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Engineer Intern Applicant - Engineer 5 (Design Section)

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

61/169972/EIA-E5/07.24.2025-CD

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 61- Baton Rouge

Opening Date

07/25/2025

Closing Date

8/4/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The LA DOTD is a diverse organization with approximately 4,000 employees state-wide. Our agency employs individuals in professional, technical, and administrative support positions to provide a strong and reliable transportation system. We seek talented and innovative people who demonstrate excellence while delivering transportation systems that enhance quality of life and facilitate economic growth.

The overall function of this position for the design of highway construction projects, preparation of construction plans and other documents for highway projects, specifications and assisting in the letter bid process. This position also provides expert technical guidance to other engineers in regards to geometrics, traffic operational requirements and hydraulic design aspects. This position is located in District 61/Gang 170, East Baton Rouge Parish of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to Joshua Stutes, Engineer 8. The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties many times with or without minimal supervision and be able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs as appropriate and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks. This incumbent may serve as a functional supervisor and mentor to other staff or as a Team Leader in the supervisor’s absence and should serve as the overall office expert at the Engineer 5 level.

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

http://www.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:

+ Prepares construction plans for pavement preservation, contract maintenance, safety and other related projects at the District level which includes the following: design of guard rails systems, analysis and design of drainage structures, determination of work zone signing, pavement markings ad roadway geometrics.

+ Preparation and processing of proposals and contracts for letter bids in accordance with Department policies and procedures. This includes preparing plans and specifications, assembling bid proposals, distribution of proposals to potential bidders, reviewing bids for compliance with Letter Bid Guidelines, processing request for approval for low bidder and preparation of the project contract.

+ Prepare cost estimates, preparation of detours, typical sections, loop layouts and plan quantities to be included in a complete plan set.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: 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.

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

Career Progression: Depending on the selected candidate's qualifications, t his position may be filled as an Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1, or 2, or Engineer 3, 4, or 5.

For further information about this vacancy contact :

Sammy Lee

Program Delivery/Design Engineer

225-231-4104

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 LA DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

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

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?]

+ Yes

+ No

06

Are you eligible for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate?

+ Yes

+ No

07

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

+ 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

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

+ Yes

+ No

10

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.

11

Do you anticipate graduating with a baccalaureate or graduate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting body in the next 90 days?

+ 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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