DOTD Program Specialist 1 - 3

Louisiana Department Of Transportation and Development; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) seeks a detail‑oriented professional to support the statewide Maintenance Management System (MMS), Agile Assets, and Plant Maintenance in LaGov. The role focuses on data accuracy, system processes, and policy development impacting DOTD’s LOS measures.

Responsibilities include user assistance, training design, and statewide collaboration to ensure reliable reporting and LOS‑driven budgeting decisions.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; OR six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR a bachelor's degree.
• Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience toward the six years of full-time work experience; maximum substitution is 120 semester hours (four years).
• Three years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or related fields; OR a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage Daily Agile Assets Operations: Oversees system activity, reviews work orders for accuracy, communicates updates to users, and ensures statewide maintenance reporting.
• Provide Training and Technical Support: Assists personnel with Agile Assets use, identifies training needs, develops targeted training plans, and conducts sessions to resolve deficiencies.
• Support Policy and Procedure Development: Collaborates with leadership to recommend updates to maintenance policies and MMS standards.
• Maintain and Enhance System Functionality: Supports Mobile Work Manager, tests updates, and ensures LOS data is accurate.

Skills

Communication

Accountability

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About This Job

Section 42/ Maintanance Systems Management

42/50593998/PS123/10.2.26-AS

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.

About This Position

This position plays an important role in supporting DOTD’s statewide Maintenance Management System (MMS), Agile Assets, and Plant Maintenance in LaGov. The incumbent helps ensure that maintenance activity data is accurate, consistent, and applied effectively in daily operations. This role requires a detail-oriented, technically skilled individual who can assist users, manage system processes, and support policy development that shapes maintenance standards across the state. The incumbent also contributes to developing DOTD’s new Level of Service (LOS) method, which will guide future performance-based budgeting. Strong communication skills, analytical abilities, and a readiness to collaborate with statewide personnel are essential for success in this position.

While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Services laws, rules and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

Selected Competencies

• Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
• Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.

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

• Three years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services; OR
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR
• A bachelor's degree.

Experience Substitution

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties

Job Duties and Other Information

• Manage Daily Agile Assets Operations: Oversees system activity, reviews work orders for accuracy, communicates updates to users, and ensures statewide maintenance work is consistently and properly reported.
• Provide Training and Technical Support: Assists personnel with Agile Assets use, identifies training needs, develops targeted training plans, and conducts sessions to resolve statewide deficiencies.
• Support Policy and Procedure Development: Collaborates with DOTD leadership to recommend updates to maintenance policies, activity descriptions, and MMS standards that directly affect district operations and reporting.
• Maintain and Enhance System Functionality: Provides support for the Mobile Work Manager app, assists in testing system updates, identifies needed improvements, and ensures LOS-related data from Agile Assets and LaGov is accurate.

Position Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, Job Appointment or Detail to Special Duty

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a as Program Specialist 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Compensation

• Program Specialist 1 - 1,348.80/ bi-weekly
• Program Specialist 2 - 1,443.20/ bi-weekly
• Program Specialist 3 -1,652.00/ bi-weekly

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Ryan Reviere

RoadwayMaint. Management Engineer

225-379-1071

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: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp

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