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District Sign Specialist 1-2

Salary

$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly

Location

Monroe, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

5/182327/DSS1-2/7.16.25-CN

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 5- Monroe

Opening Date

07/16/2025

Closing Date

7/23/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

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

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:

The overall function of this position is to provide support and assistance for the District 05 Sign Shop Maintenance Unit 750 under guidance and direct supervision form a Highway Foreman 2 and Engineering Technician 7 or a District Sign Specialist Leader. This position performs duties related to the complete installation and maintenance of highway signs throughout the District on all state and federal routes, including urban and rural areas.

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training is required.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Possession of a current Class D Chauffer's License.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=151980) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Performs all sign installation, replacement and maintenance on all state maintained highways in accordance with Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Provides guidance, training and oversees work of District sign Specialist 1 and/or other maintenance personnel in conjunction with the placement of such signs.

+ Performs installation and maintenance of detours, lane closures, road closure, barricades and warning devices in conjunction with maintenance and construction operations. Determines the layout of traffic control devices by interpreting the Department Maintenance Traffic Control Handbook, MUTCD and other Department policies and Procedures.

+ Maintains sign inventory with minimal error. Locates and corrects error as they are found.

+ Performs miscellaneous duties as necessary to ensure the smooth efficient operations of sign shop including maintenance of sign trucks, sign installation and maintenance equipment, small tools, etc.

+ Obtain training which is listed in PPM #59 for this position and additional training as required by the Section Head.

+ 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 Sign Specialist 1 or 2

Work Schedule:Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday.

Compensation:

+ District Sign Specialist 1- Starting salary is $17.18/hourly.

+ District Sign Specialist 2- Starting salary is $19.67/hourly.

The incumbent is required to possess the following specialized knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as to maintain the following licensing and operate the following equipment:

+ Knowledge of signs, traffic control devices and traffic control plans

+ The incumbent is required to possess and maintain a Class D Chauffer's License

+ Cell phone, computer, mobile data collector, power tools, hand tools

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Todd Freeman

Transportation Operation Manager-Traffic

(318) 342-0125

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 State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

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 athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ 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 holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) 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

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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?

02

What are your career interests?

03

Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

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

+ Yes

+ No

05

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

06

Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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