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Engineer 9 - LTRC Director

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

53/152444/Eng9/07282025-MV

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 53

Opening Date

07/30/2025

Closing Date

8/13/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Section 53 – Office of Engineering

53/152444/Eng9/07282025-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:

The Director of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) leads a collaborative research, technology transfer, and workforce development unit under the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) in partnership with Louisiana State University (LSU). Established in 1986, LTRC comprises Section 19 (Research) and Section 33 (Technology Transfer and Workforce Development) and has gained national recognition for advancing Louisiana’s transportation systems.

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

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following, which must include two years of experience at the supervisory level or above:

Four years of licensed engineering experience; or

Eight years of professional engineering experience.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:

A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of professional engineering experience.

A doctorate degree in engineering will substitute for two years of professional engineering experience.

Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of professional engineering experience.

There is no substitution for licensed engineering experience.

NOTES:

Engineering experience gained while licensed as a professional engineer will be accepted as licensed engineering experience. Engineering experience gained after earning an ABET-accredited degree and prior to earning a professional engineer's license (e.g., as an engineer intern applicant, engineer intern, or equivalent) will be accepted as professional level engineering experience.

Applications will be accepted from persons licensed to practice professional engineering in states other than Louisiana. If one of those applicants is selected for the position, he/she will be required to obtain a Louisiana license prior to appointment. The hiring agency will verify that all licensing requirements are met.

Louisiana Professional Engineer licenses 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=171280) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

LTRC conducts short- and long-term research and provides engineering training, technology assistance, continuing education, and consulting services to federal, state, local, academic, and private partners. Funded primarily by the Federal Highway Administration, LTRC aims to integrate the resources of government and academia to develop and apply innovative transportation technologies. Its programs support DOTD’s 4,300 employees and the broader transportation community. The Director oversees research, workforce development, technology transfer, and materials testing within DOTD, while managing staff from DOTD, LSU, and ULL. The Director also holds non-salaried (100% gratis) positions at LSU and ULL, which is required to fulfill the required tasks associated with university staff employees and contracts.

+ Strategic Leadership of Research, Technology Transfer, and Workforce Development Programs - Leads the strategic planning, development, and execution of all programs within LTRC’s Research, Technology Transfer, and Workforce Development sections.

+ Stakeholder Engagement, Policy Development, and Innovation Oversight.

+ Interagency Liaison - Serves as the primary liaison between LTRC and its public and private sector partners, including state and federal transportation agencies, universities, research institutions, and industry stakeholders, to coordinate aspects of research collaboration, technology transfer efforts, and workforce development initiatives.

+ National Representation and Transportation Support - Represents Louisiana on national and regional transportation committees and advisory groups, including the Transportation Research Board (TRB), AASHTO’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC), FHWA technical committees, and SASHTO.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, Job Appointment or Detail to Special Duty

Compensation: This position has a biweekly Special Entrance Rate of $4079.20.

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.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Chad Winchester

DOTD Chief Engineer

225-379-1048

[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

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

+ Yes

+ No

07

If you answered yes to the previous question, please list your license number, original issue date, and expiration date. If you answered no, indicate "N/A."

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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