District Sign Specialist 1-2

State of Louisiana; Bossier City (LA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental Leave

Insurance Coverage

Holidays

Job summary

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) District 04 is seeking a District Sign Specialist to perform basic sign installation, replacement, and maintenance on State and Federal highways, following MUTCD and DOTD manuals. The role requires occasional afterhours work and a Class D Chauffeur's License, with lifting up to 40 pounds.

Appointment type may be Probational or Promotional. District Sign Specialist 1 earns $17.18/hour and Specialist 2 earns $19.67/hour.

Qualifications

• No experience or training is required.

Responsibilities

• Performs all sign installation, replacement, and maintenance on all State and Federal Highways in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). This includes highway signing, construction signing, road closures, barricades, warning, and other permanent and temporary signing.
• Helps determine the exact placement of signs based on field conditions for speed zones, weight limits, and other regulatory signing by interpreting legal orders (signed by the Chief Engineer), establishing these regulations.
• Maintains daily work orders (including GPS readings of sign locations), material usage reports, tracking truck inventory, using PDA's and other electronic devices, installing barricades as needed for traffic control assignments, cleaning signs and performing discriminative tree and limb cutting to clear obscured signs in order to provide required sign distances.

Education

Class D Chauffeur's License

Job description

About This Job

This position is located in the DOTD District 04 Traffic Operations Section. The General duties of this position are to perform the basic sign installation, replacement and maintenance on all State and Federal Highways, in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and La. DOTD's Traffic Engineering Manual when necessary. This position serves as a District Sign Specialist 1 or District Sign Specialist 2. The incumbent will be put on an afterhours worksheet in case of emergencies, perform their duties in all types of weather, possess a Class "D" Chauffeurs License, be able to lift up to 40 pounds, perform minor maintenance on their work truck and use the hydraulic and engine driven post drivers. The incumbent is required to assist in setting up and closing roads for bridge repairs, interstates for snow and ice events, other emergencies that may arise and assist other sign crews with larger and more complex jobs. This position requires the incumbent to make minor repairs and perform necessary maintenance on equipment and vehicles used to perform this task. The incumbent is required to operate computers, pda's and other electronic devices in order to create and maintain daily work orders.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training is required.

Necessary Special Requirement

Possession of a current Class D Chauffer's License.

Job Duties

Job Duties and Other Information

• Performs all sign installation, replacement, and maintenance on all State and Federal Highways in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). This includes highway signing, construction signing, road closures, barricades, warning, and other permanent and temporary signing. Helps determine the exact placement of signs based on field conditions for speed zones, weight limits, and other regulatory signing by interpreting legal orders (signed by the Chief Engineer), establishing these regulations. Maintains daily work orders (including GPS readings of sign locations), material usage reports, tracking truck inventory, using PDA's and other electronic devices, installing barricades as needed for traffic control assignments, cleaning signs and performing discriminative tree and limb cutting to clear obscured signs in order to provide required sign distances.
• Obtain training which is listed in PPM# 59 for this position, and any additional training as required by the Section Head or Highway Foreman
• Perform miscellaneous duties as necessary to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the crew. This may consist of entering PDA and / or GPS data into database.
• Special Duty: May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency / disaster support activities.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Career Progression: This Position may be filled as a District Sign Specialist 1 or 2

Compensation

District Sign Specialist 1: $17.18

District Sign Specialist 2: $19.67

DOTD EMPLOYEES

Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM #59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.

For Further Information About This Vacancy Contact

Steven Mathewes

Highway Foreman 2
Office: 318-549-8341
Email: [e-mail]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

Insurance Coverage

More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave

– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holiday may be proclaimed by the Governor

Retirement

State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?

• Yes
• No

02

Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes
• No

03

Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes
• No

04

If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

05

To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

• Required Question