CARPENTER MASTER Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5010261) Apply  CARPENTER MASTER Salary $3,649.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly Location Lafayette, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 03-87496-CM-07172025-DS Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 3- Lafayette Opening Date 07/17/2025 Closing Date 7/24/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job    DISTRICT 03 / U701 / CARPENTERS JOB NUMBER: 03-87496-CM-07172025-DS 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. The overall function of this position is to build, repair and maintain the district’s facilities including rest areas, buildings, operator houses and other timber and metal structures and to work as lead worker in the absence of the foreman. This position is located in District 03/Unit 701 of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to a Maintenance Foreman. If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you! Minimum Qualifications One year of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience: Three years of experience or training in the carpentry trade. 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=128740) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + 70% Leads a crew of carpenters and/or trades apprentices in the construction and maintenance of all district facilities. Includes rough and trim carpentry, roofing, flooring, framing, foundations and incidental general carpentry skills. + 20% Builds and installs custom desks and furniture for facilities. Remodeling of office spaces including moving walls, windows, flooring and incidental work. + 5% Acts as lead worker in the absence of the Foreman. Trains subordinate workers in the carpentry trade. + 5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency disaster support activities. Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs as appropriate and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals and directives. Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. How To Apply: 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. *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: Dawn Soileau, Lynn Reed DOTD/District 03 Human Resources (337) 262-6100 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 below: https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\_Tech\_Asst\_Guidance.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 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? 06 What are your career interests? 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