ENGINEER 8

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ENGINEER 8

Salary

$8,197.00 - $14,759.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CPRA- 194422

Department

GOV-Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Opening Date

05/06/2024

Closing Date

6/3/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

Position: Engineer 8

Agency: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)

Division: Operations – Baton Rouge

Office Location: 150 Terrace Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70802

CPRA may fill up to 2 positions from this posting

Responsibilities – Position 1:

• Serves as the Supervisor for three Regional Offices of CPRA.

• Manages, supervises, and coordinates the work of three regional offices of CPRA overseeing restoration and flood protection projects.

• Supports the Operations Chief on staffing, budget updates, project tasks, and implementation schedules.

• Participates in developing, reviewing, and approving major project designs.

• Supports the Operations Chief by managing various flood protection and coastal restoration infrastructure projects.

• Assists during emergency operations, flood events or hurricane and/or other disaster related issues.

• Act as a technical resource for levee districts and assist in the review of flood protection features proposed in the coastal zone.

• Consults and coordinates with federal, state, and local representatives, as well as engineering firms, to ensure adherence to contract specifications and regulatory standards in engineering and construction projects.

• Perform work in accordance with professional engineering and management principles, adhering to departmental, state, and federal rules and regulations.

• Responsible for training and staff development of Operations staff and for ensuring that the Operations staff receives adequate training.

Responsibilities – Position 2:

• Oversees and manages implementation and operation of CPRA’s diversion program.

• Responsible for integration of diversion programs and projects within the State’s coastal Master Plan.

• Responsible for the overall leadership of diversion programs/projects, work planning, change management processes, oversight of internal CPRA task or technical managers, as well as outside consultant and professional services.

• Provides overall direction of diversion management and project staff, including program/project controls, delivery, leverages lessons learned, and program/project expenditures.

• Provides oversight/direction over contracted entities, consultants, etc. for project management, engineering and design, environmental services, land services, construction, and operations and maintenance.

• Supervises Baton Rouge Operations Engineer Manager.

• Advises the Operations Chief on levee inspections, levee district coordination, and levee permitting.

• Supports the Operations Chief on staffing, budget updates, project tasks, and implementation schedules.

• Supports flood protection and coastal restoration projects while coordinating with internal and external partners.

• Serves as a multi-disciplinary resource in engineering operations, flood protection, and restoration construction.

• Responsible for training and staff development of Operations staff and for ensuring that the Operations staff receives adequate training.

The maximum salary for an Engineer 8 is $177,112 annually.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. 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.

Official transcripts will be required upon hire.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Louisiana is a State as Model Employer for individuals with disabilities.

If you have any questions, you may contact:

Rachel Dunbar, Human Resources Specialist

P.O. Box 44027

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

CPRA.HumanResources@la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering and one of the following:

1. Four years of licensed engineering experience, two years of which must have been at the supervisory level or above.

2. Eight years of professional engineering experience, two years of which must have been at the supervisory level or above.

   SUBSTITUTIONS:

   A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of the required general experience.

   A Ph.D. in engineering will substitute for two years of the required general experience.

   Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of required general experience.

   NOTE:

   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.

   NOTE:

   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.

   NOTE:

   Louisiana Professional Engineer licenses are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at www.lapels.com

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To direct a major engineering function for a state agency.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Administrator.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Administrative direction from a higher-level engineering administrator or an executive of the agency served. Alternative reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Subordinate staff typically consists of Engineers 7 and lower-level Engineers. Alternative reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by all state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Engineer 7 by the presence of responsibility for directing large-scale engineering projects or programs for a state agency.

Differs from Engineer 9 by the absence of responsibility for directing a major organizational component for a state agency with an extensive engineering mission requiring staff and resources of sizable magnitude.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

To direct an important segment of a very extensive and highly diversified engineering program for a state agency.

Directs, supervises, and monitors all planning and engineering programs (construction, maintenance, public works, traffic, and safety) and projects.

Directs port improvements, program operations, and operation of marine facilities.

Directs engineering program; prepares budget, plans annual work goals, and determines most efficient use of resources.

Establishes operating procedures.

Serves as liaison between the state agency, government agencies, police juries, and citizens.

Promotes cooperation between the state agency, other governmental agencies, and private interests.

Reviews major project design and plan-in-hand notes; makes periodic field inspections.

Supervises planners, engineers, and department managers. Recommends implementation of major construction programs.

Approves engineering designs, plans, and specifications prepared by consultants and in-house designers.

Coordinates activities with other governmental entities as necessary.

Negotiates and arbitrates critical and controversial issues with top-level engineers and officials of public/private organizations as well as with public officials of local, state and federal governments.

Prepares and administers an operating budget to provide for the most efficient use of available funds; determines staffing needs, develops performance indicators and operational plans.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 athttps://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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) 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

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  Which position are you interested in applying to?

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Both positions

  02

  Do you possess a current license to practice professional engineering in Louisiana or any other state?

• Yes

• No

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  If you answered yes to the previous question, please list your license number, state, original issue date and expiration date. If you answered no, indicate "N/A".

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State of Louisiana

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For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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