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

27/131757/ET5/01.15.25–BH

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 27

Opening Date

01/15/2025

Closing Date

1/22/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

District 27/Unit 003

27/131757/ET5/01.15.25–BH

This vacancy may be filled as a probational appointment, permanent appointment of a classified employee of Louisiana state government, or detail to special duty.

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

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

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

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:

Andre Fillastre

Traffic Engineering Management Administrator

1201 Capitol Access Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70802225-242-4646

"The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (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. Additionally, DOTD serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities."

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS_Main.asp) .

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

Examples of Work:

This position is responsible for the performance of traffic engineering Data Collection studies and the review of traffic engineering studies and reports. The incumbent must have a comprehensive knowledge of the Department procedures, policies, standards and specifications, Standard Specifications, Engineering Directives and Standards Manual (EDSM), Highway Capacity Manual, DOTD Traffic Engineering Manual, and DOTD Traffic Signal Design Manual to perform traffic data collection and activities. The position communicates regularly with consultants, plan development engineers, planners, project managers, and District Traffic Operations Engineers pertaining to traffic engineering Data Collection, and Speed Studies. The incumbent must demonstrate the ability to apply traffic engineering principles and practices with the regard to data collection and analysis activities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

35% Coordinates data collection with District personnel. Leads and manages traffic data collection while utilizing a thorough knowledge and understanding of Department procedures, policies, standards and specifications to perform traffic data collection and analysis activities. Examples of traffic data collection and analysis activities include, but are not limited to, conducting manual peak hour turning movement counts, 24-hour machine volume counts, speed studies, intersection diagrams, accident I collision diagrams, and other related traffic studies. Compiles and presents data in a workable format. Makes recommendations for corrective actions. Uses CADD to develop traffic control plans, traffic signal inventories (TSI's) and other traffic design functions. Assists with the development traffic related specifications. Manages Department procedures required to perform traffic data collection and activities. Makes recommendations for corrective actions.

20% Coordinates data collection with District personnel. Leads and mm1ages traffic data collection while utilizing a thorough knowledge and understanding of Department procedures, policies, standards and specifications to perform traffic data collection and analysis activities. Examples of traffic data collection and analysis activities include, but are not limited to, conducting manual peak hour turning movement counts, 24-hour machine volume controls, speed studies, intersection diagrams, accident I collision diagrams, and other related traffic studies. Compiles and presents data in a workable format. Makes recommendations for corrective actions. Uses CADD to develop traffic control plans, traffic signal inventories (TSI's) and other traffic design functions. Assists with the development traffic related specifications. Manages Department procedures required to perform traffic data collection and activities. Makes recommendations for corrective actions.

25% Coordinates and assist with the review of traffic studies, plans and specifications. These reviews may include but are not limited to speed studies, pedestrian crosswalk studies, traffic signal plans, traffic equipment specifications, traffic sign plans, and other studies that Traffic Engineering is responsible for reviewing.

10% Coordinates and assists in the writing of Traffic Engineering data collection scopes for not only Section 27 projects but also for other sections such as project management, planning and environmental. Attends public meetings to assist the project team.

5% Coordinates and assists in the updating and writing of traffic engineering policy for the Department.

5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency I disaster support activities.

While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service Laws, Rules Regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals and directives.

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

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  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?

  06

  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

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