Engineer 6-DCL (Highway/Rail Construction Engineer)
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Engineer 6-DCL (Highway/Rail Construction Engineer)
Salary
$7,184.67 - $12,047.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
24/50693083/DCLHRC/03.04.26-BH
Department
DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division
Section 24
Opening Date
03/04/2026
Closing Date
3/11/2026 11:59 PM Central
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About this Job
Section 24 - Road Design
24/50693083/E6DCLHRCE/03.04.26-BH
About this Position:
This Engineer 6-DCL position functions as the Highway/Rail Construction Engineer responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day project management of projects in the Railroad Grade Separation Program as well as reviewing and delivering railroad construction and highway/rail safety projects that involve roadway construction. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring on-time, on budget delivery of assigned projects within the approved scope. Provides frequent coordination/consultation with Railroad Companies' Personnel, Entities, Federal, State, and Local Officials, and DOTD personnel on projects. This position also manages consultant service contracts and oversees/consults on large construction contracts.
This position is in a Dual Career Ladder (DCL) and requires applicants to meet supplemental qualifications in addition to the minimum qualifications. The Supplemental Qualifications are as follows:
Two years of licensed engineering experience in the design and/or construction of railroads, traffic engineering, geometric engineering, or the review and/or oversight of railroad construction, railroad crossing, or railroad safety projects; OR
Four years of professional engineering experience in the design and/or construction of railroads, traffic engineering, geometric engineering, or the review and/or oversight of railroad construction, railroad crossing, or railroad safety projects.
Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx
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:
Responsible for coordination of highway/railroad agreements, permits, right-of-entry, etc. due to construction of highway, bridges, airports, and various other projects.
Manages consultant contracts, including developing scope of services and man-hours, reviewing, approving, and processing invoices, and evaluates performance.
Advises municipalities in the process of coordinating and delivering railroad agreements/permits.
Performs plan development duties consisting of the review, handling and coordination of construction plans, and determines project schedules based on approved priorities. Determines if project scopes meet requirements of program and directs project managers accordingly.
Coordinates the work of DOTD staff from multiple disciplines assigned to the projects including Road Design, Bridge Design, Geotechnical Design, Environmental, Real Estate, Railway Companies, Districts and Utilities.
Advises DOTD administrators, managers, and stakeholders such as citizens, legislators, railroad company representatives, FHWA, FRA, and resource agencies throughout the project life cycle on issues regarding negotiations and project development.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.
Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $3,316.00 biweekly.
This position has a Premium Pay of $4.00 for all hours worked.
Supplemental Qualification(s):
Two years of licensed engineering experience in the design and/or construction of railroads, traffic engineering, geometric engineering, or the review and/or oversight of railroad construction, railroad crossing, or railroad safety projects; OR
Four years of professional engineering experience in the design and/or construction of railroads, traffic engineering, geometric engineering, or the review and/or oversight of railroad construction, railroad crossing, or railroad safety projects.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test scoreis 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 notbe 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:
Robert M Iseman
Road Design Engineer Administrator
(225) 379-1395
Robert.Isemann@la.gov
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: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp
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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Are you a probational LADOTD employee?
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Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?
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If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "N/A".
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To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LaDOTD. Please @type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?
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Do you possess a current license to practice professional engineering in Louisiana or any other state?
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please list your license number, original issue date and expiration date. If you answered no, indicate "N/A".
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Phone
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