilizing the newest technology available.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Promotional

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.

Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Betty Ellzey

Contracts & Specifications Engineer

LA DOTD Section 80

hone: (225) 379-1498

[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 current permanent classified 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

Do you have a minimum of one (1) year experience working in AASHTOWare Project Preconstruction? Please include detailed information in your application.

+ Yes

+ No

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Employer

State of Louisiana

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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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