District Sign Specialist Leader Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4882539) Apply  District Sign Specialist Leader Salary $3,904.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly Location Monroe, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 05/50512965/DSSL/03.25.25-VL Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 5- Monroe Opening Date 03/25/2025 Closing Date 4/2/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information DISTRICT 05 - UNIT 750 - SIGN SHOP – MONROE – OUACHITA PARISH JOB NUMBER: 05/50512965/DSSL/03.25.25-VL Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/CareerCenter.aspx 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. A valid Louisiana Class “D” Chauffeurs license is required at time of appointment. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience sections of the application. DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines. “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 (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\_Tech\_Asst\_Guidance.asp) . For further information about this vacancy contact: Todd Freeman, Engineering Technician 7 at: 318 342-0125 or todd.freeman@la.gov Natalie Sistrunk, Engineer 7 at: 318 342-0105 or Natalie.sistrunk@la.gov LA Department of Transportation 8010 DeSiard St. Monroe, LA 71203 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Three years of experience in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices; OR Two years of experience in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices plus one year of experience in the operation of mobile equipment for the construction or maintenance of public streets, roads, bridges, highways, railroad rights-of-way, levees, airport runways, taxi strips, parking aprons, or parking lots. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Must possess a current Class D Chauffer's License. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To provide assistance, guidance, and support to not less than two (2) District Sign Specialists as needed to accomplish major sign installation, maintenance, and replacement for a Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) District. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Typically, direct from a Highway Foreman 2. May receive supervision from higher level personnel. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Functional over lower level District Sign Specialists. LOCATION OF WORK: Department of Transportation and Development. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from District Sign Specialist 2 by the presence of serving as a technical expert over assigned District Sign Crews. Differs from Highway Foreman 2 by the absence of direct supervisory duties. Examples of Work EXAMPLES OF WORK: EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Directs the sequence of work and assigns tasks to lower level District Sign Specialists. Provides guidance and oversees the work of lower level District Sign Specialists. Aids and assists in lane closures, road closures, and detours. Maintains electronic daily work reports, material used reports, truck inventory, and sign shop inventory. Performs and inspects sign installation, replacement, and maintenance on state highways in accordance with the federal guidelines. This includes highway signing, construction signing, road closure signing, barricading, and other permanent and temporary signing. Determines exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits, and other regulatory signing by interpreting legal orders establishing these regulations. Operates and maintains all equipment to perform duties, including sign truck and small tools. 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 01 Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee? + Yes + No 02 Are you a permanent 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? 06 What are your career interests? 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