Engineer Intern -Engineer ; Project Engineer

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.

This position performs duties associated with the state-wide technical engineering aspect of the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF) as well as some shared responsibilities associated with Capacity Development and Public Water System Supervision. This position involves applying advanced knowledge of complex and highly-technical administrative, organizational, and professionally-licensed engineering skills to large-scale drinking water system construction projects.

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.

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Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificates are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Serves as the DWRLF project engineer for DWRLF construction loan drinking water improvement projects across the State.
• Performs routine on-site construction inspections
• Performs independent engineering agency reviews and approvals of routinely submitted bid documents, contract documents, payment requests, and engineering contracts
• Performs engineering review and evaluation of System Improvement Plans and Environmental Information Documents submitted by water systems
• Performs technical reviews of federal and state funding requirements
• Assists the DWRLF Program Engineer and/or Deputy Chief Engineer with updating the strategies and goals of the Louisiana Department of Health's Capacity Development Program
• Performs emergency response duties as directed

Position-Specific Details:

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

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary or a Promotional appointment

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Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1, 2, Engineer 3, 4, or 5 determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

Compensation: For the Engineer Intern 1 – Engineer 5, these positions have a Special Entrance Rate (SER) starting salary of:

Engineer Intern 1 - $26.44 hourly / $2,115.20 bi-weekly

Engineer Intern 2 - $28.29 hourly / $2,263.20 bi-weekly

Engineer 3 – $33.39 hourly / $2,671.20 bi-weekly

Engineer 4 - $36.90 hourly / $2,952.00 bi-weekly

Engineer 5 - $39.48 hourly / $3,158.40 bi-weekly