Engineering Technician 1-4 (Statewide Structural Fabrication Inspector)

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Engineering Technician 1-4 (Statewide Structural Fabrication Inspector)

Salary

$2,118.00 - $3,813.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

S40/50674429/ET1-4/05.08.24-KV

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 40

Opening Date

05/08/2024

Closing Date

5/23/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

Section 40 - Construction

S40/50674429/ET1-4/05.08.24-KV

Engineering Technician 1- The starting salary is $12.22/hourly with an additional $1.00 optional pay for every hour worked.

Engineering Technician 2- Starting salary is $14.00/hourly with an additional $1.00 optional pay for every hour worked.

Engineering Technician 3 - Starting salary is $16.03/hourly

Engineering Technician 4- Starting salary is $18.35/hourly.

About this Position:

Statewide

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. Travel will be required.

To assist higher-level technicians in the performance of structural fabrication inspection in Section 40, Gang 005. Engineering Technician positions are in a training series capped at Engineering Technician 4. Engineering Technicians 1- 4 in Section 40/Gang 005 are assigned to steel, precast, and pre-stress fabrication plants where they inspect fabricated structural members used in the construction of bridges and other State infrastructure. The plants are located throughout Louisiana and neighboring states. On occasion, the DOTD may produce materials from plants located nationwide. Technicians are assigned to various plants as needed. The required minimum number of years of experience, completion of required structured training courses, as well as satisfactory work performance, is required for incumbents to progress through the training series. For more information about the minimum qualifications for each level in the series, please review the Civil Service Job Specifications. For more information about structured training requirements, please review the Department's Structured Training Policy (PPM #59).

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.

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

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

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Engineering Technician 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

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.

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.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a high school diploma or GED.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance will substitute for the high school diploma or GED.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To participate in on-the-job training to learn basic, routine sub professional engineering tasks, as defined in the Examples Of Work Section.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from an Engineering Technician 5, 6, 7, a professional engineer or manager of the agency served.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from higher level engineering technicians by the focus on learning basic methods, techniques and procedures and by the presence of detailed instructions and close supervision.

Examples of Work

60% 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. It is the incumbent's responsibility to ensure that these products meet all Department standards. Incumbent also assists in training lower-level technicians to perform inspections.

10% 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.

10% 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).

10% 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.

5% Assists in training lower-level technicians proper inspection procedures and techniques.

5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary, including but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

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 athttps://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.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) 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

  01

  Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  03

  Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes

• No

  04

  If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

  05

  To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

  06

  What are your career interests?

  07

  Do you possess a High School diploma or GED equivalency?

• Yes

• No

  Required Question

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State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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