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HIGHWAY FOREMAN 1

Salary

$4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly

Location

Kenner, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

02/122214/HF1/1.30.2025-JF

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 2- New Orleans

Opening Date

01/30/2025

Closing Date

2/13/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

DISTRICT 02-UNIT 570

JOB NUMBER: 02/122214/HF1/1.30.2025-JF

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

No Civil Service test scoreis 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.

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

A valid Louisiana Class “A” Commercial License is required at time of appointment.

Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience sections of the application.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

William Bush

LADOTD

P.O. Box 9180

Bridge City, La 70094

504-465-3475

“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 Rehabilitation Services - Vocational Rehabilitation - Louisiana Workforce Commission (laworks.net) (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS_Rehabilitation.asp) .

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

50% Plans and conducts maintenance activities in 1 or more parishes with assistance of Parish Highway Maintenance

Superintendent; Incumbent confers with *Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent on a routine basis to coordinate and report work progress. Frequent contact is made with the *District Administrator, *Area Engineer regarding policy matters, personnel, equipment, and special assignments. Confers with District Training Specialist, Shop Superintendent and District Business Manager in order to coordinate training efforts, equipment repair, and to resolve work reporting and inventory management questions. Collaborates with district wide foreman to coordinate work efforts and material usage between parish and district wide crews. Incumbent, also consults with District Safety Inspector to insure accurate reporting of accidents and understanding of current department safety policy.

15% Incumbent confers with state, parish, and city officials and the general public in order to respond to road maintenance and

drainage complaints. Takes corrective action, where indicated, all in accordance with department policy. Responds to

emergency situations by providing crews on a 24 hour basis in order to minimize exposure of the traveling public to dangerous conditions.

10% Schedules activities weekly to make the most effective and efficient use of resources for work assignments. Ensure manpower, equipment, and material usage reports are accurate so that resources consumption and information better aid maintenance decisions.

5% Special Duty: May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support

activities.

5% Confers with law enforcement personnel during accident investigations to coordinate roadway maintenance efforts.

5% Assist the *Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent to perform Bi-weekly road inspections in order to schedule major maintenance roadway rehabilitation, provide information related to the quality of the system, and schedule routine maintenance where indicated.

5% Ensures proper maintenance and servicing of equipment to maximize life, minimize downtime, and promote safe operation.

5% Ensures subordinates are trained in accordance with Department Policy. Reviews field procedures to see that methods learned and training received are being utilized

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Four years of experience in the construction, maintenance, or repair of roads, bridges, levees, drainage facilities, wharfs, buildings, or grounds; OR

Four years of experience in the operation or maintenance of industrial or heavy mobile equipment.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide supervision, guidance, logistical support, and limited administration to a group of maintenance personnel maintaining roads, drainage, and bridges within a parish.

Level of Work:

Supervisor.

Supervision Received:

Broad review from a Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent or other maintenance supervisor of higher grade.

Supervision Exercised:

Direct line over all parish level Mobile Equipment Operators, Helpers, and Laborers.

Location of Work:

Department of Transportation and Development, parish/district wide.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Parish Highway Maintenance Superintendent by lack of responsibility for management of all parish highway maintenance activities.

Differs from other maintenance supervisory jobs by its involvement in and responsibility for highway and road maintenance on the parish level.

Differs from Highway Foreman 2 by its lack of supervision over large groups of personnel performing specialized highway maintenance work (bridge construction, highway marking, striping, truss erection, etc.), district or statewide.

Examples of Work

Supervises a crew engaged in repairing and maintaining bridges in an assigned area.

Supervises and directs the activities of a large road and striping crew engaged in applying center line and no passing strips on state highways.

Supervises all fleet operations in an assigned area.

Inspects and supervises the maintenance and repair of levees in a large assigned area.

Instructs subordinate leaders daily as to the site and nature of work.

Plans and supervises the work at a large nursery.

Responsible for the maintenance of buildings, grounds, roads, reservoirs, equipment and pumps.

Supervises all lifting, grading, packing and shipping operations.

Inspects and supervises maintenance and repair of wharfs, sheds, roadways, ramps, and other members of a port involving building new roofs, installing built up roofing; laying new decking; demolishing old structures; building levees; acting as inspector on contract construction or maintenance projects; pouring concrete; placing reinforcing steel; chipping, brushing and scraping, and painting steel under wharfs.

Prepares reports covering such items as equipment and materials used and job costs.

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

  Do you have a valid Louisiana Class "A" CDL drivers license ?

• Yes

• No

  02

  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?

  03

  Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  04

  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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