ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 1-4 (OFFICE)

Salary

$2,427.00 - $4,366.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

61/90881/ET1-4/10.06.2026-KL

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 61- Baton Rouge

Opening Date

10/06/2026

Closing Date

10/21/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

District 61- Unit 236 – Baton Rouge

At DOTD, our mission is to innovatively develop and sustain safe and reliable infrastructure comprising highways, multimodal transportation assets, micro-mobility systems, and public works. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

About this Job:

About this position

The overall function of this position is responsible for assisting the Project Engineer and other employees belonging to Unit 236 in the daily activities and responsibilities of the construction office. The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties with minimal supervision and be able to handle unforeseen conditions or issues as they may arise.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://www.dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a high school diploma or GED; OR

Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance.

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

• Construction Documentation & Compliance: Prepare and review construction documents, ensuring compliance with DOTD policies, contract requirements, and Federal regulations including EEO, DBE, certified payroll, testing, and certifications.
• Contractor Payments & Financial Calculations: Reconcile field books and Site Manager quantities, prepare contractor estimates and payments, and perform mathematical calculations to verify fuel, asphalt, and other contract adjustments.
• Project Records & Change Orders: Process Change Orders from draft through approval, maintain project documentation, coordinate signatures, and ensure all required records are collected and properly filed for project audits and closeout.
• Payroll & EEO Compliance: Review weekly contractor payrolls, monitor wage compliance, coordinate EEO site interviews, process CUF and CP-1A forms, and manage annual FHWA-1391 reporting requirements.
• Project Finalization: Assemble and submit Project Finals to DOTD Headquarters, ensuring field books, laboratory reports, final payments, change orders, estimates, approvals, and required signatures are accurate and complete.
• Office & Administrative Management: Manage office payrolls, SAP entries, FMLA and overtime paperwork, safety inspections and records, equipment and vehicle documentation, supply orders, petty cash, invoices, and general office operations.
• Communication & Additional Support: Communicate with inspectors, contractors, laboratories, DOTD staff, and the public; manage phone, email, and mail correspondence; and provide emergency/disaster support and other duties as required.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled asProbational or Promotional

Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Engineering Technician 1, 2, 3, or 4depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.

Compensation:

• Engineering Technician 1 -$14.00/hour with an additional $2.00 premium pay for every hour worked.
• Engineering Technician 2 -$16.03/hour with an additional $2.00 premium pay for every hour worked.
• Engineering Technician 3 -$18.35/hour with an additional $2.00 premium pay for every hour worked.
• Engineering Technician 4 -$21.00/hour with an additional $2.00 premium pay for every hour worked.

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 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:

Alanna Cooley

Project Engineer

225-925-7921

“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.”

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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