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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service Engineering Technician 5 (Levee Inspection Technician) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Engineering Technician 5 (Levee Inspection Technician)
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Engineering Technician 5 (Levee Inspection Technician)
Salary
$3,640.00 - $6,552.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
64-50681510-ET5-10032024-LB
Department
DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division
Section 64
Opening Date
10/03/2024
Closing Date
10/17/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information
SECTION 64 - UNIT 066 LEVEE SAFETY
JOB NUMBER: 64-50681510-ET5-10032024-LB
Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx
The duties of this position in the Dam Safety & Water Resources Section (64-066), involves the technical inspection of and preparation of reports of dams and levees. The incumbent of this position must attend the specialized training, in addition to the required structured training courses, to perform the inspections.
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No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Please list all work experience on your application. Failure to include all work experience may affect your eligibility for this position.
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 https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Curt Boniol P.E.
DOTD –Section 64
(225) 379-3009
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus three years of sub-professional engineering experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance will substitute for the high school diploma or GED.
College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience provided that six semester hours of each thirty are in one of these specialized fields: architecture, cartography, chemistry, construction management, construction technology, drafting, engineering, engineering graphics, engineering technology, geography, geology, industrial technology, landscape architecture, math, or physics.All specialized course work credited must be in the same specialized field. A combination of course work from different fields will not be accepted.
Full-time training in sub-professional engineering from a trade school or technical institute will substitute for the required experience on a month-for-month basis for a maximum of one year of experience.
Completion of a two year course of study in a sub-professional engineering curriculum from a trade school or technical institute will substitute for two years of the required experience.
A baccalaureate degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction management or construction technology will substitute for all of the required experience.
Possession of an engineer intern certificate will substitute for all of the required experience.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To perform very complex, sub professional engineering tasks of a complex nature requiring intensive training & diversified experience in a specialized area; and/or to serve as lead worker over lower-level technicians and/or other personnel engaged in sub professional engineering work.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Broad from an Engineering Technician 6, 7, or professional engineer or higher level manager of the agency served.
Supervision Exercised:
May exercise functional supervision on a project-by-project basis. May directly supervise one or two lower level staff.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Engineering Technician 4 by the performance of more complex, highly specialized duties and/or the presence of lead worker responsibilities or by the presence of direct line supervision over one or two staff members under certain circumstances as defined in the applicable Allocation Criteria memo.
Differs from Engineering Technician DCL by the lack of responsibility for serving as a technical expert/specialist in a specific field of technical engineering.
Differs from Engineering Technician 6 or 7 by the absence of full time supervisory responsibilities over several staff members.
Examples of Work
50% Conducts technical inspections of levees, by himself or in joint effort with the Section and District Engineering staff. The incumbent should be able to detect and interpret any deficiencies on the levees to determine if they constitute a possible threat to the structure and the general public. Reviews and helps develop levee inspection reports. Assists the Levee Safety Engineer in implementing levee safety activities.
15% Provides technical support and assistance to levee district inspection personnel in the proper conduct of field investigations of flood protection system infrastructure.
15% Conducts technical inspections of dams and reservoirs, by himself or in joint effort with the Section and District Engineering staff. The incumbent should be able to detect and interpret any deficiencies on the dam to determine if they constitute a possible threat to the structure and the general public. Reviews monthly darn maintenance reports submitted by the district offices and updates the darn safety database. Assists the Dam Safety Engineer in implementing dam safety activities.
10% Provides water resources information to other agencies, contractors, and the general public searches and retrieves Public Works historical files for DOTD district engineers, DOTD legal section and the general public. Provides public information pertaining to flooding of a location in the state, to facilitate the dissemination of data prepared and stored by DOTD.
5% Reviews requests for financial participation (invoices, requests for reimbursement, etc) and supporting documentation. Prepares Standard State Invoice and transmits to Accounting with all required documents to remit payment.
5% May be required to perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to emergency/disaster support activities
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
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 (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Phone
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