Engineer Intern - Engineer ; Lafayette Parish

About This Job

DISTRICT 03 / UNIT 203 / CONSTRUCTION / LAFAYETTE PARISH
JOB NUMBER: 03-131740-ENGR--LR At 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.

The overall function of this position is to assist the Engineer 6 (Project Engineer) position. The incumbent will assist with contract administration, processing of change orders, construction dispute resolution, interpretation of project specifications, project inspection and documentation review to assure high quality work by the contractors in accordance with plans, specifications and special provisions. The incumbent will assist with ensuring fair and equitable treatment of contractors.

The incumbent must be self‑motivated and be able to perform duties many times with minimal supervision and be able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs as appropriate and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks.

If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.

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.

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

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

• Oversees all construction of rural and urban highways, bridges, drainage structures, Portland cement concrete and asphalt paving operations. Reviews engineer technicians’ work, which includes all correspondence, engineering calculations, documentation of quantities, daily diaries, test reports, etc. Assists in directing engineering technicians in the following areas: construction inspection, sampling and testing, contract administration, employee training, and in all functions associated with the construction of roads and bridges.
• Prior to construction, reviews proposed plans and specifications during project development to ensure project is in accordance with LADOTD’s 2016 Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges Manual. During construction, resolves disputes based on interpretation of the plans and specifications.
• The incumbent is to act as a first level of remediation during construction for plan errors, ambiguous words or descriptions, utility conflicts, unforeseen site conditions, and problems with the means and methods of construction.
• The incumbent also negotiates resolutions with contractors in the event change orders are needed to resolve the aforementioned issues. These problems require sound and timely decisions which are based on plan intent, DOTD resources and specifications. When first level of remediation is not reached, the incumbent must properly inform second level (Project Engineer) of all pertinent information.
• Responsible for assisting with generation and processing of partial pay estimates. The process includes checking documentation in field books. Responsible for the initial generation and processing of change orders. Performing and verifying calculations and uploading documents into computer database or application (Content Manager, Site Manager). Assist with processing initial and final 2059's (Summary of Test Results) using completed sampling plan for submittal to district lab and Construction Audit Section;
  
  update disposition of failing test results in database (SMM system).
• Creates Press Releases, for approval, concerning notification of lane and road closures and other construction issues. Serve as office manager backup to enter DOTD Bi‑weekly payrolls.
• Reviews erosion control…