HIGHWAY FOREMAN 2

Job Title

Section 45/ Traffic Engineering and Services 45/13103/HF2/06.02.26-AS

Job Description

This is a departmental promotional opportunity open to DOTD employees only. This position is a direct supervisor and working member of a statewide sign installation crew. Operates the equipment to install, maintain and repair signs on mostly interstate right of ways. May also perform work on other state right of way. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Services laws, rules and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

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 electronically controlled locks or industrial or heavy mobile equipment. NOTE: Experience in any combination of the qualifying fields will be accepted.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Schedule the work for the crew on a day-to-day basis and on a long-term basis in order that his equipment and personnel can be utilized to the best advantage.
• Responsible for recruiting an adequate staff in order to have sufficient manpower to carry the workload. Responsible for making certain that all markings and all signs installed by his crews are applied and installed according to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and DOTD policy.
• Required to remove sign trusses and cantilever on state routes that have failed inspection.
• Responsible for quality control of his crew which means, starches on new signs, signs not being installed level and straight, signs and the work location being clean after installation. Moreover, to verify that sign orientation is installed correctly.

Position Specific Details: Appointment Type: This is a departmental promotional opportunity open to DOTD employees only. Compensation: This position is eligible for premium pay of $2.00 for every hour worked.

Benefits

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at 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 ( LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ( Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( among others