Louisiana Legislative Auditor

Electrician Specialist Leader

Louisiana Legislative Auditor  •  $50k - $90k/yr  •  Baton Rouge, LA (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description

Posting number: 45/91559/ESL/09.28.26-AS

Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division: Section 45

Job classification: ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST LEADER

Posting type: Open

Categories: Trades, Miscellaneous

Summary

Section 45 - Traffic Engineering and Services

45/91559/ESL/09.28.26-AS

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.

About This Position:

The Electrician Specialist Leader plays an important role in keeping Louisiana’s traffic signal systems operating safely and reliably. This position provides hands-on leadership to electricians, electrician specialists, and apprentices while coordinating daily work, inspecting completed work, and ensuring projects meet DOTD standards. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated team leader who is comfortable working independently, enjoys solving problems in the field, and takes pride in helping their crew complete quality work safely and efficiently. This position also responds to traffic signal emergencies and helps ensure the crew’s equipment, tools, and work practices are maintained to DOTD standards.

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.

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

Examples of duties

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 electrical trade.

Qualifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Supplemental information

Job Duties:

  • Leads and coordinates crew activities by assigning and inspecting work, developing daily and weekly work plans, training lower-level employees, and directing the crew in the absence of the foreman.
  • Installs, maintains, and modifies traffic signal systems by reading and interpreting plans, prints, and diagrams; installing electrical service equipment and signal components; verifying work meets current LADOTD standards and specifications; and maintaining proper traffic control in work zones.
  • Manages work documentation, safety, and equipment by using work order processing software to document labor, materials, and equipment; ensuring appropriate PPE is used; securing tools and equipment; and coordinating required equipment maintenance.
  • Responds to traffic signal emergencies by serving as a first responder to traffic signal knockdowns, conducting initial inspections, coordinating emergency response activities, and assisting with other emergency or disaster support activities as needed.

Position Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, Job Appointment, or Detail to Special Duty

Compensation: Starting pay from $24.10 up to $43.37 plus an additional $2.00 for every hour worked.

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). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Nicholas Wilkinson

Transportation Operations Manager

225-241-3968

nicholas.wilkinson@la.gov

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: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana Legislative Auditor

About Louisiana Legislative Auditor

Our mission is to foster accountability and transparency in Louisiana government by providing the Legislature and others with audit services, fiscal advice, and other useful information.

The Legislative Auditor is one of the largest public accounting practices in the State of Louisiana and certainly one of the largest employers of certified public accountants. However, in addition to accountants, the Legislative Auditor also employs public administrators, attorneys, actuaries, computer analysts, Information Technology auditors, and many other individuals who offer the public a broad spectrum of skills.

Industry
Accounting & Tax
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Year Founded
1848
Website
la.gov
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