Engineer 6

Salary $6,692.00 - $12,047.00 Monthly Location Monroe, LA Job Type Promotion Job Number 5/50694841/E6/4/14/2026-CN Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 5- Monroe Opening Date 04/14/2026 Closing Date 4/21/2026 11:59 PM Central About this Job 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 This is a promotional opportunity for current, permanent employees of DOTD. The overall function of this position is to apply scholastic theory and professional engineering skills to traffic engineering involving standard procedures and practices in the field and office. This position is located in the Traffic Operations Section of District 05/U002 of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to the District Traffic Operations Engineer/Engineer 7 DOTD. Applicants who possess the following experience and/or knowledge are encouraged to apply: Familiarity with the Department's EDSM's, especially those related to traffic operation issues, the Department's Traffic Engineering Manual, the Department's Access Connections Policy, the Department's Traffic Impact Policy, the Department's Traffic Signal Design Manual, the Department's Pavement Marking Details, the Department's Traffic Control Details for Work Zones, and various other Department policies. Familiarity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the Highway Capacity Manual, the Highway Safety Manual, the ITE Trip Generation Manual, the ITE Traffic Engineering Manual, the

AASHTO 'A

Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets', the AASHTO 'Roadside Design Guide', the

Louisiana Revised Statutes:

Title 32 'Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations', and various other professional publications. Proficiency with the following computer programs: Syncho, Sidra, Vissim, Microstation, Powerpoint, Word, and Excel. 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 and Other Information Job Duties:

The job duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: Supervises Engineers and Engineer Technicians who perform traffic engineering studies and write traffic engineering reports in response to requests from the general public, public officials, and internally within the department. Reviews the District's traffic engineering studies and reports. Provides guidance for subordinates in their reviews of consultants, city/parish engineers, and district and headquarter engineer's submittals and reviews subordinate's comments prior to official district response. Determine which projects require Road Safety Assessments (RSA's), conduct RSA's, and determine and make safety improvement recommendations during the RSA process. Ensure the RSA process and report are meeting current LADOTD and FHWA requirements and guidelines. Perform studies and Stage O's in coordination with HQ Traffic Safety section. Review, participate and follow up with the Stage 0 and Stage 1 process for all projects within the District for safety and operations. Conduct studies and retimes the state maintained signals in the district for optimum efficiency. Determine Transportation Management Plan (TMP) level required for projects within the District. Provide detour analysis, queue analysis, existing and detoured signal analysis, and safety analysis

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:

Promotional 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. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact: Natalie Sistrunk Engineer 7 318-342-0105 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