Engineering Technician 1-5

Grambling State University; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium pay $2.00 per hour

Job summary

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s Louisiana Transportation Research Center seeks an Engineering Technician 1-5 to support the Concrete Research Unit. You will work under supervision to conduct lab and field tests and assist engineers in solving complex geotechnical problems.

Responsibilities include data collection, analysis, and reporting, with opportunities for career progression within the Engineering Technician series and a premium pay component.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent.
• Experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance (six months).

Responsibilities

• Assists the Engineer 6 and Engineering Technician Consultant in the development and conduct of research activities.
• Develops and conducts work plans and executes the research program to accomplish all research tasks.
• Collects and analyzes data in geotechnical research using cone penetrometer, geogauge, and related equipment.
• Uses independent judgement in laboratory and field data collection.
• Delivers analysis of data ready for reporting or presentation.
• Evaluates new concepts and procedures through hands-on interaction with materials and personnel.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Cone penetrometer

Geogauge

Load compression tester

Electric cone penetrometer

Electrical density gauge

Field inclinometer

Job description

19/50601733/ET1-5/10.15.26-SC

Engineering Technician 1 - 5

Section 19 - Louisiana Transportation Research Center

For over 30 years, the staff of Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) has strived to merge resources of state government and universities to help identify, develop, and implement new technology to improve the state's transportation system.

Since its creation by the legislature in 1986, LTRC has grown to national prominence through its efforts to improve transportation systems in Louisiana. The center conducts short-term and long-term research and provides technology assistance, engineering training and continuing education, technology transfer, and problem-solving services to DOTD and others in the transportation community. LTRC's goal is to merge the resources of state government and universities to identify, develop, and implement new technology to improve the state's transportation system.

About this Position:

Under the supervision of the Engineer Supervisor team or Engineer Technician Consultant, this position is responsible for conducting the unit's laboratory and field research program in response to DOTD's objectives and in response to problems of extraordinary difficulty by serving as lead worker for the Concrete Research Unit of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center. This program encompasses a full spectrum of transportation technology and operations incorporating widely diverse infrastructure areas ranging from geosynthetics, geologic engineering, geotechnical field instrumentation, in-situ soil exploration, nuclear non-destructive testing, piling and embankment design, to pavement base material and subgrade design.

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

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.

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

Job Duties:

• Assists the Engineer 6 and Engineering Technician Consultant in the development and conduct of research activities.
• Develops and conducts work plans and executes the research program to accomplish all research tasks and formal studies in response to complex engineering problems.
• Collects and analyzes data in the geotechnical related research area involving the use of cone penetrometer, geogauge, load compression tester, electric cone penetrometer electrical density gauge and field inclinometer.
• Uses independent judgement based on experience and knowledge in the unit’s area of responsibility in the laboratory and field collection of data.
• Delivers analysis of data in completed format ready for reporting or presentation.
• With broad supervision from the Engineering Technician Consultants, evaluates new concepts and procedures through hands on interaction with various materials and personnel including engineers and academics.

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); Job Appointment, or by detail to special duty.

Career Progression: This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG). Depending on the selected candidate's prior experience, this position may be filled as either an Engineering Technician 1, Engineering Technician 2, Engineering Technician 3, Engineering Technician 4, or Engineering Technician 5.

Compensation: This position is eligible for premium pay of $2.00 per hour worked.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Theresa Rankin

Administrative Program Specialist C

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

Louisiana Transportation Research Center Section 19 Research and Section 33 Training

4101 Gourrier Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Office: 225-767-9121 |[e-mail]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

"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."

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