The Project Control Engineer has the technical responsibilities of assisting the Highway Program Engineer with the creation and update of all projects within the Enterprise Resource Program of the LaGov System. LaGov is a centralized data storage system that uses a universal computing platform, thereby allowing its users to tract various types of data using one, single system.

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Possession of a current Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

NOTE:
Applications will be accepted from persons who possess a current Engineer Intern Certificate in states other than Louisiana. However, the applicant will be required to obtain a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate prior to appointment. The hiring agency will verify that all requirements are met.

NOTE:
Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificates are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at www.lapels.com.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for gathering and disseminating pertinent engineering and cost estimate data to the project selection teams and for working with the teams to develop a program for each project type.
• Responsible for maintaining the Project Management System and Letting Schedule database.
• Provides assistance to the Highway Program Engineer in the development of the Highway Construction Program and the STIP (State Transportation Improvement Plan).
• Assesses data submitted for Highway Priority Program project creation and determines if project number is required.
• Responsible for maintaining proper financial tracking and ensuring that projects are eligible for funding and authorization.
• Support the tracking of requests from the Highway Priority Program Legislative Public Hearings and the preparation of required summaries and responses for the Legislature, as required by state statute.

Compensation: Special Entrance Rates (SER) have been established for each level. See below:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); Job Appointment, or by detail to special duty.

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.

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