Right of Way Permits Engineer (Engineer 6)

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance Coverage

Parental Leave

Holidays and Leave

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) seeks an Engineer 6 – Right of Way Permits Engineer to lead statewide permitting programs for rights-of-way and Joint Use Agreements. The role provides policy direction, technical leadership, and program oversight across permits and agreements with cross-functional collaboration.

The incumbent will serve as the department’s official expert for permits and JUAs, coordinating with FHWA and other agencies, and will engage with state and

Qualifications

• Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering.
• Two years of licensed engineering experience; or six years of professional engineering experience.
• Master’s degree substitutes for one year of experience; Doctorate substitutes for two years.

Responsibilities

• Manages, plans, develops, reviews, coordinates, and participates in the execution of complex permit programs and lease agreements.
• Provides technical expertise on plan preparation, design and construction of permitted facilities on state highways.
• Coordinates permit review teams across design, real estate, construction, maintenance, and legal sections.

Skills

Professional Engineer License

Licensed engineering experience

Professional engineering experience

Job description

About This Job

24/50539953/E6ROWE/9.11.26-BH

Engineer 6 – Right of Way Permits Engineer

Section 24 – Road Design

This position serves as the statewide technical authority for DOTD's Right-of-Way Permit and Joint Use Agreement programs, providing leadership, policy direction, and oversight for permitting activities, agreements, and program implementation.

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 found here.

Job Duties

• Manages, plans, develops, reviews, coordinates, and participates in the execution and operations of the most complex assignments in the programs, including a wide variety of permits and lease agreements.
• Provides technical expertise on plan preparation, design and construction of permitted facilities on state highways.
• Provides project management services for project permits involving a high degree of expertise; establishes, coordinates, facilitates, and monitors permit review teams consisting of department design engineering, real estate, construction, maintenance, and legal sections in the completion of project permits.
• Advises and consults Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Chief Engineer, Attorney General Counsel, local entities, industry and others regarding the programs or individual permits and agreements.
• Analyzes policies and practices for added value to the programs' goals and objectives: recommends the elimination, creation, and/or revision of policies to meet department permit needs and goals.
• Serves as the Department's official expert for permits and JUAs and represents DOTO when conferring with the FHWA, State Utility Coordinating Council, and other federal, state and local governmental agencies as well as private industry representatives.

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 $4,324.80 biweekly. ($54.06/hr)

This position has a Premium Pay of $5.00 for all hours worked.

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Robert M Isemann

Road Design Engineer Administrator

[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.

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

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

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

• 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