Engineering Technician 5
State of Louisiana
About this Job
-
21/50354429/Engineering Tech 5/4.17.26-SC
The incumbent serves as assistant to an Engineering Technician DCL and also as a lead worker in training for all traffic monitoring personnel on the use of all traffic monitoring equipment. The incumbent is also responsible for routine certification of traffic monitoring personnel, performing short session vehicle volume and vehicle classification monitoring.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 Minimum Qualifications
- Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus three years of sub-professional engineering experience; OR
Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance plus three years of sub-professional engineering experience; OR
Eighteen 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
-
Job Duties:
- Assists Engineering Technician DCL with planning, organizing, and executing on monthly basis work schedule for the routine maintenance of 64 permanent traffic monitoring sites statewide and responds to equipment failures of the permanent traffic monitoring sites on demand and in a timely fashion to minimize loss of continuity in the data collected.
- Takes the lead in quality control testing process for the maintenance of all short session traffic monitoring equipment including documentation.
- Takes the lead in the training of all traffic monitoring personnel in the use of vehicle volume and vehicle classification traffic monitoring equipment.
- Participates in site selection and layout of permanent traffic monitoring sites statewide with particular attention to the sites in urban areas with high traffic volume and multiple lane condition.
- Participates in the evaluation and shakedown testing of all new monitoring equipment, in the routine calibration and testing processes for the vehicle weigh-in-motion traffic monitoring equipment and in the traffic monitoring equipment used in permanent site selections.
Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment or Detail to Special Duty
Compensation: This position is eligible for premium pay of $2.00 per hour for all hours worked. Premium pay is subject to applicable rules and may change based on assignment, funding, or policy.
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.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Jason LacombeLouisiana Department of Transportation and Development
1201 Capitol Access Road |Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-379-1436 jason.lacombe@la.govThe 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
