Salary : $7,184.67 - $12,047.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 19/50562734/ENG6/10.09.26/SC
Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division: Section 19
Opening Date: 10/12/2026
Closing Date: 10/26/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this JobEngineer 6Section 19 - Research (LTRC)19/50562734/ENG6/10.09.26/SCAt DOTD, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.
ln a supervisory capacity under the direction of the Materials Research Administrator, this position independently plans, develops, coordinates and directs a 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 providing expert professional engineering direction to the Asphalt Research Unit of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center's Research and Development Section. This program encompasses a full spectrum of transportation technology and operations incorporating widely diverse infrastructure areas ranging from bituminous materials, flexible pavement properties, asphalt mix design, flexible pavement systems, flexible pavement forensic analysis, and sustainable pavement materials. The incumbent makes independent decisions and recommendations that impact extensive department engineering activities
Minimum QualificationsPossession 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.
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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 ;br>
Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other InformationJob Duties:- Supervise, coordinate, and review the work of engineers, professional staff, and technicians within the Asphalt Research Unit.
- Oversee unit operations, including staffing, work assignments, schedules, training, resource allocation, and budget development.
- Direct the development and implementation of in-house research programs focused on asphalt materials, pavement performance, and transportation engineering.
- Develop research proposals, identify transportation-related problems, conduct studies, and communicate findings through technical reports, publications, and presentations.
- Manage contract research projects, including requests for proposals, technical reviews, contract compliance, and evaluation of research results.
- Provide advanced engineering guidance and technical assistance to DOTD officials, external partners, and other stakeholders on complex or specialized transportation issues.
- Develop engineering specifications, special provisions, policies, procedures, and technical memoranda to improve department operations and pavement performance.
- Lead technology transfer and implementation initiatives, including workshops, seminars, training sessions, and demonstrations to apply research findings to department practices.
- Collaborate with universities, industry partners, and state and federal agencies on national research initiatives, including participation in professional committees and technical conferences.
- Evaluate emerging asphalt technologies, materials, and construction techniques to improve quality, efficiency, and performance, and assist with emergency or disaster response activities as needed.
Position-Specific Details:Compensation: This position qualifies for a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $3,316.00 bi-weekly.
Additional compensation may be considered impart with extraordinary qualifications in accordance with State Civil Service Rule 6.5(g) and DOTD policy. Any such consideration is subject to approval and applicable pay limitations.
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 (temporary appointment in a classified position for a limit of four years); or by detail to special duty.
How To Apply:No Civil Service test score is 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. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the 'Application Status' link after logging into their account.
*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:
Amar Raghavendra
Associate Director, Research
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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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:
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