Engineer 6 DCL (Electrical Consultant Expert) - Bridge Design Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5034079) Apply  Engineer 6 DCL (Electrical Consultant Expert) - Bridge Design Salary $7,184.66 - $12,047.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 25/50684941/E6DCL/08.06.25-MV Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division Section 25 Opening Date 08/06/2025 Closing Date 8/16/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job             Section 25 – Bridge Design 25/50684941/E6DCL/08.06.25-MV At DOTD, our mission is to innovatively develop and sustain safe and reliable infrastructure comprising highways, multimodal transportation assets, micro-mobility systems, and public works. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity. About this position: This Engineer 6 DCL (Electrical Consultant Expert)works very closely with the Consultant Contract Services Unit, the Mechanical and Structural Design Unit, and other critical departmental units during the development of electrical consultant contracts to assist with developing electrical IDIQ contracts, task orders and supplements, and transmitting invoices for payment; staying up-to-date with the electrical unit consultant contract service procedures; coordinating the electrical, mechanical, and structural designs and other departmental units to properly develop consultant contracts for electrical tasks; and overseeing the electrical portion of consultant designed projects to ensure Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC). This technical design expertise is highly specialized and vital to maintaining electrical IDIQs, task orders and supplements for the design of electrical systems for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and facilities electrical. This expertise will be utilized on a continuous basis by the Bridge Design Section. In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, prospective candidates must also meet the following supplemental qualifications: 1. Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering in the discipline of Electrical Engineering. 2. At least two (2) years of professional experience in consultant contract development and management for the design of electrical systems for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and building facilities. 3. At least three (3) years of professional engineering experience in for the design of electrical systems for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and building facilities. 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 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. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=165490) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Function as the statewide expert consultant and researcher on high level design and construction projects, complex movable bridge electrical, roadway lighting, and facilities design and consultant contracts for electrical design services. + Serve as a DOTD project manager or bridge task manager to manage work efforts and fulfill contracted services. + Provide engineering expertise for critical statewide programs such as the Federal Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Preventative Bridge Maintenance Program, the Federal Interstate Lighting Program, and State Facilities Maintenance funding. + Provide Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QA/QC) for electrical design projects developed by other section engineers. + Prepare complex bridge plans and specifications using electrical detailing and plan preparation experience with movable bridge plans, control electrical schematics, control logic, electrical details, luminaire pole layout, conduit and conductor interconnect, highway safety details, project construction phasing, etc. + Manage the electrical and illumination components of unique bridge and road rehabilitation or repair projects that include bridge and road widening, bridge re-decking, and of new bridge and road construction, etc. + Function as a lead designer and team leader for the design of complex electrical power, control, and illumination systems for movable bridges, roadways, rest areas, buildings, tunnels, pumping stations, and other transportation facilities. + Serve as project manager for projects that are primarily electrical in nature and provide project management and task management for assigned consultant projects ensuring that all projects and tasks are completed within scope, schedule and budget requirements, and at the highest quality. 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 is eligible for premium pay of $4.00 for all hours. * 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. 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. 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. * Required License for Engineer 6-DCL: Professional Engineer License in the state of Louisiana. If selected, applicants with engineering licenses in other states will be required to attain a Louisiana engineering license prior to the date of hire. For further information about this vacancy contact: Mark Bucci, P.E. Bridge Design Engineer Administrator Bridge & Structural Design Section Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Pages/default.aspx) Phone: (225) 379-1076 Email:mark.bucci@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 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 Do you possess a current Louisiana Professional Engineer License issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board (LAPELS)? + Yes + No 07 Do you have two (2) or more years of professional experience in consultant contract development and management for the design of electrical systems for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and building facilities? + Yes + No 08 If you answered YES to the question above briefly describe that experience and where you gained it. All experience must be clearly documented in your application. If you answered NO, enter NA. 09 Do you have three (3) or more years of professional engineering experience in for the design of electrical systems for movable bridges, roadway lighting, and building facilities? + Yes + No 10 If you answered YES to the question above briefly describe that experience and where you gained it. All experience must be clearly documented in your application. If you answered NO, enter NA. 11 Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering in the discipline of Electrical Engineering? + Yes + No Required Question Employer 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email