Engineering Technician 1-4 [Statewide Structural Fabrication Inspector]

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance coverage

Parental leave

Public service retirement

Job summary

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is seeking an Engineering Technician to support inspection of steel, precast, and prestressed fabrication plants for bridges and infrastructure. You will verify material sampling, inspect layouts, and ensure compliance with project standards.

You will also document inspection results, assist in training junior technicians, and maintain records to support quality and safety across Louisiana projects.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required, or six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Inspects fabricated structural members to ensure compliance with DOTO standards and specifications.
• Verifies that raw materials are properly sampled, tested, approved, and traceable.
• Inspects bed layouts, steel spacing, strand placement, and stressing procedures for compliance.
• Evaluates concrete quality, welding procedures, workmanship, painting, and final assembly.
• Ensures fabricated products meet required quality, safety, and construction standards.
• Verifies proper shipping procedures to prevent damage, delays, and costly project impacts.
• Maintains accurate field book inspection reports and supporting documentation.
• Scans and indexes inspection records and documents into the Archive System.
• Inspects stored structural products for quality and accuracy to support stockpile payment approval.
• Assists in training lower-level technicians and completes required structured training and professional development.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

About This Job

At the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), we plan, build, maintain, and protect the transportation systems that connect communities, support commerce, and keep Louisiana moving. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency.

https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/

The Engineering Technician position supports higher-level technicians in performing structural fabrication inspections and are assigned to steel, precast, and prestressed fabrication plants to inspect structural members used in construction of bridges and other State infrastructure projects. These fabrication plants are located throughout Louisiana and neighboring states, with occasional assignments involving plants located elsewhere in the United States. Advancement through the Engineering Technician training series is based on required experience, completion of structured training courses, and satisfactory work performance.

The position is located in Section 40, Construction, and reports to the Engineering Technician 7.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a high school diploma or GED; OR
• Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance.

Job Duties And Other Information

Job Duties

• Inspects fabricated structural members to ensure compliance with DOTO standards and specifications.
• Verifies that raw materials are properly sampled, tested, approved, and traceable.
• Inspects bed layouts, steel spacing, strand placement, and stressing procedures for compliance.
• Evaluates concrete quality, welding procedures, workmanship, painting, and final assembly.
• Ensures fabricated products meet required quality, safety, and construction standards.
• Verifies proper shipping procedures to prevent damage, delays, and costly project impacts.
• Maintains accurate field book inspection reports and supporting documentation.
• Scans and indexes inspection records and documents into the Archive System.
• Inspects stored structural products for quality and accuracy to support stockpile payment approval.
• Assists in training lower-level technicians and completes required structured training and professional 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 receives a premium pay of $2.00/hour for hours actually worked.

Additional compensation may be considered impart with extraordinary qualifications in accordance with State Civil Service Rules and DOTD policy.

Contact Information

Gregory Coco, Fabrication Engineer

Construction, Section 40

[phone]

[e-mail]

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 to make a difference through 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.

Benefits

• 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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

• 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

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 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