What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Technician 1-4 position at DOTD-Engineering & Operations?
$2,427.00 - $4,366.00 Monthly
Alexandria, LA
Classified
08/50389964/ET1-4/11.2.2026-JB
DOTD-Engineering & Operations
District 8- Alexandria
11/02/2026
11/16/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this Job
District 08 – Unit 002 – Rapides Parish
JOB NUMBER: 08/50389964/ET1-4/11.2.2026-JB
This position is for an Engineering Technician 1-4 who will be responsible for assisting engineers with various traffic studies for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in District 08. The role primarily involves performing field measurements, data collection (volume counts, turning movement counts, speed studies, etc.), temporary traffic control design and layout, ensuring MUTCD compliance in plans and maintenance operations, reviewing construction plans for traffic related items and safety, and representing the Traffic section in meetings. This position reports to the assistant traffic engineer.
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
- Assist professional engineer in broad range of traffic operations.
- Collect traffic data for use in traffic engineering studies; enter data into appropriate computer database or application.
- Plan reviews, project inspection, plan-in-hand meetings, traffic signal inspections, responding to public requests, researching crash data.
- Representing the Traffic Operations Section in meetings.
- Analyze information gathered and recommend traffic control and capacity improvements in accordance with applicable State laws, Department procedures as defined in the Engineering Directives and Standards, the Manual on Uniform Traffic control devices and the Highway Capacity Manual.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as probational, job appointment, detail to special duty, voluntary demotion, or promotion.
Career Progression: This Position may be filled as an Engineering Technician 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending 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:
Contact Name: Casey Whitcher
Title: Engineer 6
Phone Number: (318) 561-5159
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.
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 : $14 - $21