Job Description

Posting number: 5/50408866/ET5/9.24.26-LH

Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division: District 5- Monroe

Job classification: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 5

Posting type: Open

Categories: Engineering, Transportation

Summary

At DOTD, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

This Engineering Technician 5 serves in the District 05 Laboratory and performs advanced sub-professional engineering work involving laboratory testing, field operations, materials quality assurance, and project documentation.

This is a hybrid position requiring a combination of laboratory, office, and field duties throughout the district. The position reports directly to the laboratory supervisor and assists with ensuring construction and maintenance materials comply with DOTD specifications, quality assurance requirements, and established testing procedures.

The position may also serve as a lead worker, providing technical guidance, training, and functional direction to lower-level personnel engaged in sub-professional engineering work.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/

Examples of duties

Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus three years of sub-professional engineering experience; OR

Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance plus three years of sub-professional engineering experience; OR

Eighteen semester hours in one of the following specialized fields: architecture, cartography, construction management, construction technology, drafting, engineering, engineering graphics, engineering technology, industrial technology, landscape architecture, math, or physics.

Qualifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Supplemental information

Job Duties:

• Laboratory Data Management: Oversees laboratory data generation, organization, reporting, and project audits.
• SiteManager: Supports system implementation and serves as a subject matter expert for laboratory and field personnel.
• Office & Administrative Operations: Performs general office duties, correspondence, data entry, reports, records management, supply inventory, safety meeting documentation, and vehicle reporting. Serves as the principal timekeeper for Unit 155 (Laboratory) and backup timekeeper for Unit 170 (Design).
• Laboratory Coordination: Coordinates technicians and oversees equipment calibration, maintenance, certification, and materials testing.
• Quality Assurance: Reviews sampling and testing requirements, reports, and DOTD/FHWA quality assurance activities.
• Field & Technical Operations: Performs field investigations, soil surveys, construction verification, acceptance measurements, and technical training.

Position Specific Details:

• Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional. Detail to Special Duty, Job Appointment
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday from 7:45 AM to 4:15 PM
• Compensation: The bi-weekly salary for this position is $1,923.20. This position also qualifies for $2.00 per hour Premium Pay and a $2.00 per hour Shift Differential for each hour worked.

How To Apply:

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.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.

Contact Information:

For more job specific information, please contact:

Hobie Martin

Engineer 6

(318) 342-0111

Hobie.Martin@la.gov

Demil Canfield

Engineer Intern 2

Demil.Canfield@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.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services, are available here.