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ENGINEER INTERN APPLICANT-ENGINEER 5

Salary

$4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

2/50396127/EA-E5/7.16.25-SU

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 2- New Orleans

Opening Date

07/16/2025

Closing Date

7/31/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

At DOTD, 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.

If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/

Minimum Qualifications

Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

NOTE:

This is a temporary position to be utilized while the incumbent is securing a Louisiana Engineer Intern certificate. Permanent status shall be denied to incumbents occupying this position.

NOTE:

Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificates 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=109160) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

The office work requires the reviewing of project plans before and during construction. Review and verify all plan dimensions, vertical and horizontal controls and verify the location of structures such as bridges, roadways and drainage. Check project quantities, correct any errors and furnish calculations for adjustment. Meet with utility representatives; attend preconstruction projects and partnering conference, monitor monthly CPM schedules and attend project progress meetings. Compose change orders and distribute upon execution. Supervise the timely generation of monthly estimates for pay. Performs project data management by overseeing timely documentation of all construction activities in field books, in project diaries, Headlight & Sitemanager Daily Work Reports. Prepares time and material documentation for force account work. Reviews partial and final estimate pay quantities for possible discrepancies. Prepares computation folders to be turned in with final estimates. Conducts preliminary construction site inspections. Reviews sampling plan for completeness . The field work requires the supervision of a project under construction. Assign inspection duties to inspectors, coordinate inspections with contractor personnel. Supervise and coordinate all sampling and testing to insure the quality and quantity of materials meets the standards specified in the plans and contract and prepare the 2059. Prepare monthly estimates for pay. Prepare and supervise the preparation of field books. Performs any other duties assigned by Supervisors. Performs any assigned duties during Emergency/Disaster Operations assigned by Supervisors. The employee must possess and maintain a current professional license to practice Engineering in the State of Louisiana.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional or Job Appointment

Career Progression: As part of Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1 or 2, Engineer 3, Engineer 4, or Engineer 5 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.

Work Schedule:Work hours may vary

Compensation:

Engineer Intern Applicant -$24.04/hourly- Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

Engineer Intern 1 - Special Entrance Rate (SER) $26.44/hourly. Possession of a current Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

Engineer Intern 2 - Special Entrance Rate (SER) $28.29/ hourly. Possession of a current Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate plus one year of professional engineering experience.

Engineer 3 - Special Entrance Rate (SER) $33.39/hourly. Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering.

Engineer 4 - Special Entrance Rate (SER) $36.90/hourly. Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus One year of licensed engineering experience OR Five years of professional engineering experience.

Engineer 5 - Special Entrance Rate (SER) $39.48/hourly. Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plusTwo years of licensed engineering experience OR Six years of professional engineering experience.

For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with a bachelor’s degree may be eligible for this position; however, the effective date of the appointment cannot be prior to your graduation date.

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 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.

DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.

*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.

•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 here (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\_Main.asp) .

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Joseph Roberts

LADOTD

Engineer 6

504-253-6120

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

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 LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

02

Are you a probational LA-DOTD 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 "NA".

05

Are you eligible for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate?

+ Yes

+ No

06

Do you have a current Engineer Intern Certificate issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board?

+ Yes

+ No

07

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

+ Yes

+ No

08

If you answered YES to the previous question, please enter your license type, license number, and the original issue date below. If you answered NO, enter N/A.

09

Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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

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