Engineer 8
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- About this position:
The Engineer 8 reports to the SLFPA-E Director of Engineering and is responsible for the administration of engineering plans and programs including engineering construction surveying and permitting activities of SLFPA-E. This position provides planning services per the agencys Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) for emergency response to storm river or tidal events threatening the parishes protected by SLFPA-E. The incumbent of this position exercises direct supervision over the Engineer 7 and the managers of engineering design engineering contracts engineering project management and permits. The Engineer 8 will have indirect administrative supervision over the engineers within the Engineering Department as well as surveying and levee inspections personnel. These direct and indirect responsibilities comprise of a workforce of 12 employees with a total annual operating budget exceeding $1.9 million not including state and federal grants. SLFPA-Es primary mission is flood protection control for Orleans St. Bernard and Jefferson (East Bank) parishes. This entails extensive design engineering and construction for the maintenance of flood control and land reclamation. In addition the SLFPA-E designs constructs and maintains earthen levees floodwalls floodgates valves and complex marine closure structures as well as maintenance facilities. These improvements are included in the conceptual planning of the SLFPA-E for installations throughout the region. This extensive engineering mission requires sophisticated management administration and direction of high-level staff engineers and up to a dozen engineering consulting firms (with total staffing of approximately sixty civil electrical geographical mechanical and environmental engineers) to define long range requirements project conceptual plans and determine highly technical final plans and specifications. This requirement includes financial projections and construction budgeting. In addition current and future construction projects require the close coordination of numerous large engineering and construction firms. Among the major capital construction long range special levee improvement projects are the following: seawall erosion control levee floodwall floodgate and valve repair outfall canal erosion control Lake Pontchartrain Foreshore erosion control levee lifts levee recertification for NF I P pump station maintenance and drainage canal maintenance and repair. The total projected revenue of special levee improvement projects through fiscal year 2024 is approximately $45 million.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:- Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
- Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent honest and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
- Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
- Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
- Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
- Driving Vision and Purpose: The ability to consistently communicate a compelling picture of the vision and purpose of the organization.
- Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules and all applicable federal and state laws.
- Leading Effective Teams:The ability to guide and motivate a team to create plan for and achieve goals.
- Making Accurate Judgments:The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
- Managing Projects:The ability to initiate plan execute manage and close-out all project goals within the established timeline.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following which must include two years of experience at the supervisory level or above:
Four years of licensed engineering experience; or
Eight years of professional engineering experience.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:
A masters 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 engineers 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 .Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
50% Serve as a senior manager and administrator for the Engineering Department by exercising direct supervision over the Engineer 7 Engineer 6 and Engineer 6 DCL and a Special Assistant. This includes direct supervision of three senior engineers and one senior inspector and indirect supervision of three additional engineers and three inspectors. The incumbent proposes revisions to department rules regulations and procedures to meet changes in law or policy. Prepares PES forms as required for supervisors.
20% Formulates current and long-range programs for maintenance and construction of the regional flood control systems for the entire perimeter of the Orleans St. Bernard and Jefferson (East Bank) parishes and oversees inspection reports for CPRA quarterly requirement and for the United States Corps of Engineers (USACE) semi-annual report requirements. Directs supervises and monitors all planning and engineering project management (construction maintenance public works traffic and safety). Prepares and recommends state capital outlay funding requests for SLFPA-E projects.
10% Approves engineering designs plans and specifications prepared by consultants and staff designers. Makes periodic field inspections. Maintains records and prepares required reports/correspondence relative to engineering activities. Prepares monthly Planning/Engineering and Construction Activity Report for the Engineering and Operations Staff Meetings along with backup materials.
5% Confers coordinates and meets with United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other agencies or parties who may be affected by projects. Meets with government officials private industry individuals professionals and citizens to promote cooperation between the levee districts government agencies and private interests. Prepares and coordinates Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) claims from weather events.
5%Selects and assigns staff: identifying staff development needs and arranging for any necessary training. Coordinates work by scheduling assignments and directing the work of subordinates. Supervises subordinates reviewing and evaluating work and providing guidance when needed. Conduct staff meetings and conferences with subordinates to discuss operating problems organization budgeting matters personnel matters technical programs and the status of programs and projects. Develops and monitors budget recommendations for capital outlay personnel services equipment and materials determining the most efficient and cost-effective use of manpower and other resources.
5%Oversees environmental compliance and training to adhere to DEQ regulations and Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB) MS4 (DEQ permit) storm water co-permittee requirements.
5% Reviews and approves construction plans for permits along the Mississippi River and all hurricane levees.
Position-Specific Details:
Requirements: The incumbent performs any and all other duties or projects as needed or assigned in support of the agencys mission. The incumbent must possess and maintain a Louisiana license to practice professional engineering. In addition the incumbent must have a minimum of seven years of experience in the supervision of professionals in Engineering Administration including the planning design construction or maintenance of levees and other flood control structures public works airports marinas or related areas.
NOTE:In emergency situations (e.g. hurricanes high winds and/or tides conditions conducive to flooding or other warranting conditions) the incumbent is on-call and shall report for duty if so required. In such cases the incumbent shall remain on duty until such emergency conditions subside or until released from duty by the proper authority
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 theApply 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.
*ResumesWILL 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:
Shannon West
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East
Employment Type
Full Time
