Engineer - DCL

The Division of Administration/Office of Community Development has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of TS-319.

The engineer position reviews all construction related documents ensuring compliance with federal, state and program requirements. This position also determines cost reasonableness on federal infrastructure projects and makes determinations on emergency project eligibility.

The vacancy has the following supplemental qualification:

Applicant must possess two years of licensed engineering experience in evaluating public water or sewer infrastructure applications and/or plans and specifications for federally funded programs.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Possession 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.

NOTES:

• 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

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

• Review applications submitted to the Office of Community Development (OCD) for CDBG, CDBG-DR, EPA, and Recovery Housing Program (RHP) funding from statewide units of local government for infrastructure and housing projects, including public facilities projects such as streets, community center buildings, potable water systems, new and existing sewer collection systems, and new and existing sewage treatment facilities. Review applications for various rating factors and to make a determination as to whether the project will meet Public Bid Law requirements, CDBG guidelines and minimum design standards and legal requirements as established by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and will completely remedy any state code violations.
  
  Approximately 150 LCDBG Program applications are received during each funding cycle, which encompasses a two-year period, from local jurisdictions statewide eligible to participate. Applications received for CDBG-DR programs vary depending on funding allocation and current programming.
• Coordinate with the Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate the severity of water system, sewer collection system, sewage treatment facility, and street projects considering existing field conditions, violation of state and federal laws, and unsafe practices. Assign a project severity score, which is incorporated into the overall rating criteria used to select applicants for funding.
• Review bid packages to make a determination as to whether the project will meet Public Bid Law requirements, CDBG guidelines and minimum design standards and legal requirements as established by the Louisiana Office of Community Development.
• Review and approve proposed engineering solutions to existing problems submitted with new applications to determine the feasibility of the proposed solutions and to determine whether the proposed solutions are reasonable and appropriate. Advise internal program staff with respect to project feasibility and design, cost…