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Pavement Management Engineer (Engineer 6)

State Of Louisiana


Job Location:

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: m 7184 - 12047
Posted: 17 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 14 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About this Job



Section 21 - Data Collection
21//E6/7.19.26-SC

About This Position:
This position serves as Louisianas statewide expert in matters pertaining to pavement management. This involves developing implementing maintaining monitoring and revising (as necessary) a comprehensive critical and complex system for maintaining and improving pavement conditions at the network level. This management system is a statewide program which encompasses over 16000 centerline miles of State Highway System.


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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 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 and Other Information

Job Duties:

  • Conducts analyses and prepares reports on current pavement conditions and predicts future pavement conditions using index deterioration models.
  • Provides technical expertise for pavement distress data collection consultant contracts.
  • Designs and updates computerized pavement deterioration models life cycle costing models and benefit/cost models to use in the Pavement Management analysis software (dTims).
  • Assists in managing pavement distress data collection.
  • Continually acquires highly specialized training in the field of pavement management by attending conferences/workshops and by annual participation in user groups sponsors by the developer of the multi-year prioritization procedure.
Position-Specific Details:
Compensation: 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.

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment; a promotion; or by detail to special duty.

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). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:

Jason Lacombe Engineer 7
1201 Capitol Access Rd.
Baton Rouge LA 70802



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.

Required Experience:

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