ENGINEER INTERN APPLICANT - ENGINEER 5

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ENGINEER INTERN APPLICANT - ENGINEER 5

Salary

$4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CPRA- 200616

Department

GOV-Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Opening Date

09/30/2024

Closing Date

10/21/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

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Supplemental Information

Position: Engineer Intern Applicant – Engineer 5

Agency: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)

Division: Engineering

Office Location: 150 Terrace Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA

For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with an Engineering degree will be allowed to apply for this position.

This position may be filled as either a Probational or a temporary Job Appointment. If filled as a Job Appointment, t here is a possibility that this position may later be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Responsibilities:

• Performs advanced civil engineering work in implementing an important segment, engineering and design, of the CPRA’s overall coastal restoration and flood protection program

• Performs analysis and design work for a variety of engineering structures and systems for coastal restoration and flood protection projects as assigned

• Participates in feasibility studies pertaining to coastal protection and restoration projects

• Prepares preliminary and final design documents, and bid documents (design reports, cost estimates, technical specifications, construction plans and bid and permitting documents)

• Coordinates, reviews and approves construction plans and specifications in conjunction with the technical staffs and engineering consultants involved in any specific project

As part of Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1, Engineer Intern 2, Engineer 3, Engineer 4, or Engineer 5 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. Please refer to the “Job Specifications” tab located at the top of the LA Careers “Current Job Opportunities” page of the Civil Service website for specific information of salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. The maximum salary for the Engineer 5 is $126,256 annually.

Below are the bi-weeklyminimumhire rates established for this position in accordance with CPRA’s Special Entrance Rate Policy:

Engineer Intern 1 $2,115.20 Engineer Intern 2 $2,263.20 Engineer 3 $2,671.20 Engineer 4 $2,952.00 Engineer 5 $3,158.40

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

Official transcripts will be required upon hire.

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.

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 Supervisor

P.O. Box 44027

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

CPRA.HumanResources@la.gov (Holly.Anderson@la.gov)

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

NOTE: This is a temporary position to be utilized while the incumbent is securing a Louisiana Engineer Intern certificate. Permanent status shall be denied to incumbents occupying this position.

NOTE: Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificates are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed atwww.lapels.com

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

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To apply scholastic theory and elementary engineering skills to a variety of tasks involving standard procedures and practices in the field, office, or laboratory in order to acquire practical experience for licensure.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from a higher-level engineer.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Functional supervision may be exercised over Engineering Technicians.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by all state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Engineering Technicians and other related jobs by the presence of responsibility for applying engineering principles under close supervision.

Differs from Engineer Intern 1 by the absence of a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

Examples of Work

Provides engineering support and technical guidance for the implementation of coastal restoration and flood protection projects within the Louisiana Coastal Zone.

Performs in-house civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, and hydraulic dredging design, including the development of engineering design reports, design calculations, construction plans and specifications, construction cost estimates, and construction durations.

Assists in the project construction bid phase, including contract document preparation, participation in pre-bid meetings, resolving questions during the construction bid advertisement process, and participating in the evaluation of bids received and the construction award recommendation.

Provides construction administration support to field offices during the implementation and construction of restoration and flood protection projects.

Provides engineering assistance in the project environmental permitting process.

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

  01

  Are you within 90 days of graduating?

• Yes

• No

• N/A - I have already graduated

  02

  Do you possess a current Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate?

• Yes

• No

  03

  If you answered 'Yes' to the above question, please list your certificate number, and the date of issuance of your certificate? If you answered 'No', enter N/A.

  04

  Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering?

• Yes

• No

  05

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

  Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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