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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service Engineer 6 DCL (Technical Manual & Document Manager) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Engineer 6 DCL (Technical Manual & Document Manager)
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Engineer 6 DCL (Technical Manual & Document Manager)
Salary
$7,184.66 - $12,047.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
36/50650054/E6DCL/08.26.24-MV
Department
DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division
Section 36
Opening Date
08/27/2024
Closing Date
9/20/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
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Supplemental Information
Section 36 – Plan Quality and Publications
36/50650054/E6DCL/08.26.24-MV
https://www.youtube.com/embed/yup5M8UYEcU?&feature=youtu.be&wmode=opaque&rel=0
About this position:
This position provides direct and vital support to the Publications Engineer, who is the guardian of theLouisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges (standard specifications handbook, Please see the Examples or Work below for the complete position description.
Supplemental Qualifications: Four (4) years of engineering experience with writing, reviewing, or applying specifications and technical documents in the plan preparation, project delivery, or construction phases.
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
This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) - $3316.00/biweekly.
This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.
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.
Required License for Engineer 6-DCL: Professional Engineer License in the state of Louisiana.
If selected, applicants with engineering licenses in other states will be required to attain a Louisiana engineering license prior to the date of hire.
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:
Vertie Gary
Plan Quality & Publications Engineer Administrator
1201 Capitol Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-379-1036
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 here: www.laworks.net/workforcedev/Irs/Irstechasst_guidance.asp.
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering and one of the following:
Two years of licensed engineering experience.
Six years of professional engineering experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of the required experience.
A Ph.D. in engineering will substitute for two years of the required experience.
Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of required experience.
NOTE:
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.
NOTE:
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.
NOTE:
This job is designated a Dual Career Ladder job as defined in State Civil Service Rule 1.14.1.1, requiring the possession of advanced, specialized skills that may vary by position. Any required supplemental qualifications will be posted for the specific vacancy.
NOTE:
Louisiana Professional Engineer licenses are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at www.lapels.com
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
Serves as a leader and departmental authority in either a broad area of engineering or in a narrow but intensely specialized field of engineering.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Expert.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad direction from an Engineer 7 or 8. Alternative reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May exercise functional/project supervision over lower-level engineers, other professionals or engineering technicians.
LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all state agencies.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Engineer 5 by the presence of designation as a Dual Career Ladder job.
Differs from Engineer 6 by the absence of responsibility for direct supervision over professional engineers.
Examples of Work
This position provides direct and vital support to the Publications Engineer, who is the guardian of theLouisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges (standard specifications handbook), and:
Specifications Engineering & Standard Plan Coordination
Helps the Publications Engineer and the Specifications and Standards Engineer prepare and maintain the standard specifications handbook, special provisions, supplemental specifications, bid forms, bond forms, Master Items List, construction proposal checklists, and miscellaneous documents, but focuses primarily on the Non-Standard items.
Informs and advises engineering consultants and DOTO district officials concerning special provision and specification-related technical matters including, but not limited to, proper pay item usage and asphalt cement price indices.
Reviews new and revised standard plans received from other technical sections, including, but not limited to, Road Design, Bridge Design, Hydraulics, and Traffic Services, to determine conformity with the standard specifications, special provisions, and design policy standards.
Independently organizes and facilitates standard plan revision review, approval, and implementation process with the Standard Plans Review Group in accordance with DOTO policy.
Provides review comments to the responsible technical section and obtains the Chief Engineer's approval of the final standard plans.
Prepares, maintains, and distributes the standard plan index throughout DOTO and to consultant engineers.
Technical Manual & Document Management
Coordinates with the Plan Conformity Manager through the specification responsibilities listed above to identify where directives, standards, manuals, required forms, mandatory checklists, and design standards are not in conformity so that corrective actions may be determined in order to prevent errors, confusion, change orders, and significant project cost increases.
Ensures conformity by advising various users of technical documents on the effects that existing and new policies or documents have on other technical manuals and documents.
Reviews or initiates proposed changes to policies, documents, specifications, and manuals in an expert engineering capacity in coordination with department experts to ensure conformity by determining how these changes will affect technical manuals and documents.
Initiates analysis via meetings and committees to determine the current necessity of existing and potential technical manual and document requirements to lower costs by reducing engineering efforts and ensuring conformity to changing construction practices.
Meets with various Section Heads and committees until resolutions are reached for the items listed above. This position will document and disseminate the final resolutions to appropriate parties with detailed engineering justification and clarification.
While in an official capacity, DOTO employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations and DOTO policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.
50% Review/Initiate Proposed Changes:
Reviews or initiates proposed changes to policies, directives, standards, manuals, required forms, mandatory checklists, specifications, and design standards.
Attends committee meetings in conjunction with other sections to give expert engineering opinion on how any potential changes would affect the way that DOTO communicates information via specifications, technical manuals, & documents to ensure conformity.
35% Provide Expert Advice:
Documents and disseminates the final resolutions to changes to how specifications, technical manuals, and documents convey information to appropriate parties with detailed engineering justification and clarification.
As an expert in specifications, technical manuals, & documents, this position will advise various users of technical documents as to where to find and how specifications, policies, and documents affect other processes and documents within the department to ensure conformity.
10% Specification Review Meetings:
Arranges and chairs specification review meetings with subject matter material experts, various section heads, and other committee members-to allow for a free-flow discussion and explanation of specification intent and content.
Explains the reasoning behind specifications and changes to specifications to avoid future errors or misunderstandings.
5% Other Duties: May be required to perform other duties as necessary, including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.
Supplemental Qualifications:4 years of engineering experience with writing, reviewing, or applying specifications and technical documents in the plan preparation, project delivery, or construction phases
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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Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee?
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No
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Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?
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No
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Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?
Yes
No
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If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".
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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?
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Do you Possess a current Louisiana Professional Engineer License issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board (LAPELS)
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No
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If you answered YES to the question above give your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. If you answered NO enter NA.
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Do you possess four (4) years of engineering experience with writing, reviewing, or applying specifications and technical documents in the plan preparation, project delivery, or construction phases?
Yes
No
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please list where you gained that experience. If you answered no, enter N/A.
Required Question
Agency
State of Louisiana
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For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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