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Engineering Technician 1-4 Statewide Structural Fabrication Inspector

Louisiana Department Of Transportation and Development
Baton Rouge, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/4/2026
About This Job

Section 40 – Construction

40/10990/ET1-4/08.05.26-BH

About This Position

This posting is for structural fabrication inspection located at numerous plants across the state and neighboring states. This position is responsible for quality assurance inspections for pre-stressed concrete pilings and girders. Please see the Examples of Work below for the complete position description.

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; 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

Job Duties and Other Information

  • Inspects the production of fabricated structural members in fabrication plants by ensuring that these products meet all Department standards.
  • Ensure that raw materials used in products are sampled and approved; bed layouts, steel spacing, stressing procedures, strand placement, concrete quality, steel material traceability and identification; welding procedures and workmanship, painting, and assembly; all comply with DOTD specifications.
  • Ensures proper procedures are followed when products are shipped to the job-site. Failure to follow proper shipping procedures could result in materials being broken or damaged during delivery, which would cause costly delays to the DOTD construction projects.
  • Maintains field book inspection reports, scans and indexes documents into Archive System. Performs a visual inspection of the storage area to determine acceptability (accuracy and quality of workmanship) of fabricated structural products, in order to approve payment to the Contractor for the product stored and ready to be used for DOTD projects (stockpile payment).
  • Completes any and all required training, as mandated by the Department's Structured Training Program; stays abreast of changes relevant to Department policies and procedures.
  • Assists in training lower-level technicians proper inspection procedures and techniques.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.

Compensation: This position has a Premium Pay of $2.00 per hour of every hour worked.

How To Apply

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

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

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. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account.

*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:

Gregory Coco

Fabrication Engineer

1201 Capitol Access Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

225-379-1563

greg.coco@la.gov

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: www.laworks.net/workforcedev/Irs/Irs_tech_asst_guidance.asp .

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

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