Engineering Technician 2-4
State of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA, USA
Posted on Dec 12, 2025
About this Job
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An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:- Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
- Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
- Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
- Exhibiting Social Awareness: The ability to identify and adapt your actions based on the situation and the personality, behavior, and emotions of others.
- Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
- Pursuing Professional Development: A personal commitment to take advantage of opportunities to increase your professional knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems.
- Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
- Training Others: The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance.
- Working Safely: The ability to maintain safety by following rules and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications
- Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus one year of sub-professional engineering experience; OR
Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance plus one year of sub-professional engineering experience; OR
Six semester hours in one of the following specialized fields: architecture, cartography, construction management, construction technology, drafting, engineering, engineering graphics, engineering technology, industrial technology, landscape architecture, math, or physics. Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
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Job Duties:
- Performs accurate and thorough inspections of the agency's various flood protection systems as well as periodic inspection site visits during construction projects
- Inspects levees, floodgates, floodwalls, and marine navigational complex structures to ensure critical infrastructure is in good working condition as needed (quarterly, semiannually) and following weather events
- Coordinates with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the supervision of the Engineer Intern 2 and Engineer 5 to inspect the Mississippi River floodwalls and levees during high river events
- Perform duties as assigned including flood gate closure notifications as well as checks throughout the flood protection system as assigned
- Email and communicate observations from inspections and permit sites as needed to engineers and if necessary, others outside of the SLFPA-E
- Assist with tracking inventory of known issues with the Flood Protection Authority flood defense system
- Communicates with the general public, contractors, and engineers concerning permit requirements and enforcement
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational
Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Engineering Technician 2, 3, or 4.
Work Schedule: This is a full-time position (40-hour work week); it offers a flexible work schedule.
Compensation: Full-time employees are eligible for a compressive benefits package, including participation in the state’s retirement plan, health insurance, agency-paid short-term disability coverage, paid holidays, and paid annual and sick leave.
**Note: During emergencies such as hurricanes or other severe weather conditions conducive to flooding, the incumbent is assigned to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Incumbent will be required to become certified as a levee inspector in the State of Louisiana (LA CPRA).**
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 or assessment 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.
*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:
Shannon West
SE LA Flood Protection Authority - East
swest@floodauthority.org
(504)286-3132