Engineer Intern Applicant – Engineer 5 (Electrical Engineer-Bridge Design)

• Reviews electrical shop drawings and equipment submittals for assigned projects.
• Provides district Project Engineers/Inspectors with engineering support during construction. Consists of responding to electrical related RFIs from the Contractor answering e-mail/telephone questions from the Project Engineer/Inspector developing acceptable fixes to construction or plan errors as requested by the Project Engineer and reviewing all electrical design changes requested by the Contractor during construction.
• Performs shop inspections of fabricated electrical equipment prior to shipment of equipment to the field.
• Performs periodic field inspections of electrical systems during construction to ensure that all electrical equipment has been purchased/fabricated and installed in accordance with the plans and specifications.
• Assists the Contractor with the final setup and adjustment of all electrical systems to ensure that they are functioning properly prior to the Departments acceptance of the project.

• Serves as Project Manager for projects that are primarily electrical in nature such as a roadway lighting project. Work may include execution of a consultant task order to design and develop contract documents coordination of the development of all contract documents maintaining the project schedule etc.
• Develops the electrical scope of work contract time and design criteria for consultant contracts/task orders to design/rehabilitate statewide movable bridges roadway lighting and building facilities.
• Reviews the electrical portion of construction documents prepared by a consultant to insure they meet the requirements of the consultant contract.
• Rates the Consultants performance on the electrical portion of the consultant contract.

Miscellaneous Duties:

• Emergency Inspection and Repairs: Assists the Bridge & Facility Maintenance Section (51) and District Maintenance Units with field inspections of movable bridges roadway lighting and building facilities that have had failures of their electrical systems. Services may include assessment of the failure/damage recommendations as to whether the damaged electrical system should continue to operate recommendations for repairs and/or preparation of construction documents to effect repairs.
• Damage Assessment Teams: If a Major Disaster or an Emergency has been declared incumbent will participate on an inspection team to assess the damage to movable bridges roadway lighting and building facilities and prepare federal Detailed Damage Inspection Reports (DDIRs) to facilitate federal reimbursement of costs associated with repairing the structures.
• Structured/CPD Training: Completes and maintains all structured training required by the Department and all continuing professional development training required to maintain and renew their professional engineering license.
• Training of Department Personnel: Trains and instructs subordinates in the design of electrical systems for movable bridges/roadway lighting/building facilities and the laws codes and regulations governing their design. Trains and instructs subordinates on all Department procedures involved in plan development contract letting and construction.
• Office Tasks: Performs office tasks as directed by their supervisor such as reviewing time sheets updating project lists scheduling employee training securing rental vehicles for field inspections scanning documents etc.

Position-Specific Details:

Upcoming Graduates:Applications will be accepted from applicants who are within 90 days of graduation. The offer of employment will be contingent upon verification and confirmation that the applicant has received a qualifying degree. If selected the applicant will be eligible to begin work the day after graduation. The selected candidate will be required to submit an official transcript confirming graduation within 60 days of hire. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application.

Appointment Type: This position may be filled by Probational Promotional or Job Appointment or Detail to Special Duty.The Engineer Intern Applicant position can only be filled as a temporary Job Appointment. A job appointment is a temporary appointment that may last up to 24 months. This position may be converted to a probational appointment once the employee passes the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Engineer Intern Applicant Engineer Intern 1 or 2 or an Engineer 3 4 or 5. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected.

Compensation: The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

Special Entrance rates have been established as follows:
Engineer Intern 1 $2115.20
Engineer Intern 2 $2263.20
Engineer 3 $2671.20
Engineer 4 $2952.00
Engineer 5 $3158.40

Required certification for applicants interested in qualifying for Engineer Intern 1 or 2: Engineer Intern Certificate in the state of Louisiana.

Required License for applicants interested in qualifying for Engineer 3 4 or 5: Professional Engineer License in the state of Louisiana. Applications will be accepted from persons licensed to practice professional engineering in states other than Louisiana. If selected for the position they will be required to obtain a Louisiana license prior to appointment.

Incumbent may be required to use a state vehicle for statewide travel climb tall bridge towers lift heavy items (equipment covers) and occasionally work in extreme weather conditions such as rain cold or heat.

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 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.