Engineer 6 DCL
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Engineer 6 DCL
Salary
$6,692.00 - $12,047.00 Monthly
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
212318
Department
Orleans Levee District
Opening Date
08/27/2025
Closing Date
9/7/2025 11:59 PM Central
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About this Job
OUR MISSION
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.
About this position
The Engineer 6 DCL within the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East's (the Authority) Engineering Department serves as Project Manager (PM) and is directly responsible for managing design projects performed by engineering consultants and general contractors working on the larger and more complex civil design and construction projects within our annual $40 million capital outlay budget. These projects include major maintenance and repair projects and new construction of levees and floodwalls, floodgates, breakwaters, drainage canals, pump stations, buildings' roadways and drainage infrastructure.
Equally as important, the Engineer 6 DCL acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) Specialist and is responsible for the communication and coordination of any issues encountered that require Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and/or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting, approvals, and input. The responsibility is specifically related to project budgets, professional engineering consultants, inspection reports, design, and construction of the larger complex projects from conception through design, bidding and award, construction and final acceptance and project closeout. The SME coordinates project schedules and priorities with employees and ensures that project design and construction tasks are accomplished in a timely and safe manner in accordance with professional standards and public bid laws. The Engineer 6 DCL provides budget and strategic planning and policy analyses, prepares engineering reports for the Director of Engineering, and maintains project tracking by using the SLFPA-E project management software.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
Demonstrating Initiative:The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
Developing Plans:The ability to prioritize tasks and competing demands to create accurate plans.
Displaying Expertise:The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Managing Budgets:The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.
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.
Solving Problems:The ability to discover solutions to problems.
Thinking Creatively:The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.
Minimum 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 master's 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 engineer's 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 www.lapels.com.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=165490) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Serves as a civil engineering technical specialist for major / complex maintenance and capital improvement projects for levees, floodgates, floodwalls, marine structures, drainage canals, roadways and campus facilities
Coordinates and recommends for approval consultant contracts and task orders to complete maintenance and repair projects as well as new construction projects
Technical preparation of plans and specifications required for maintenance and repair of civil flood defense infrastructure including levees, floodwalls, floodgates, canals, pump stations buildings and roadways
Periodically reviews and updates annual and 10-year Capital Improvement Plan budgets and schedules
Serve as a civil engineering technical resource as needed to review Levee Safety Permit documents coordinating with The US Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to ensure the safety and integrity of the Federal Flood Risk Reduction System
Support Engineering Department leadership with the formulation of policies, budgets, schedules, and projects
Stays current with all SLFPA-E policies regarding consultant and contractor project setup, documentation invoice and pay application processing, vendor setup and payment
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment: Probational Appointment
Career Progression:This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.
Work Schedule:This is a full-time position (40-hour work week); it offers a flexible work schedule.
Compensation:The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for a compressive benefits package, including participation in the state's retirement plan, health insurance, agency-paid short-term disability coverage, paid holidays, and paid annual and sick leave.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score or assessment 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.
Resumes WILL NOTbe 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
swest@floodauthority.org
(504) 286-3132
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
*** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the @type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\Retirement\System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Do you possess a current Louisiana Professional Engineer Intern Certificate issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board (LAPELS)?
Yes
No
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DIn: Rate your ability to demonstrate initiative based on our definition: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable demonstrating initiative
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to demonstrate initiative
3= I can demonstrate initiative
4= I can and help others improve their ability to demonstrate initiative
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DIn: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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MB: Rate your ability to manage budgets based on our definition: The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing budgets
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage budgets
3= I can manage budgets
4= I can manage budgets and help others improve their ability to manage budgets
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MB: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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MPr: Rate your ability to manage projects based on our definition: The ability to initiate, plan, execute, manage, and close-out all project goals within the established timeline.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing projects
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage projects
3= I can manage projects
4= I can manage projects and help others improve their ability to manage projects
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MPr: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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NA: Rate your ability to negotiate agreements based on our definition: The ability to reach a consensus when parties may have conflicting interests or perspectives.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable negotiating agreements
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to negotiate agreements
3= I can negotiate agreements
4= I can negotiate agreements and help others improve their ability to negotiate agreements
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NA: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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Do you posses a current Professional Engineer License issued by another state? If yes, please include the state, license number, original issue and expiration date. If not, please indicate "N/A"
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Do you possess a current license to practice Professional Engineering (PE), issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board (LAPELS) ?
Yes
No
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Phone
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