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Engineer Intern 1 or 2

Salary

$4,582.93 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

28/189788/EI-E5/09.25.25-MV

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 28

Opening Date

09/26/2025

Closing Date

10/15/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Section 28 – Environmental

28/189788/EI-E5/09.25.25-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 Position:

This position performs investigations and environmental and engineering analyses as required for the preparation of environmental documents and related technical studies.

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 Engineer Intern Certificate.

NOTE:

Applications will be accepted from persons who possess a current Engineer Intern Certificate in states other than Louisiana. However, the applicant will be required to obtain a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate prior to appointment. The hiring agency will verify that all requirements are met.

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=107680) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Work at this level is performed under close supervision with on-the-job training provided by more senior engineers.

+ Learns procedures and applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Prepares simple documents and exhibits and attends field investigations for all disciplines to become familiar with all aspects of the environmental field. Assist more senior staff, both engineers and non-engineers, with various project tasks to expand knowledge of the Department’s overall project delivery process. Participates in investigations with senior engineers, attends technical meetings with senior engineers, and learns to use applicable software and equipment.

+ Attends technical training in the use of air and noise models (attends training classes and on the job training by senior engineer),technical training for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (attends training class and on the job training in the field by senior engineer), attends training classes related to the application of the National Environmental Policy Act and its associated regulations, and Department required training classes including classes related to the use of various software programs for design and mapping.

+ Models noise and air impacts under the supervision of more senior staff and conducts Phase I Environmental Site Assessments under the supervision of more senior staff. Reviews and comments on technical documents prepared by consultants; reviews and comments on feasibility studies, line and grade studies, etc.; and designs conceptual noise abatement systems under the supervision of a senior engineer.

+ Assists with the Department’s public involvement activities for projects. Activities may include, but are not limited to, scheduling, advertisement, set-up, attendance, take-down, and preparation of exhibits for public meetings and hearings, stakeholder meetings, and similar events.

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); or by detail to special duty.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Engineer Intern 1 or Engineer Intern 2. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected.

Compensation: The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant. Bi-weekly special entrance rates have been established as follows:

+ Engineer Intern 1 $2115.20

+ Engineer Intern 2 $2263.20

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.

Contact Information:

Bobby Lott

Engineer 7 - Assistant Environmental Engineer

Louisiana DOTD – Environmental Section

225.242.4504

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: www.laworks.net/workforcedev/Irs/Irs_tech_asst_guidance.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 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 below. If you answered 'No,' please enter N/A.

08

Do you have a license to practice professional engineering in states other than Louisiana? If selected for the position, you would be required to obtain a Louisiana license prior to the appointment.

+ Yes

+ No

09

If you answered 'Yes' to the above question, what is the state that issued your license, your license number, and the date of issuance of your license? If you answered 'No', enter N/A.

10

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

+ Yes

+ No

11

If you answered 'Yes' to the previous question, please list your certificate number, original issue date, and expiration date below. If you answered 'No', enter 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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