ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 1-4
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 1-4
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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 1-4
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Location
Houma, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
02/126470/ENGTEC1-4/7.21.25-LA
Department
DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division
District 2- New Orleans
Opening Date
07/21/2025
Closing Date
8/10/2025 11:59 PM Central
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About this Job
HOUMA SUB DISTRICT 02-Unit 003
JOB NUMBER: 02/126470/ENGTECH1-4/7.21.25-LA
This position functions within the Traffic Operations Section of the Department of Transportation.
At DOTD our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.
Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/
If you’re driven, collaborative and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a high school diploma or GED.
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.
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=161000) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
+ ASSISTS WITH FIELD DATA COLLECTION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRAFFIC VOLUME COUNTS, INTERSECTION TURNING MOVEMENT COUNTS, TRAVEL SPEED, CURVE ADVISORY SPEED, INTERSECTION CONDITION AND OTHER FIELD TRAFFIC DATA AS REQUIRED FOR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS STUDIES. ENTER COLLECTED FIELD TRAFFIC DATA INTO APPROPRIATE WORKSHEETS OR APPLICATIONS AND GENERATE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR TRAFFIC REPORTS AND STUDIES; COMPILES AND PRESENT DATA IN WORKABLE FORMAT.
+ REVIEW CRASH REPORTS AND PREPARES CRASH COLLISION DIAGRAMS USING AVAILABLE CRASH DATA LISTINGS. DRAFT SIGN AND/OR STRIPING PLAN DRAWINGS DESIGNED OR MARKED UP BY STAFF ENGINEERS. ASSISTS WITH FIELD INSPECTIONS DUTIES RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DISTRICT’S OUTDOOR ADVERTISING INVENTORY PROGRAMS.
+ UPDATES TRAFFIC SIGNAL INVENTORY (TSI) RECORDS FOR SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS. DRAWS DETAILED SKETCHES OF EACH INTERSECTION AS PART OF THE TSI USING COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGN (MICROSTATION)SHOWING THE INTERSECTION LAYOUT, TRAFFIC SIGNAL HEAD LAYOUT SIGNS, AND PAVEMENT PARKINGS. DRAFTS REMAINING TSI SHEETS USING COMPUTER SPREADSHEETS AND TABLES (EXCEL) SHOWING PHASES AND SEQUENCE, SIGNAL INDICATIONS, TIMES OF OPERATION, PHASE TIMING PARAMETERS, AND MODIFICATION AND INSPECTION RECORDS.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational or promotional
Career Progression: As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Engineering Technician 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Engineering Technician 4 is $5,724.00 per month. 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.
Compensation: Salary depends on qualifications:
Engineering Technician 1 - Starting salary is $12.22/hourlywith an additional $2.00 premium pay for every hour worked.
Engineering Technician 2 - Starting salary is $14.00/hourlywith an additional $2.00 premium pay for every hour worked.
Engineering Technician 3 - Starting salary is $16.03/hourlywith an additional $2.00 premium pay for every hour worked.
Engineering Technician 4 - Starting salary is $18.35/hourlywith an additional $2.00 premium pay for every hour worked.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test scoreis 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). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Tracey Wang
District 02 Houma
Traffic Engineer
(985) 858-2433
“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.”
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here: Louisiana Rehabilitation Services - Vocational Rehabilitation - Louisiana Workforce Commission (laworks.net) (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
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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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What are your career interests?
03
Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?
+ Yes
+ 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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Do you possess either a High School Diploma or GED?
+ Yes
+ No
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Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?
+ Yes
+ No
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
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