What are the responsibilities and job description for the HIGHWAY FOREMAN 1 position at State of Louisiana?
Supplemental Information
DISTRICT 08 – UNIT 560 – Winnfield, LA
JOB NUMBER: 08/120041/HF1/03.31.25-LT
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A Valid Louisiana Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License Is Required before Appointment.
Applicants with experience in the Maintenance of Roadways and Bridges are encouraged 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.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
“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) .
DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Matthew Elkins
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 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.
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 at https://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.
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 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
Salary : $4,177 - $7,518
