Salary : $4,770.00 - $8,589.00 Monthly
Location : Hammond, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 62/50594312/E3-5/07.17.25-TR
Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division: District 62- Hammond
Opening Date: 07/17/2025
Closing Date: 7/24/2025 11:59 PM Central
About this JobThe LA DOTD is a diverse organization with approximately 4,000 employees state-wide. Our agency employs individuals in professional, technical, and administrative support positions to provide a strong and reliable transportation system. We seek talented and innovative people who demonstrate excellence while delivering transportation systems that enhance quality of life and facilitate economic growth.
This position provides functional supervision over Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, and Bridge Electrician units.
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/ Minimum Qualifications Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering.
NOTE:
Applications will be accepted from persons licensed to practice professional engineering in states other than Louisiana. If one of those applicants is selected for the position, he/she will be required to obtain a Louisiana license prior to appointment. The hiring agency will verify that all licensing requirements are met.
NOTE:
Louisiana Professional Engineer licenses 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 found here.
Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties:
- Assist with overseeing the daily operation of the District's Bridge Inspection Program.
- Reviews and pre-approves bridge inspection reports and assigns bridge repair work order to proper maintenance personnel.
- Coordinates material, equipment, labor, press release, and traffic control plans for inspection and maintenance activities.
- Checks, verifies, and performs QA bridge inspections with Bridge Inspector 5 to ensure the quality of bridge inspection for routine and special inspection.
- Coordinates and assist the bridge electricians on movable bridge repairs. Compiles and reviews relevant maintenance and inspection data to assess current bridge condition.
- Administers the district guardrail repair contract: communicates with maintenance specialist to obtain pictures and details of guardrail location, records location and magnitude of repair, issues notice to proceed to guardrail contractor to initiate repairs.
- Submits all necessary repair and cost documentation to collect reimbursable claims.
- Assist the district bridge engineer with overseeing facility projects performed by contractors and district personnel to ensure facility projects are completed on schedule and under budget.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment, promotion, or by detail to special duty.
Career Progression: As part of Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Engineer 3, Engineer 4, or Engineer 5 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.
Work Schedule: Work hours are to be determined, Monday - Friday.
Compensation: Salary depends on qualifications. There is a Special Entrance Rate (SER) for the Engineer 3, Engineer 4, and Engineer 5:
Engineer 3 - Special Entrance Rate (SER) $33.39/hourly. Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering. Engineer 4 - Special Entrance Rate (SER) $36.90/hourly. Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus One year of licensed engineering experience OR Five years of professional engineering experience. Engineer 5 - Special Entrance Rate (SER) $39.48/hourly. Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus Two years of licensed engineering experience OR Six years of professional engineering experience. Required License for Engineer 3-5: Professional Engineer License in the State of Louisiana.
If selected, applicants with engineering licenses in other states will be required to attain a Louisiana engineering license prior to the date of hire.
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 this job title 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 on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Caleb Harper
Engineer 7
985-375-0221
"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: .
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at
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 (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
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Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?
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Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?
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Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?
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If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".
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Do you possess a current Louisiana Professional Engineer License issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board (LAPELS)?
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If you answered YES to the previous question, please enter your license type, license number, and the original issue date below. If you answered NO, enter N/A.
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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?
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