Engineer 6 DCL (Electrical Consultant Expert) - Bridge Design Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5057404) Apply  Engineer 6 DCL (Electrical Consultant Expert) - Bridge Design Salary $6,692.00 - $12,047.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 25/50684941/ENG6DCL/9.9.25-TLM Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division Section 25 Opening Date 08/26/2025 Closing Date 9/9/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job    25/50684941/ENG6DCL/9.9.25-TLM SECTION 25 - BRIDGE DESIGN ENGINEER 6 - DCL About this Position: This position is an agency-wide senior level electrical consultant expert which requires a high level of specialized training and experience. The primary function of this position is to serve as the agency's leading expert on consultant development and management for the design of electrical systems for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and facilities electrical on a statewide basis. Incumbent shall be primarily responsible for overseeing a large number of consultant engineers who are charged with developing electrical construction plans for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and facilities. Incumbent may be required to review and provide expertise on all electrical design contracts created by any Project Manager or Program Manager statewide. The department serves primarily as a civil engineering firm. Thus, the Bridge Design Electrical Unit is the sole source of expertise the agency has within the state. This advanced level position provides high level expertise necessary for the agency to perform required electrical engineering work. This position provides administrative support, which ranges from contract development to reviewing of plans and monitoring and approving work. Position is responsible for ensuring timely delivery of construction plans from consultants and is given authority which cuts across many levels of DOTD to ensure that support efforts are carried out, as required, in order to meet deadlines for activities. 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 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. Supplemental Qualifications + Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering in the discipline of Electrical Engineering. + At least two (2) years of professional experience in consultant contract development and management for the design of electrical systems for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and building facilities. + At least three (3) years of professional engineering experience in for the design of electrical systems for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and building facilities. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=165490) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Function as the statewide expert consultant and researcher on high level design and construction projects, complex movable bridge electrical, roadway lighting, and facilities design and consultant contracts for electrical design services. + Serve as a DOTD project manager or bridge task manager to manage work efforts and fulfill contracted services. Provide engineering expertise for critical statewide programs such as the Federal Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Preventative Bridge Maintenance Program, the Federal Interstate Lighting Program, and State Facilities Maintenance funding. + Provide Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QA/QC) for electrical design projects developed by other section engineers. Deliver technical expertise for solving electrical problems as they relate to bridges, roadway lighting, and facilities on a statewide basis across all DOTD Districts. + A thorough knowledge of the following specifications, guides and manuals is critical to ensure compliance of consultant prepared plans with all DOTD requirements for safe and efficient electrical systems: A Guide to Constructing, Operating, and Maintaining Highway Lighting Systems, LADOTD Bridge Design and Evaluation Manual, National Electrical Code, NFPA 70E, ANSI/IES RP-8, AASHTO Roadway Lighting Design Guide, Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges and AASHTO LRFD Movable Highway Bridge Design Specifications. + Prepare complex bridge plans and specifications using electrical detailing and plan preparation experience with movable bridge plans, control electrical schematics, control logic, electrical details, luminaire pole layout, conduit and conductor interconnect, highway safety details, project construction phasing, etc. Manage the electrical and illumination components of unique bridge and road rehabilitation or repair projects that include bridge and road widening, bridge re-decking, and of new bridge and road construction, etc. + Function as a lead designer and team leader for the design of complex electrical power, control, and illumination systems for movable bridges, roadways, rest areas, buildings, tunnels, pumping stations, and other transportation facilities. + Direct project design and plan development in accordance with the Department’s standards, Federal Highway Administration policies, US Coast Guard requirements, and other applicable codes and standards. + Serve as project manager for projects that are primarily electrical in nature and provide project management and task management for assigned consultant projects ensuring that all projects and tasks are completed within scope, schedule and budget requirements, and at the highest quality. Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: 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. Compensation: The Engineer 6-DCL has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $$3,316.00 bi-weekly. The Engineer 6-DCL in Section 25 has a premium pay of $4.00/hour worked. Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. 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. * 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: Mark Bucci, P.E. Bridge Design Engineer Administrator, Section 25 (225) 379-1076 Mark.Bucci@la.gov 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 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 01 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? 06 Do you possess a current Louisiana Professional Engineer License issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board (LAPELS)? + Yes + No 07 If you answered yes to the previous question, please list your license number, original issue date, and expiration date. If you answered no, indicate "N/A." NOTE: Failure to list the requested information may result in your application being considered incomplete. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email