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Job Description
Engineer 7, DOTD Materials Research Administrator DOTD-Engineering & Operations Baton Rouge, LA Job Details $7,543.47 - $12,891.00 a month 1 day ago Benefits Paid holidays Parental leave Qualifications Strategic goal setting Strategic management Structural engineering practices Program management Materials engineering within construction Doctoral degree Finance Doctoral degree in engineering Program development Engineering Court testimony Expert witness consultation Key Performance Indicators Managing budgets in a finance role Technology management Engineering research Transportation engineering Facility management Budget management in education 1 year Research budget management Transportation infrastructure projects Materials science Senior level Master's degree in engineering Research and development project management Professional Engineer Research & development Staffing management Negotiation Full Job Description Salary $7,543.47 - $12,891.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Promotion Job Number 19/155676/Eng7/06.11.26-MV Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division Section 19 Opening Date 06/12/2026 Closing Date 6/26/2026 11:59 PM Central About this Job 19/155676/Eng7/06.11.26-MV - Engineer 7, DOTD Materials Research Administrator 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:
This position directs a highly diverse, extensive and critically important in-house and contract research program in response to DOTD overall objectives and in response to problems of extraordinary difficulty by administering and providing professional engineering direction to the Materials Research Program of the LTRC's Research and Development Section. This program encompasses a full spectrum of transportation technology and operations incorporating widely diverse infrastructure areas ranging from asphalt cement, asphalt concrete, Portland cement, Portland cement concrete, structural materials, maintenance and construction practices, and management of structures research. The incumbent makes authoritative decisions and recommendations that impact the extensive department engineering activities. This position is open to only current permanent classified DOTD employees. 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/ Minimum Qualifications Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following: Three years of licensed engineering experience; or Seven 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 and Other Information Job Duties:
Plans, develops and administers the materials and structures research programs. LTRC, with a staff of 15 engineers, professors, technicians and students, establishes, develops, produces and executes authoritative and far-reaching engineering programs which impacts diverse engineering activities of the state's transportation system. Advises and provides leadership to directorate, division and office chief levels on development of new technologies and programs, and implementation of research findings to improve the effectiveness of department policies, specifications, procedures and operations; recommends plan changes to the chief engineer to incorporate new technologies and materials or to implement research findings; negotiates and arbitrates critical and controversial issues with top level engineers and officials of public/private transportation industry and organizations. Serves as expert witness in wide array of technical areas supported by the group's research program. As budget authority for the Materials Group, prepares and recommends the group's operating budget, personnel matters, and staffing needs; prepares and directs group operating and strategic plans, and develops and measures performance indicators with the overall scope of the total LTRC program. The incumbent also administers the materials related activities of an engineering research facility, the $1.2 million Engineering Materials Characterization Research Facility (EMCRF), located at LTRC.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type:
Promotional, open only to current permanent classified employees of LA DOTD. May also be filled by Detail to Special Duty.
Compensation:
This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $$3,481.60 biweekly.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. 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). Resumes will not be 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: Theresa Rankin Administrative Program Specialist C Louisiana Transportation Research Center Section 19 Research and Section 33 Training 4101 Gourrier Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Office:
225-767-9121 | 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 is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. 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 More information can be found at https://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 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
