Engineering Technician 5

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Engineering Technician 5

Salary

$3,640.00 - $6,552.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

64/ET5/10988/5.2.24-NLM

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 64

Opening Date

05/02/2024

Closing Date

5/23/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

64/ET5/10988/5.2.24-NLM

Section 64 – Dams, Levees & Reservoir Development

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

About this position:

The duties of this position in the Dam Safety & Water Resources Section (64-066), involves the technical inspection of and preparation of reports of dams and levees. The incumbent of this position must maintain the specialized training to be able to perform dam safety and levee safety inspections. Direct supervision is received from an Engineer 6-DCL. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service Laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

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.

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. Below are the most common status updates and their meanings:

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Please include detailed work experience, especially any experience related to engineering, as well as education and certifications on your application. It is recommended that you attached copies of transcripts and certifications.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Billy Williamson, P.E.

Director

DOTD Dams, Levees & Reservoir Development

1201 Capitol Access Rd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

225-379-3023

"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."

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus three 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 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 course work credited must be in the same specialized field. A combination of course work 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.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform very complex, sub professional engineering tasks of a complex nature requiring intensive training & diversified experience in a specialized area; and/or to serve as lead worker over lower-level technicians and/or other personnel engaged in sub professional engineering work.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

Broad from an Engineering Technician 6, 7, or professional engineer or higher level manager of the agency served.

Supervision Exercised:

May exercise functional supervision on a project-by-project basis. May directly supervise one or two lower level staff.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Engineering Technician 4 by the performance of more complex, highly specialized duties and/or the presence of lead worker responsibilities or by the presence of direct line supervision over one or two staff members under certain circumstances as defined in the applicable Allocation Criteria memo.

Differs from Engineering Technician DCL by the lack of responsibility for serving as a technical expert/specialist in a specific field of technical engineering.

Differs from Engineering Technician 6 or 7 by the absence of full time supervisory responsibilities over several staff members.

Examples of Work

The duties of this position in the Dam Safety & Water Resources Section (64-066), involves the technical inspection of and preparation of reports of dams and levees. The incumbent of this position must maintain the specialized training to be able to perform dam safety and levee safety inspections. Direct supervision is received from an Engineer 6-DCL. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service Laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

Specific duties and responsibilities of this position are:

30% Processes and edits electronic data collected by survey field crews, UA V crews, district personnel, contractors, and other entities as necessary.

20% Prepares special purpose maps and charts; prepares the design and layout of special public works related publications, graphic layouts, layout maps, and other visual aid materials.

15% Performs technical inspections of levees, dams, and reservoirs in joint effort with Section and District staff. The incumbent should be able to detect and interpret any deficiencies on embankments and structures to determine if they constitute a possible threat to the embankment, structure, and the general public. Reviews dam safety reports submitted by consultants and/or district personnel for state maintained dams. Updates the dam safety database as needed. Assists the Dam Safety Engineer in implementing dam safety activities.

10% Participates in UA V inspections of dams and levees, in joint effort with the Section, District Engineering staff or Levee District staff.

10% Prepares detailed drawings and writes technical specifications to be submitted to the owner/client for final approval.

5% Attends pre-design conferences for the purpose of assimilating and evaluating concepts, requirements and data relating to the aesthetic and function of the proposed project.

5% Provides dam, levee, and water resource information to other agencies, consulting engineers, and the general public in response to records requests.

5% May be required to perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to emergency/disaster support activities

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

  Do you possess a High School diploma or GED equivalency?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes

• No

  05

  If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "N/A".

  06

  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.

  07

  What are your career interests?

  Required Question

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State of Louisiana

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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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