District Sign Specialist 1-2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5066129) Apply  District Sign Specialist 1-2 Salary $2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly Location Chase, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 58/50461934/DSS/09.03.2025-JB Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division District 58- Chase Opening Date 09/03/2025 Closing Date 9/15/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job The overall function of this position is to be responsible for all sign installation, replacement, and maintenance on all state highways in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) in six parishes in District 58. Minimum Qualifications No experience or training is required. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: A current Class D Chauffeur's License will be required upon appointment. 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 highways in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). This includes highway signing, construction signing, road closure, barricades, warning, and other permanent and temporary signing. + Determines exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits, and other regulatory signing by interpreting legal orders with established regulations. + May perform installations, replacement and maintenance of all pavement markings on all state highways in accordance with the MUTCD. This includes stop bars, arrows, legends, and other pavement markers. + Determines the exact placement requirements for pavement markers as per the department’s policy and specific guidelines. + Cleans signs and performs discriminative tree and limb cutting to clear obscured signs. + Maintains electronic daily work reports (including GPS readings of sign locations), material used reports, truck inventory. + Maintains, transports, and programs changeable/portable message boards as needed. Operates and maintains all equipment including sign truck, small tools (to include but not limited to: gas powered post driver and auger) etc., to perform duties. Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional Career Progression: This position may be filled as a District Sign Specialist 1 or 2. Work Schedule: Work hours are 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Thursday. Compensation: District Sign Specialist 1: $17.18/hr District Sign Specialist 2: $19.67/hr 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) . 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. For further information about this vacancy, contact: Contact Name: Ryan Brock Title: Highway Foreman 2 Phone Number: (318) 412-3140 Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. 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 current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 02 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not indicate "N/A". 03 Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee? + Yes + No 04 Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee? + Yes + No 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? 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email