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About this Job
64/50532217/E6-DCL/7.20.26-SC
Section 64 - Dams, Levees & Reservoir Development
About This Position:
This position performs dam safety inspections, engineering, technical review of plans and specification for compliance with Louisiana dam safety rules and regulations. The incumbent is the statewide expert in Darn Safety Inspections and remote sensing and interacts with governmental officials, both elected and staff, at the local, state and federal levels. The incumbent also evaluates, develops, and maintains highly specialized and technical processes for the darn safety field and program.
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http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following:
Two years of licensed engineering experience; or
Six years of professional engineering experience.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:
A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of professional engineering experience.
A doctorate degree in engineering will substitute for two years of professional engineering experience.
Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of professional engineering experience.
There is no substitution for licensed engineering experience.
NOTES:
Engineering experience gained while licensed as a professional engineer will be accepted as licensed engineering experience.
Engineering experience gained after earning an ABET-accredited degree and prior to earning a professional engineer's license (e.g., as an engineer intern applicant, engineer intern, or equivalent) will be accepted as professional level engineering experience.
Applications will be accepted from persons licensed to practice professional engineering in states other than Louisiana. If one of those applicants is selected for the position, he/she will be required to obtain a Louisiana license prior to appointment. The hiring agency will verify that all licensing requirements are met.
Louisiana Professional Engineer licenses are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at www.lapels.com.
1. Two years of licensed engineering experience working in dam safety.
2. Six years of professional engineering experience working in dam safety.
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:
- Manages the inspection of dams/impoundments within the State that meet the requirements of LA RS 38:21 and 24.
- Manages, schedules, coordinates and participates with the Consulting Engineering firms, State and Local Official, DOTD personnel and private entities performing inspections of dams within the State as well as activities of various watershed districts and public entities to ensure conformance with the state darn safety rules and regulations.
- Actively manages the geospatial database to assure continued secure archival of data and dam inspections.
- Performs specialized engineering activities related to the statewide Dam Safety Program such as design standards development for darn design and construction.
- Serves as the State Expert in utilization of remote sensing technologies used in the inspection and assessment of dams including drone enabled sensors.
- Represent the Dam Safety Unit Head in matters related to Dam Safety Program as needed.
Appointment Type: This position will be filled by a permanent DOTD employee.
Compensation: This position has a biweekly SER rate of $3,316.00.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Two years of licensed engineering experience working in dam safety.
2. Six years of professional engineering experience working in dam safety.
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. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Billy Williamson, Director - Dams & Levees
1201 Capitol Access Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 379-3023
billy.williamson@la.gov
Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp
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.
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
Salary : $6,692 - $12,047