Engineer Intern Applicant - Engineer 5 (Specifications Engineer)

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Engineer Intern Applicant - Engineer 5 (Specifications Engineer)

Salary

$4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

36/EIA-E5/86755/06.28.24-MV

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 36

Opening Date

07/01/2024

Closing Date

7/8/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

36/EIA-E5/86755/06.28.24-MV

Section 36 – Plan Quality

About this position:

Is responsible for providing direct and vital support for the revision and creation of Non-Standard items under the Specifications & Standards Engineer, who is the guardian of the state’s standard specifications for roads and bridges. Helps the Specifications & Standards Engineer prepare and maintain the Louisiana Standards Specifications for Roads and Bridges (standard specification), special provisions, supplemental specifications, bid forms, bond forms, schedules of pay items, construction proposal checklists, and miscellaneous documents but focuses primarily on the Non-Standard items. This position provides information and advice to engineering consultants and the districts concerning the availability and content of special provisions and other technical matters, including the proper use of pay items, asphalt cement prices indices, and other specifications-related questions.

The Engineer Intern Applicant position can only be filled as a temporary Job Appointment. A job appointment is a temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months.This positionmay beconverted to a probational appointment in the future once the Engineer Intern certification is acquired. For this level, please attach a copy of your college transcript.

This position may be filled as probational, job appointment, detail to special duty, or promotion of a current DOTD employee.

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

Bi-weekly Special Entrance rates have been established as follows:

Engineer Intern 1 $2,115.20

Engineer Intern 2 $2,263.20

Engineer 3 $2,671.20

Engineer 4 $2,952.00

Engineer 5 $3,158.40

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

As part of Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1 or 2, Engineer 3, Engineer 4, or Engineer 5 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Engineer 5 is $126,256. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. Applicants may apply 90 days prior to receipt of your degree, however, the effective date of the appointment cannot be prior to your graduation date.

Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:

Engineer Intern Applicant -https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=109160

Engineer Intern 1 -https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=107680

Engineer Intern 2 -https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=107690

Engineer 3 -https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=109140

Engineer 4 -https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=109150

Engineer 5 -https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=165520

Required certificationfor applicants interested in qualifying for Engineer Intern 1 or 2: Engineer Intern Certificate in the state of Louisiana.

Required Licensefor applicants interested in qualifying for Engineer 3, 4, or 5: Professional Engineer License in the state of Louisiana.

If selected, applicants withengineering licenses in other states will be required to attain a Louisiana engineering license prior to the date of hire.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment.Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit official documentation upon hire. If using education from a foreign university to qualify for this position, applicants must attach a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service. A list of the accepted evaluation services can be found on the NACES website.

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.

Resumes WILL NOT be 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:

Ryan Nolan, P.E.

DOTD Publications Engineer

225.379.1859

ryan.nolan@la.gov

“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/Irstechasst_guidance.asp.”

Minimum Qualifications

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 atwww.lapels.com

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

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To apply scholastic theory and elementary engineering skills to a variety of tasks involving standard procedures and practices in the field, office, or laboratory in order to acquire practical experience for licensure.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from a higher-level engineer.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Functional supervision may be exercised over Engineering Technicians.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by all state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Engineering Technicians and other related jobs by the presence of responsibility for applying engineering principles under close supervision.

Differs from Engineer Intern 1 by the absence of a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

Is responsible for providing direct and vital support for the revision and creation of Non-Standard items under the Specifications & Standards Engineer, who is the guardian of the state’s standard specifications for roads and bridges. Helps the Specifications & Standards Engineer prepare and maintain the Louisiana Standards Specifications for Roads and Bridges (standard specification), special provisions, supplemental specifications, bid forms, bond forms, schedules of pay items, construction proposal checklists, and miscellaneous documents but focuses primarily on the Non-Standard items. This position provides information and advice to engineering consultants and the districts concerning the availability and content of special provisions and other technical matters, including the proper use of pay items, asphalt cement prices indices, and other specifications-related questions.

Incorporates prevailing current technology in the highway and bridge construction industry.

While in an official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations and DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

70% Specifications:

• Writes, reviews, edits, publishes, and distributes Non-Standard Specifications, specialty items, supplemental specifications, construction proposal forms, and contract forms for use in statewide highway and bridge construction and maintenance contracts let by the department and other contracting agencies.

• Coordinates the development of draft specifications, contract forms, and related technical documents with other DOTD planning, engineering, construction, maintenance, and legal staff, the Chief Engineer, and FHWA.

• Receives review comments from DOTD staff and makes appropriate recommendations to the Specifications & Standards Engineer to resolve comments.

• Assists in preparing and distributing final specifications, contract forms, and correspondence.

• Assists the Specifications & Standards Engineer in maintaining the Louisiana Standard and Specifications for Roads and Bridges by writing and coordinating the preparation, review, publication, and distribution of periodic editions of the state’s standard specifications book. These specifications are highly complex, multi-disciplinary, and incorporate the prevailing technology in the highway and bridge construction industry.

10% AASHTOWare: Independently develops and maintains the AASHTOWare Project Preconstruction Master Item List used by design and construction personnel for the bidding and payment of various items of work on construction and maintenance projects.

10% Public Access:

• Initiates actions to download all specifications, special provisions, supplemental specifications, bid and contracts forms, checklists, and schedule of pay items onto the DOTD intranet and internet websites.

• Ensures that all specifications-related items are available for public access and are always current.

• Ensures all public records requests for the Publications Unit are completed.

5% Technical Manual & Document Manager Assistance:

• Assists the Technical Manual & Document Manager with reviews of new and revised standard plans received from other technical sections, including, but not limited to, Road Design, Bridge Design, Hydraulics, and Traffic Services, to determine conformity with the standard specifications, special provisions, and design policy standards.

• Assists in organizing and facilitating the review, approval, and implementation process for revisions to the standard plans with the Standard Plans Review Group per DOTD policy.

• Provides review comments to the responsible technical section and obtains the approval of the Chief Engineer for the final standard plans.

• Aids in preparing, maintaining, and distributing the standard plan index and portfolio of standard plans throughout DOTD and to the districts and consultants’ engineers in coordination with the Technical Manual & Document Manager.

5% Other Duties: May be required to perform other duties as necessary, 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 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 meet eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate? (see https://www.lapels.com/appintern.html for more info). Please attach a copy of your transcript confirming your degree in engineering.

• Yes

• No

  07

  Do you have a current Engineer Intern Certificate issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board (LAPELS) or any other state?

• Yes

• No

  08

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

  11

  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

  12

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

  13

  Have you included all of your work experience and education on your application? If not, please do so before submitting. Be sure that the type of degree obtained is indicated in the education portion of the application.

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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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