Job Title: ENGINEER INTERN APPLICANT / ENGINEER INTERN 1/2
Agency: DEQ-Major Department
Opening Date: Tue. 01/01/13
Closing Date/Time: Continuous
State Salary Range: $16.45 - $32.74 hourly
$1,315.85 - $2,619.23 biweekly
$2,851.00 - $5,675.00 monthly
$34,212.00 - $68,100.00 annually
Agency Hiring Range: Min: Max:
Job Type: Classified
Location: Statewide, Louisiana
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Qualifications Benefits Supplemental Questions
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Either of the following will qualify (see note on selective certification):
1. General Engineer Option:
Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.
2. Petroleum Engineer Option:
Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate based on experience or training in petroleum engineering.
NOTE: (For both options)
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:
All positions are of the General Engineer or Petroleum Engineer type and selective certification for the specific option will automatically be granted upon the agency's request.
Supplemental Information:
ENGINEER INTERN APPLICANT / ENGINEER 1/2
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1 or Engineer Intern 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Engineer Intern 2 is $72,862. Please refer to the “Job Specifications” tab located at the top of the LA Careers “Current Job Opportunities page” for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualification requirements and job concepts for each level.
NO CIVIL SERVICE SCORE OR ELIGIBILITY IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION.
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.
The Engineer Intern Applicant position is a temporary position to be utilized while the incumbent is securing a Louisiana Engineer Intern certificate. The Engineer Intern 1/2 positions are not temporary positions and incumbents are eligible for permanent status upon completion of a probationary period.
These are full time, professional level positions which require the completion of a degree in an engineering field.
Engineer Intern Applicants must be eligible for the Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate. Engineer Interns must possess the Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.
For more information about the Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate, please visit the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board’s website atwww.lapels.com.
Only one application must be submitted for consideration as an Engineer Intern Applicant, Engineer Intern 1 or Engineer Intern 2 in all offices within DEQ. Your application will be made available to hiring managers in the Office of Environmental Compliance, the Office of Environmental Services, the Office of the Secretary and the Office of Management and Finance.
The qualified applicant pool generated from this continuous announcement will be used to fill multiple vacancies across the agency. The job location is listed as Statewide because vacancies may be filled in any of the following locations: Headquarters - Baton Rouge, Acadiana Regional Office - Lafayette, Bayou Lafourche Regional Office - Lockport, Kisatchie Central Regional Office - Pineville, Northeast Regional Office - West Monroe, Northwest Regional Office - Shreveport, Southeast Regional Office - Harahan, or the Southwest Regional Office - Lake Charles. Work location preferences will be indicated on the application and applicants will only be considered for employment in those selected locations.
Please refer to the “Application Status” section of your LA Careers account in order to track your application. When your status shows “Eligible for Consideration”, this means you have met all necessary qualifications and your application will be made available for employment consideration as vacancies occur. Applications will be kept active for six months.
Applicants may apply 90 days prior to receipt of the required baccalaureate/masters degree.
Official transcripts will be required upon hire.
This position may be filled as a new hire or by the promotion/transfer of a permanent, classified State employee.
Resumes (or attachments of any kind) will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and/or education sections are not complete.
TheStandard Form 10 (SF-10) is no longer acceptedwhen applying for a classified job in the State of Louisiana. The official form is the online application form in the LA Careers Application and Tracking system or the paper equivalent form which can be located on the job seeker portal of Civil Service’s website here.
Please reference job EIA-EI2013 if a paper application is submitted. All supplemental questions should be answered and submitted with the application. Any applications that do not contain this information may be rejected.
Equal Opportunity Employer
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Jennifer Hardee
Human Resources
LA Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-219-3851
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 Engineer Intern 2 by the elementary nature of assigned duties (measured by the complexity, duration, diversity and budget of projects or programs).
Differs from Engineer Intern 1 by lack of possession of a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.
Differs from Engineering Technicians and other related jobs by responsibility for approving drawings, plans, construction estimates, and payment invoices as well as the ability to perform a broader range of engineering principles.
Examples of Work:
Performs a wide variety of entry level design, review, and regulatory functions. More detailed examples of work may be found in a Job Distinctions Memorandum which can be obtained from the Department of Civil Service or your Human Resource Office. General examples of work are listed below:
Assists in the supervision of a laboratory unit engaged in sampling, inspecting, and testing of soils, water, wastewater, air, or similar materials.
Supervises the laying out of Kelsh Manuscripts for photogrammetric plotters and reviews work of subordinate sub-professional engineering personnel.
Assists in economic justification studies for proposed engineering facilities and performs computations and analyses of cost-benefit engineering considerations.
Applies basic engineering formulas to routine calculations.
Assists in the supervision or performance of work involving the construction and inspection of construction, remodeling, or repair of structures, including airports, buildings, canals and locks, docks and piers, highways, bridges, transmission lines, power plants, tunnels, water supplies, sewerage systems, and other works.
Assists in the instruction and training of water and sewerage superintendents and operators in the safe and efficient operation of their plants and in the performance of such routine tests as are necessary for proper control of the treatment process.
Assists in the training of operators of swimming pools, etc. and occasionally aids in the classroom and field training of sanitarians.
Collects samples for chemical and/or bacteriological laboratory analysis, using special techniques as required.
