Engineer -DCL

About This Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

• Serves as the senior DWRLF Project Engineer providing functional supervision of the work of all other DWRLF Project Engineers and Engineering Technicians while also updating and developing DWRLF training tools and program protocols/Standard Operating Procedures; provides staff with technical guidance/training regarding all DWRLF program elements and requirements.
• Serves as a technical lead for water grade rule activities assigned to the DWRLF group which include Capacity Development extra credit and the financial water grade standard (rate studies & audits).
• Manages and conducts reviews of all new DWRLF Applications submitted throughout the year for conformity with DWRLF program guidelines.

• Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering.
• One of the following: two years of licensed engineering experience; or six years of professional engineering experience.
• Substitution options:
  • Master's degree in engineering substitutes for one year of professional engineering experience.
  • Doctorate degree in engineering substitutes for two years of professional engineering experience.
  • Advanced degrees substitute for a maximum of two years of professional engineering experience.
• No substitution for licensed engineering experience.

Location:

Office of Public Health / Bureau of Engineering Services / East Baton Rouge Parish.

Appointment Type:
Promotion opportunity open only to current permanent employees in a classified position with Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health.

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Compensation:
Engineer 6-DCL – $41.45 per hour / $3,316.00 bi-weekly, eligible for Special Entrance Rate.

Insurance Coverage. More information can be found at /

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave. More information can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..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, Christmas Day. Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor.

Sick and annual leave may be earned, accumulated, and carried forward. Accrual rates increase with years of service.

Retirement – Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana, Louisiana School Employees Retirement System, and others. For more information visit  and related sites.

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.