Engineer Intern Applicant-Engineer 5 - Bridge Design Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5057708) Apply  Engineer Intern Applicant-Engineer 5 - Bridge Design Salary $4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 25/83032/EngInA-E5/9.2.25-TLM Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division Section 25 Opening Date 08/26/2025 Closing Date 9/2/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job    25/83032/EngInA-E5/9.2.25-TLM SECTION 25 - BRIDGE DESIGN ENGINEER INTERN APPLICANT - ENGINEER 5 This Engineer position functions as a key designer in a group for the design of complex engineering structural systems including but not limited to steel plate girders, pre-stressed concrete girders and movable bridge structures. Minimum Qualifications Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate. NOTE: This is a temporary position to be utilized while the incumbent is securing a Louisiana Engineer Intern certificate. Permanent status shall be denied to incumbents occupying this position. NOTE: Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificates 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 foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=109160) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Assist in directs project design and plan development to ensure conformance with the Department's standards, Federal Highway Administration's policies, AASHTO specifications and all generally accepted structural design practices. Reviews and approves fabrication and erection drawings for strength, material, and constructability issues. + Serve as Project Manager and Bridge Task Manager. Actively coordinates bridge project development by administering or providing administrative support for the contract design of bridge projects outsourced to consulting engineers and/or leading in-house design personnel teams. + Contract administration consists of project scoping, negotiation of man-hours and fees, establishing contract time and design criteria; monitoring progress of work for approval of invoices, and evaluating consultant’s performance for quality assurance and control. In-house project development coordination consists of establishing, implementing, and tracking plan development schedules as well as representing the Bridge Design Section's position in project related meetings involving sections within the Department and externally with federal, state, and local officials and private groups and individuals. + Plays a key role in training section personnel on the appropriate application of design and detailing methodologies, techniques and specifications in structural design, primarily for bridges. This individual is recognized as a senior engineer in the field of structural design and as such, contributes and ensures essential core competencies of the Section. + Performs preliminary engineering functions which involve preparation and evaluation of feasibility and planning studies involving bridge projects. Determines acceptability of bridge system assumptions as they relate to structural, geometric, hydraulic, and geotechnical design parameters. Serves on pre-design conference teams to establish design criteria prior to project design and development of contract plans. + Assist the Bridge Design Section in developing design policies and guidelines, reviews AASHTO agenda items for specification revisions, and researches unique problematic issues involving structural systems. + Performs site-specific field inspections of bridge structures to assess structural and functional problems. Provides emergency engineering services of damaged structures in order to evaluate the ability of the structure to remain in service. Advises and prepares plans for remediation of the damaged structures. Position Specific Detail: 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); Job Appointment, or by detail to special duty. Compensation: **Special Entrance Rate (SER)** Engineer Intern 1 $2,115.20/biweekly Engineer Intern 2 $2,263.20/biweekly Engineer 3 $2,671.20/biweekly Engineer 4 $2,952.00/biweekly Engineer 5 $3,158.40/biweekly The maximum annual salary for the Engineer 5 is $126,256.00. Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. Career Progression:Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1, Engineer Intern 2, Engineer 3, Engineer 4, and Engineer 5. In order to qualify for Engineer Intern I, incumbents must possess a current Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate. In order to qualify for Engineer 3, incumbents must have a current Louisiana License to practice professional engineering plus four years of professional engineering experience. In order to qualify for Engineer 4, incumbents must have a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus five years of professional engineering experience, at least one year of which must have been at the Engineer 3 level. In order to qualify for Engineer 5, incumbents must have a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus six years professional engineering experience. 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. * Information to support your eligibility for this job title 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 on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Applicants may apply 90 days prior to receipt of your degree; however, the effective date of the appointment cannot be prior to your graduation date. 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 Contact Information: 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 Engineer Intern Certificate or a current license to practice professional engineering in Louisiana or any other state? + 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". 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