Engineering Technician Consultant

Salary

$4,458.00 - $8,027.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

24/50372428/ETC/09.24.26-BH

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 24

Opening Date

09/24/2026

Closing Date

9/29/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

Engineering Technician Consultant

Section 24 – Road Design

24/50372428/ETC/09.24.26-BH

About this Position:

This position is located in the Road Design section at DOTD Headquarters and serves as a member of an in-house Road Design squad responsible for developing roadway construction plans for projects ranging from rural highways to urban freeways and interchanges.

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 four years of sub-professional engineering experience; OR

Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance plus four years of sub-professional engineering experience; OR

Twenty-four 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; OR

A bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction management or construction technology.

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:

• Serves as a member of an in-house Road Design squad responsible for developing roadway construction plans for projects ranging from rural highways to urban freeways and interchanges.
• Reviews plans for compliance with DOTD design standards.
• Assists with quality control, construction cost estimates and final plan assembly.
• Assists with the training of design staff.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a promotion (open to only current permanent status classified DOTD employees).

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:

Robert Isemann

Road Design Engineer Administrator

1201 Capitol Access Rd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

225-379-1398

[email protected]

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 -https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_main.asp.

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