What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENGINEER 6-DCL (Highway Safety Engineer) position at State of Louisiana?
- Willing to learn data driven safety approach for identifying and prioritizing safety improvements and educate others on these concepts.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are needed.
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.
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following:
Two years of licensed engineering experience in traffic engineering, highway safety, or transportation planning; OR
Six years of professional engineering experience in traffic engineering, highway safety, or transportation.
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties:- Serves as the highway safety expert for Stage O studies, local road safety plans, data driven safety analysis, traffic safety records, tort reduction, and safety project management to the DOTD Highway Safety Administrator.
- Reviews and provides assistance for Stage O and highway safety studies to ensure safety analysis is performed properly and engineering studies reach appropriate conclusions and safety countermeasures.
- Provides extremely complex and sensitive expert advice to the Department's Legal Section, Office of Risk Management, Attorney General's Office, Contract Attorney's, and the US Department of Justice in preparing defenses for lawsuits affecting the Department.
- Participates in specialized training courses on driven safety analyses, complete streets, crash investigation/reconstruction and identification/treatment of high potential for safety improvement locations with the goal of spreading knowledge to safety stakeholders statewide, including DOTD, MPOs, local agencies.
- Interprets national standards, practices, and policies regarding highway safety planning and programming, data driven safety analysis using the Highway Safety Manual, traffic safety records, and the HSIP implementation.
- Manages contracts with engineering consultants and universities for studies involving highway safety analysis, traffic safety records, and ensures compliance with contractual provisions and administrative policies; approves invoices for payment.
Because these positions require specialized areas of knowledge, supplemental qualification requirements are established for each position. The Supplemental Qualifications for this vacancy are as follows:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following:
Two years of licensed engineering experience in traffic engineering, highway safety, or transportation planning; OR
Six years of professional engineering experience in traffic engineering, highway safety, or transportation.
Position-Specific Details:
Compensation: There is a biweekly Special Entry Rate of $3316.00 for this position. The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment; a promotion; or by detail to special duty.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is 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.
* 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:
Laura M. Riggs, P.E., MTSA
Highway Safety Assistant Administrator
Laura.Riggs@la.gov
225-379-1143
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.
Salary : $6,692 - $12,047