Engineer 7

Our mission is to ensure the physical and operational integrity of the regional flood risk management system in southeastern Louisiana as a defense against floods and storm surge from hurricanes. We accomplish this mission by working with local regional state and federal partners to plan design construct operate and maintain projects that will reduce the probability and risk of flooding for the residents and businesses within our jurisdiction.

• Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
• Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Demonstrating Persistence:The ability to achieve goals by overcoming adversity.
• Influencing Others:The ability to have an intentional effect on aligning stakeholder opinions and behaviors with the goals of the organization.
• 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.
• Negotiating Agreements:The ability to reach a consensus when parties may have conflicting interests or perspectives.
• Pursuing Professional Development:A personal commitment to take advantage of opportunities to increase your professional knowledge skills and abilities.
• Thinking Creatively:The ability to generate ideas manipulate ideas and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.
• Training Others:The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance.

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following:

Three years of licensed engineering experience; or

Seven 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 .

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Serves as Engineering Department Lead for the planning design and construction administration of major/complex maintenance and capital improvement projects including levees floodgates floodwalls marine structures and campus facilities.Responsible for overseeing the development of project scopes project and plan development schedules and ensuring projects are designed and delivered within the allotted budget.
• Manages consultant contracts by developing project scopes negotiation of man hours and fees establishing contract time requirements monitoring progress for work quality and quantity reviewing acceptability of plans and approving invoices for payment.
• Supervises subordinates plans assignments and regularly reviews work in progress and upon completion to ensure that performance adheres to instructions and is performed timely and in accordance with accepted standards and practices. Counsels subordinates regarding deficiencies in performance or behavior and suggest methods of improvement.
• Administrates the technical review and approval of all permit applications received and coordinates with USACE CPRA Permit Applicants their design consultants and contractors to ensure the safety and integrity of the Federal Flood Protection System. Serves as a liaison and main Point of Contact between applicants requesting emergency work approvals and USACE and CPRA.

Note:In emergency situations (hurricanes high winds and/or tides conditions conductive to flooding or other warranting conditions) the incumbent is on-call and shall report for duty if such cases the incumbent shall remain on duty until emergency conditions subside or until released from duty by the appropriate authority.