RIght of Way Permits Engineer (Engineer 6)

<div style="text-align: center"><span contenteditable="false" draggable="true" class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvi fr-draggable"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VS7gB58gALU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center">Engineer 6 – Right of Way Permits Engineer</div><div style="text-align: center">Section 24 – Road Design</div><p style="text-align: center">This position serves as the statewide technical authority for DOTD's Right-of-Way Permit and Joint Use Agreement programs, providing leadership, policy direction, and oversight for permitting activities, agreements, and program implementation.&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: center"><strong>Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center">&nbsp;<a href="http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx">http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx</a></div><p><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following:</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Two years of licensed engineering experience; or</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Six years of professional engineering experience.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of professional engineering experience.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">A doctorate degree in engineering will substitute for two years of professional engineering experience.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of professional engineering experience.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">There is no substitution for licensed engineering experience.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">NOTES:</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Engineering experience gained while licensed as a professional engineer will be accepted as licensed engineering experience.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">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.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">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.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Louisiana Professional Engineer licenses are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at www.lapels.com.</span></p>The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found <a href="https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=165530" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.<p><strong><u>Job Duties:&nbsp;</u></strong></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 3pt"><li>Manages, plans, develops, reviews, coordinates, and participates in the execution and operations of the most complex assignments in the programs, including a wide variety of permits and lease agreements.</li><li>Provides technical expertise on plan preparation, design and construction of permitted facilities on state highways.</li><li>Provides project management services for project permits involving a high degree of expertise; establishes, coordinates, facilitates, and monitors permit review teams consisting of department design engineering, real estate, construction, maintenance, and legal sections in the completion of project permits.</li><li>Advises and consults Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Chief Engineer, Attorney General Counsel, local entities, industry and others regarding the programs or individual permits and agreements.</li><li>Analyzes policies and practices for added value to the programs' goals and objectives: recommends the elimination, creation, and/or revision of policies to meet department permit needs and goals.</li><li>Serves as the Department's official expert for permits and JUAs and represents DOTO when conferring with the FHWA, State Utility Coordinating Council, and other federal, state and local governmental agencies as well as private industry representatives.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Position-Specific Details:</u></strong></p><p><strong>Appointment Type:&nbsp;</strong>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.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><strong>Compensation:&nbsp;</strong>This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $3,316.00 biweekly.&nbsp;</p><p>This position has a Premium Pay of $5.00 for all hours worked.<br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><u>How To Apply:</u></strong><strong><br>&nbsp;No Civil Service test score </strong>is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>*</strong> Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). <strong>&nbsp;</strong>Resumes <u>will not</u> be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Contact Information:</u></strong><strong><br>&nbsp;For further information about this vacancy contact:</strong><br>&nbsp; Robert M Isemann<br>&nbsp; Road Design Engineer Administrator&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; (225) 379-1398<br>&nbsp; [email protected]</p><p style="text-align: center"><em>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.</em><br>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><em>Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp"><em>https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp</em></a></p><p style="text-align: center">Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. &nbsp;</p>