Salary : $7,184.66 - $12,047.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: CPRA- 223651
Department: GOV-Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Opening Date: 07/20/2026
Closing Date: 8/10/2026 11:59 PM Central

The position serves as an Engineer 6 in the Engineering Division of the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA). This role involves supervising a large engineering unit responsible for statewide coastal restoration and flood protection projects, providing expert technical guidance, and serving as the engineer of record for critical design efforts. The position acts as the top-level authority in a specialized engineering discipline, offering consultative support to executive leadership and external stakeholders while establishing policy, reviewing project proposals, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards. It also includes representing the agency and influencing policy and procedural development across the state.

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:

• Serve as the first-line Engineer Supervisor in the Engineering Division of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA).
  1. Act in a supervisory capacity to engineers, engineering technicians, surveyors, and other technical staff
  2. Serve as the "responsible party in charge" (as defined by the engineering license board) for all work products of their non-licensed staff
• Act as a high-level technical expert in the CPRA Engineering Division
  1. Plan, develop, design, coordinate and/or direct a number of complex, large-scale coastal restoration and flood protection projects or programs

Preferred Skills:

1. Cost Estimating
2. Computing Earthen and Hydraulic Fill Volumes
3. Preparing Design Reports/Technical Presentations
4. Geotechnical Engineering
5. Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering
6. Coastal Engineering
7. Preparing/Interpreting Bid Documents

• Preference will be given to applicants with a civil engineering background

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Office Location: 150 Terrace Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Compensation: The bi-weekly minimum hire rate established for this position in accordance with CPRA's Special Entrance Rate Policy is $3,316. The maximum salary for the Engineer 6 is $144,560 annually.

How To Apply:

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.

Official transcripts will be required upon hire.
Contact Information:

If you have any questions, you may contact:
Rachel Dunbar, Human Resources Supervisor

P.O. Box 44027

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

[email protected]

01

Do you possess a current license to practice professional engineering in Louisiana or any other state?

• Yes
• No

02

If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, please enter your license number, expiration date, and issue date below. If you are unlicensed, enter 'N/A.'
Required Question