Engineer Intern Applicant-Engineer 5

Salary

$4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/PTT/224515

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

08/06/2026

Closing Date

8/16/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health

Take on a critical role protecting public health through advanced engineering expertise. In this highly specialized position, you’ll utilizes technical skills and the application of scientific principles in the prevention and control of communicable disease transmission related primarily to drinking water and domestic wastewater. Many tasks are of a highly specialized, complex, technical nature requiring extensive training and experience that in many instances must be performed in the absence of supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

NOTE:
This is a temporary position to be utilized while the incumbent is securing a Louisiana Engineer Intern certificate. Permanent status shall be denied to incumbents occupying this position.

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

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:

• Analyze/Implement environmental activities needed within the complete scope of public health engineering activities for the Central Louisiana Region.
• Conducts surveys and evaluations of water and wastewater facilities using specialized public health engineering expertise to ensure protection of the public health and compliance with Federal and State Laws and regulation.
• Performs the review and approval of highly technical engineering plans and specifications for proposed water and wastewater facilities submitted by engineers and architects.
• Provides functional supervision and technical assistance to consulting engineers, architects, sanitarians, water and wastewater operators and public and elected officials regarding water and wastewater concerns.
• Assists with collection of and monitors the interpretation of chemical and bacteriological analytical data, the evaluation of public health risks associated with the analysis results, and the recommendations of treatment practices or processes to achieve compliance with relevant Safe Drinking Water Rules.
• Coordinates/performs regional public health engineering responses to natural and man-made emergencies, such as floods, hurricanes, freezes, back-siphonage events involving chemical contaminants, acts of terrorism, outbreaks of communicable diseases, etc.,

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of Public Health / Bureau of Engineering Services / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as aProbationary or a Promotional appointment

Cost Center: 3262208510

Position Number(s): 50694710

Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1, 2, Engineer 3, 4, or 5 determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

Compensation: For the Engineer Intern 1 – Engineer 5, these positions have a Special Entrance Rate (SER) starting salary of:

Engineer Intern 1 - $26.44 hourly /$2,115.20 bi-weekly

Engineer Intern 2 - $28.29 hourly /$2,263.20 bi-weekly

Engineer 3 – $33.39 hourly /$2,671.20 bi-weekly

Engineer 4 - $36.90 hourly / $2,952.00 bi-weekly

Engineer 5 - $39.48 hourly / $3,158.40 bi-weekly

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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 the position 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. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Paul Tran

[email protected]

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here.

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://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 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