ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 5 (PREMITS TECHNICIAN) Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4824603) Apply  ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 5 (PREMITS TECHNICIAN) Salary $3,640.00 - $6,552.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Promotion Job Number 61/50684036/ET5/02.07.2025-KL Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 61- Baton Rouge Opening Date 02/07/2025 Closing Date 2/14/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information DISTRICT 61- UNIT 500 – BATON ROUGE (PERMIT TECHNICIAN) JOB NUMBER: 61/50684036/ET5/02.07.2025-KL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 5 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 About this position The overall function of this position is to assist professional engineers and/or higher-level technicians in the performance of right-of-way permits work in the District Permits Section. The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties most times without supervision and also be able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. This position is located in District 61/Unit 500/East Baton Rouge Parish of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to the District Constructability/Permits Engineer (Engineer 6). No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. TheLA DOTDis a diverse organization with approximately 4,000 employees state-wide. Our agency employs individuals in professional, technical, and administrative support positions to provide a strong and reliable transportation system. We seek talented and innovative people who demonstrate excellence while delivering transportation systems that enhance quality of life and facilitate economic growth. Interested candidates mayclick here for additional details. (http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/All\_Job\_Openings.aspx) 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. DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines. For further information about this vacancy contact: Codi Neyland Plaisance, P.E. Assistant District Administrator – Engineering 225-231-4103 “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.” 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 Engineering Technician 5 Permit Coordinator/Inspector Function Statement: The overall function of this position is to assist professional engineers and/or higher-level technicians in the performance of right-of-way permits work in the District Permits Section. This position is located in District 61/Unit 500/East Baton Rouge Parish of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to the District Constructability/Permits Engineer (Engineer 6). The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties most times without supervision and also be able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs as appropriate and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks. This position serves as the Lead Permit Inspection and Encroachment Enforcement facilitation and Utility Permit Coordinator within the nine (9) parishes comprising District 61. Incumbent must be perform technical engineering tasks of a complex nature requiring specialized training. Incumbent must be able to evaluate residential and commercial driveway installations, utility installations, and project permits to ensure compliance with all plans and policies. Job Duties & Responsibilities: 40% Permit Coordination - Assists the District Constructability/Permits Engineer (Engineer 6) and District Permits Specialist (Engineering Technician DCL) in the issuing of all permits originating in the District and at headquarters. Ensures permit applications are on the correct forms that work involved is on state highways. Reviews permit applications to ensure conformance to current design standards, reviews drawings for completeness and uses expertise to ensure drawings are in compliance with DOTD policies. Recommends approval and disapproval of permits. Maintains log of the status of all submittals to ensure timely processing. Maintains detailed records of all permits issued in the District and ensures that documents are properly entered in the computer database. 35% Lead Permit Inspector – Monitors and inspects field/construction work associated with approved right-of-way and utility permits to ensure compliance with engineering drawings, utility placement/relocation, driveway placement/location, materials, and all requirements laid out in permit documents including the requirements specified in a traffic study. Coordinates with the District Construction and Maintenance Offices regarding District Project Permits and some Commercial Access Connection permits which require significant work within DOTD right-of-way. Maintains and tracks status of approved permits. Serves as point of contact once the permit has been approved and facilitates permit closeout through District Permits section. Notifies permit holder of approaching permit expirations for temporary permits and on permits on which work has not begun. Coordinates with District Permits and permit holders to facilitate necessary extensions. Facilitates encroachment (illegal construction activities) enforcement related to unauthorized construction or activity within the DOTD right-of-way. Coordinates with District Permits and Area Engineers to actively solve encroachment issues. 10% Utility Coordination – Assists Utility Specialist with coordinating with utility owners to ensure that locations identified on plans, both existing and proposed, are accurate. Assists with scheduling and conducting meetings and conferences with utility owners concerning utility placement and relocation on projects. Performs site visits, takes measurements and verifies information as needed for utility relocation on projects. 10% Compliance Coordination – Assists District Constructability/Permits Engineer with maintaining and coordinating database of Federal Projects requiring Project Site Interviews. Provides assistance to construction units for completion of Project Site Interviews. Maintains an internal audit process to ensure forms are completed correctly and timely. 5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary, including but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities. Disaster support activities may include participation in District ESF-1 responsibilities such as staffing VSA sites, MSNS’s, DSNAP sites, disaster shelters, etc. Tracks incoming/outgoing shipments of salt for inventory purposes during snow/freezing rain events. ____ 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 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? 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