Engineering Technician 5- Traffic Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4845433) Apply  Engineering Technician 5- Traffic Salary $3,640.00 - $6,552.00 Monthly Location Chase, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 58/50683881/ET5/2.24.25-SG Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 58- Chase Opening Date 02/25/2025 Closing Date 3/3/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information 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 DISTRICT 58 - Unit 002 – Traffic JOB NUMBER: 58/50683881/ET5/2.24.25-SG **This vacancy may be filled as a Detail to Special Duty appointment of a DOTD employee** No Civil Service testis required for this position. About this job: The overall function of this position is to assist in the functions of the District Traffic Operations Engineering Section with activities including data collection, analysis, design, inspection, inventory and programs related to traffic operation and control. This position receives premium pay of an additional $1.00/hr for hours actually worked. 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. *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. For further information about this vacancy contact : Contact Name: Callie Harrell Title: Engineer 7-Traffic Engineer Phone Number: (318) 412-3215 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 DISTRICTS: Acts as lead worker over a team of employees and/or contracted personnel engaged in bridge inspection, construction inspection, design, levee inspection, survey, or other sub professional engineering functions performed in the Districts. Serves as an office manager in a Project or District Laboratory Engineer's office by acting as lead worker over lower-level technicians engaged in the data entry, review and processing of engineering documents, forms, reports, field notes, etc. HIGHWAY NEEDS: Provides the assessment of needs on highways within the State Highway System. Establishes existing deficiencies within defined sections of highway relative to geometrics (number of lanes, width of lanes, width of shoulders, curves, etc.), condition (riding surface, base, shoulders), and traffic. Recommends type of improvement which will eliminate deficiency in each section and develops a total cost estimate (engineering, right-of-way acquisition, utilities relocation, and construction) for the recommended improvement. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND SERVICES: Reviews technical accuracy of traffic control plans prepared by others including consultants, district, and the Department's design sections. Specifies the type of signing, pavement markings, barricades, and channelizing devices to be used during different phases of the project. Reviews District documents for statewide uniformity and consistent application of department Policy concerning specific services signing (LOGO) and Tourist Oriented Signs (TODS). TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND SAFETY: Updates and reviews the statewide Mile Post Listing for accuracy to find the location of all crashes occurring on all state maintained highways. Communicates and coordinates with statewide police departments and district traffic offices to gather new locations for Mile Post Listings. Reviews and evaluates for accuracy the latest crash data as it is received; researches for necessary corrections; reports to District Traffic Engineers on all abnormal crash locations for district safety reviews. Prepares computerized Crash Data Reports, Accident Collision Diagrams, Abnormal Crash Location Data, and other crash data related information requested from DOTD engineers, technicians, attorneys, Federal Highway Administration officials, and/or other state agencies. Reviews data collected and/or information prepared by lower-level technicians. Prepares Traffic Assignment Reports consisting of design year and projected future year average daily traffic and vehicle classification - showing percentage of trucks and other vehicles. Produces turning movement diagrams for specific intersections. Prepares special case traffic forecasts for proposed new routes including turning movements at any new intersections/interchanges. 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 LA-DOTD employee? + Yes + No 02 Are you a probational LA-DOTD 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 "NA". 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 LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members? 06 What are your career interests? 07 Do you possess a current Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate? + Yes + No 08 If you answered 'Yes' to the previous question, please list your certificate number and the date of issuance of your certificate. If you answered 'No', please enter 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