TRADES APPRENTICE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST

Salary : $2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly

Location : Bridge City, LA

Job Type : Classified

Job Number : 02 / 115788 / TREL / 1.16.25-JF

Department : DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division : District 2- New Orleans

Opening Date : 01 / 16 / 2025

Closing Date : 1 / 30 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

Supplemental Information

DISTRICT 02-UNIT 750

JOB NUMBER : 02 / 115788 / TREL / 1.16.25-JF

2 POSITIONS 115788 & 12578

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency :

Trade Apprentice $16.06 hourly

Electrician $19.67 hourly

Electrician Specialist $21.05 hourly

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Trade Apprentice, Electrician, or Electrician Specialist depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Electrician Specialist is $3,649.00.

Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

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.

DOTD EMPLOYEES : Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.

Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience sections of the application.

A valid Louisiana Class "D" Chauffeur's License is required at time of appointment.

A valid Louisiana Class "B" Commercial License is required to attain permanent status.

For further information about this vacancy contact :

Joseph Ferrand

LADOTD

P.O. Box 9180 Bridge City, La 70094

504-437-3161

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 :

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

No experience or training is required.

Job Concepts

Function of Work :

To assist a journeyman level tradesman and to learn the trade by on-the-job training or formal instruction as prescribed by the employing agency.

Level of Work : Entry.

Supervision Received :

Close from a journeyman level tradesman or assigned instructor.

Supervision Exercised :

None.

Location of Work :

May be used by all agencies; statewide.

Job Distinctions :

Differs from other entry or basic maintenance jobs by the performance of work directly subordinate to skilled tradesmen with the goal of preparing the incumbent for journeyman level status.

Differs from the journeyman level because it does not independently perform journeyman work in any trade.

Examples of Work

Assists a journeyman level Trades Job in its assigned duties.

Performs limited skilled tasks under close direction of a journeyman in an on the job training program.

Participates in training as prescribed by an assigned journeyman or agency policy.

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) :

Do you possess a valid Class B CDL?

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?

Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

If so, for which state agency(ies) do you / did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

Do you have a Class D "Chauffeurs" driver's license?

Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee?

Required Question

Salary : $16 - $21