ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 5 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4827976) Apply  ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 5 Salary $3,640.00 - $6,552.00 Monthly Location Lafayette, LA Job Type Promotion Job Number 03-50400227-ET5-02112025-DS Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 3- Lafayette Opening Date 02/11/2025 Closing Date 2/18/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information DISTRICT 03 - UNIT 153 (DISTRICT LAB - ASPHALT) JOB NUMBER: 03-50400227-ET5-02112025-DS *DOTD Permanent Employees Only* No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. Preference will be given to applicants with a Certification in Asphalt Concrete Plant Inspection 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. Please list all work experience on your application. Failure to include all work experience may affect your eligibility for this position. *ResumesWILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. 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\_Tech\_Asst\_Guidance.asp For further information about this vacancy contact: Dawn Soileau or Lynn Reed DOTD - District 03 Human Resources (337) 262-6184 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 70% Assists with specialized Asphalt Plant and Roadway Quality Assurance Responsibilities: + Assists in the review of contractor proposed Job Mix Formulas (JMF’s) for conformance to specification requirements. + Performs basic, routine, advanced and complex sampling and testing to determine if the contractor can produce an acceptable mixture in accordance with the JMF during the mixture validation process. The procedures performed during validation include preparing gyratory specimens, testing for bulk specific gravity, theoretical maximum specific gravity, gradation, % asphalt content, computing the volumetric properties and evaluating the results and recommending corrective actions as needed; Evaluates the constructability and the initial performance of the mixture on the roadway. + Performs random review inspections of all district HMA plants to ensure that the plant, equipment and processes conform to DOTD and FHWA Policies, Procedures, Standards and Specifications. Duties include independently sampling and testing materials and mixtures for comparative analysis and verification. Other duties performed during these reviews are verification of materials quantities and verification of the related Certificates of Delivery to the approved JMF. Ensures that QA/QC Inspector/Technicians (in the plant and at the roadway) possess the appropriate credentials and verifies their competency to sample and test according to policy and procedure. Ensures that the contractor is maintaining and calibrating laboratory testing equipment in according with specifications. + Performs plant certification inspections which entail a comprehensive in-depth inspection of the materials, crushing apparatus, individual plant components, storage/surge silos and plant laboratory testing equipment/devices. 20% Compiles data from laboratory volumetric test results and computes statistical analyses for Standard Deviation, Quality Index and Percent Within Limits which determines mixture acceptability and Pay Determination. Assists in ATM reviews. 5% Attends and successfully completes structured training requirements and attends specialized training ain asphalt technology by providers such as the Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC), National Center of Asphalt Technology (NCAT), or the Asphalt Institute. Performs additional duties as determined by the supervisor. 5% May be required to perform other duties including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities. -------- 100% 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 current, permanent employee of DOTD? + Yes + No Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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