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Engineering Technician DCL - eConstruction

Salary

$4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

40/50577065/ETDCL/07.17.25-BH

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 40

Opening Date

07/17/2025

Closing Date

7/31/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Section 40 - Construction

40/50577065/ETDCL/07.17.25-BH

This position is the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development expert responsible for implementation and integration of the Headlight System. Being a staff specialist requires comprehensive knowledge gained through experience, in order to serve as technical expert and advisor to the Office of Engineering, Construction and Materials Division, and District Operations in the areas of statewide technology utilization for field inspection. The primary program used is Headlight. The expertise required for this position includes guidance for the utilization of Headlight input systems, providing technical direction to all construction employees, program revisions, and system wide training with an overall knowledge of construction project management, materials sampling and testing, and District operations. The incumbent may also be required to travel nationally and participate remotely on Headlight task groups as a representative of Louisiana. The incumbent is also responsible for setting goals, priorities, and work plans for the continuing support and enhancement to the system. The incumbent will also assist in training and effective administration of the program.

Supplemental Qualification: Three years of sub-professional level engineering experience working with project level construction tracking workflow software and/or sample tracking workflow software.

Minimum Qualifications

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

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.

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.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Because these positions require specialized areas of knowledge, supplemental qualification requirements are established for each position.

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=166260) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Provides continuing support, management, and technical expertise to the Office of Engineering, the Construction and Materials Division, District Operations, and DOTD external business partners in best practices for project documentation needs through the utilization of the Headlight software.

+ Reviews and responds to information requests regarding Headlight, recommends the most efficient and effective method of accomplishment and execution.

+ Evaluates the effectiveness and makes recommendations to the Automation Manager and System Engineer for the Headlight software through duties and tasks are prioritized by workload, which may include template populations, verifying computations and functions, template layout modifications, side-by-side user observations, and stress testing the application.

+ Coordinates, communicates, and collaborates with DOTD management concerning e-Construction. Serves as a member of the statewide e-Construction team and offers technical expertise as other modules are implemented or enhanced.

+ Assists with documentation from technical meetings and user tests and compiles weekly reports for the Automation Manager.

+ Coordinates with the automation group to minimize duplication of effort and ensure that overall departmental goals are met.

Supplemental Qualification: Three years of sub-professional level engineering experience working with project level construction tracking workflow software and/or sample tracking workflow software.

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); Job Appointment, or by detail to special duty.

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. 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. *

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

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Patrick Icenogle

System Area Engineer

(225) 379 - 1505

[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

Please list any construction or materials related experience. If none, please enter N/A.

08

Please list any construction or materials related software use experience. If none, please enter N/A.

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State of Louisiana

Address

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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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