Salary : $6,692.00 - $12,047.00 Monthly
Location : Bossier City, LA
Job Type: Promotion
Job Number:
Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division: District 4 - Bossier City
Opening Date: 07/24/2026
Closing Date: 7/29/2026 11:59 PM Central

04/50502710/ENG6/7.24.26/ct
District 04/002
The overall function of this position is to apply scholastic theory and professional engineering skills to traffic engineering involving standard procedures and practices in the field and office. This position is located in the Traffic Operations Section of District 04/Unit 002 of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to the District Traffic Operations Engineer/ Engineer 7 DOTD. The incumbent must be self motivated and be able to perform duties many times with minimal supervision and also be able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs as appropriate and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks.
This position will be filled by Promotion-DOTD Employees Only

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:

• Supervises Engineers and Engineer Technicians who perform traffic engineering studies and write traffic engineering reports in response to requests from the general public, public officials, and internally within the department. Reviews the District's traffic engineering studies and reports.
• Provides guidance for subordinates in their reviews of consultant, city/parish engineers, and district and headquarter engineer's submittals and reviews subordinate's comments prior to official district response.
• Conducts RSA's when applicable and determines and makes safety improvement recommendations during the RSA process. Ensure the RSA process and report are meeting current LADOTD and FHWA requirements and guidelines.
• Determine Transportation Management Plan (TMP) level required for projects within the District. Provide detour analysis, queue analysis, existing and detoured signal analysis, and safety analysis for TMP's. Determine project impact area and determine lane closure/work restriction times.
• Makes recommendations for the TMP that address safety and mobility needs within the impact area. Review consultant submitted TMP's to ensure that their traffic and safety analysis is compliant with current LADOTD and FHWA requirements and guidelines and their recommended construction phasing and traffic control layouts provide as little impact to traveling public during construction as can be feasibly expected.
• Design and submit signal plans for construction projects. Reviews all signal design in construction plans. Coordinates with section 45 for all new installations and modifications of traffic signals. Reviews and recommends for approval traffic signal permits. .
• Performs studies and Stage 0's in coordination with HQ Traffic Safety section. Review, participate, and follow up with the Stage 0 and Stage 1 process for all projects within the District for safety and operations.
• Review and recommend for approval access control permits. Review and approve traffic impact studies. Conduct studies and retimes the state maintained signals in the district for optimum efficiency.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This position will be filled by Promotion-DOTD Employees Only

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. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the 'Application Status' link after logging into their account.

* 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.

Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Brandon Greco
Engineer 7
318-549-8310

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As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
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Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes
• No

02

Are you a permanent 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

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 certificate or license type, number, original issue date, expiration date and issuing state below. If you answered NO, enter N/A.
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Do you have a valid Louisiana drivers license ?

• Yes
• No

08

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?
Required Question