Salary : $7,184.67 - $12,046.67 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Promotion
Job Number: 61/50685522/E6/07.03.2025-CD
Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division: District 61- Baton Rouge
Opening Date: 07/03/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
The 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.
The overall function of this position is to serve as an assistant to the Assistant District Administrator, Engineering providing technical expertise and assistance to the District Administrator, Area Engineers, Project Engineers, and Design Engineers with respect to Water Resources, Multimodal Transportation and Public Works. Position is responsible for planning, designing, directing and coordinating Water Resource, Hydraulic Design, Multimodal Transportation and Public Works activities.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

This vacancy is only open to current permanent employees of DOTD.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following:

Two years of licensed engineering experience; or

Six years of professional engineering experience.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:
A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of professional engineering experience.

A doctorate degree in engineering will substitute for two years of professional engineering experience.

Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of professional engineering experience.

There is no substitution for licensed engineering experience.

NOTES:
Engineering experience gained while licensed as a professional engineer will be accepted as licensed engineering experience.

Engineering experience gained after earning an ABET-accredited degree and prior to earning a professional engineer's license (e.g., as an engineer intern applicant, engineer intern, or equivalent) will be accepted as professional level engineering experience.

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.

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:
The incumbent of this position has managerial and technical responsibility for the hydraulic design activities for the District 61 - Office of Engineering. Incumbent shall provide both direct and indirect supervision to personnel or consultants developing hydraulic designs for roadway plans in accordance with DOTD Policies and Procedures.

Performs or directs the hydraulic review and processing of Right of Way and Traffic Engineering permits that warrant a hydraulic review.

Contacts permit applicants, local drainage authorities and/or coordinates meetings with applicants to facilitate the permit approval process and to ensure that permits are in compliance with DOTD policies and procedures.

Provides supervision, guidance, training and technical support to staff.

Prepares the DOTD co-permittee portion of the East Baton Rouge Parish Annual Report for the Municipal Separate Storm Water System as required by the Louisiana Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit.

Assists in the reporting and inspection requirements for the discharge of storm water associated with industrial activity within the district under the terms and conditions of the Storm Water Multi-Sector General Permit.
Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either as a promotion or detail to special duty by an Agency -Wide permanent status employee.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) - $3,316.00 biweekly - $41.45 hourly
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.

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Codi Plaisance
ADA- Engineer
225-231-4103
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
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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

01

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

Do you possess a current Louisiana Professional Engineer License issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board (LAPELS)?

• Yes
• No

07

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.
Required Question