Pavement Management Engineer (Engineer 6)

About This Job

This position serves as Louisiana's statewide expert in matters pertaining to pavement management. This involves developing, implementing, maintaining, monitoring and revising (as necessary) a comprehensive critical and complex system for maintaining and improving pavement conditions at the network level. This management system is a statewide program which encompasses over 16,000 centerline miles of State Highway System.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following:
  • Two years of licensed engineering experience;
  • 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.
• No substitution for licensed engineering experience.
• 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.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

Conducts analyses and prepares reports on current pavement conditions and predicts future pavement conditions using index deterioration models. Provides technical expertise for pavement distress data collection consultant contracts. Designs and updates computerized pavement deterioration models, life cycle costing models and benefit/cost models to use in the Pavement Management analysis software (dTims). Assists in managing pavement distress data collection. Continually acquires highly specialized training in the field of pavement management by attending conferences/workshops and by annual participation in "user" groups' sponsors by the developer of the "multi-year prioritization" procedure.

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

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:

Jason Lacombe, Engineer
7 1201 Capitol Access Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 379-1436
Jason.Lacombe@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.