JOB NUMBER: 58/119456/DSS/04.29.2026-JB
Help keep Louisiana’s roads and bridges safe while building a long-term career in public service. This position offers hands-on work, paid training, and opportunities for career growth within DOTD.
At the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), we plan, build, maintain, and protect the transportation systems that connect communities, support commerce, and keep Louisiana moving. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency.
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.
No experience or training is required.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a current Class D Chauffeur's License.
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
Necessary special requirement: A current Class D Chauffeur's License will be required upon appointment.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test scoreis 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 on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Contact Name: Ryan Brock
Title: Highway Foreman 2
Phone Number: (318) 412-3140
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