Salary : $6,692.00 - $12,047.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Promotion
Job Number:
Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division: Section 24
Opening Date: 09/22/2026
Closing Date: 9/27/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
Engineer 6 - Road Design Squad Leader
Section 24 - Road Design
This position supervises all aspects of plan preparation by a design squad in the Road Design Section. Is an expert in all areas of plan preparation, including hydraulic and geometric design.
Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

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:

• Ensures conformance to current AASHTO policies and Louisiana standards relating to highway design.
• Responsible for planning and managing the workload of the squad as well as each project's roadway scope, cost and schedule. The typical workload of the in-house design staff would consist of 10-15 projects with a total estimated construction cost of $20-50 million.
• Prepares detailed engineering designs for a variety of transportation systems which may include urban and rural freeways, arterial routes, collector routes, intersection improvements, and major and minor bridge replacement projects.
• Directs consulting engineering firms in all aspects of roadway design. Prepares fees and scope of work for the acquisition of engineering consultant services for roadway design (professional services contracts). Sets the schedule for plan delivery.
• Represents DOTD in meetings with local, state and federal agencies. Responds to inquiries from the public and other interested parties. May be required to make technical presentations at public meetings or to the DOTO Secretary, elected officials, or the general public.
• Coordinates roadway plan development with other state and federal agencies and DOTD sections and units to facilitate comprehensive plan development.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a promotion (open to only DOTD permanent status employees).

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $4,324.80 biweekly.

This position has a Premium Pay of $5.00 for all hours 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 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:
Robert M Iseman
Road Design Engineer Administrator
(225) 379-1395
[email protected]

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

• Yes
• No

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If you answered yes to the previous question, please enter your license number, expiration date and issue date below. If no, please enter N/A.
Required Question