Highway Foreman 1-Jefferson Davis Maintenance

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HIGHWAY FOREMAN 1
DISTRICT 07 - UNIT 540 JEFFERSON DAVIS MAINTENANCE
JOB NUMBER: 07/10204/HF1/07.09.2025

This vacancy is a promotional opportunity open to only current permanent employees of DOTD.

At Department of Transportation and Development, 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.

This position supervises and manages assigned work activities of a crew of personnel to maintain DOTD's roadways, bridges, drainage, and other facilities in the Jennings maintenance unit in Jefferson Davis parish, District 07.
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. NOTE: Experience in any combination of the qualifying fields will be accepted.

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

Job Duties:

As a Highway Foreman 1, you will be instrumental in delivering a streamlined and engaging hiring experience for both candidates and hiring managers. In this role, you will:

• Supervises a crew in the mowing of highway right of way and hand trimming and/or chemical spraying of vegetation.
• Supervises a crew in maintaining shoulders using gravel, shell or earth.
• Supervises a crew in the repair and control of roadside facilities
• Responsible for the care and maintenance of mobile equipment, hand tools, etc. assigned to the crew.
• Supervises a crew in patching bituminous roadway and bridge surfaces with hot or cold premixed bituminous material.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Promotional

Work Schedule: Work hours are 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Thursday

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

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 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 at

Michael Broussard

Parish Maintenance Specialist/Transportation Operations Manager

625 LA-3099, DeRidder, LA 70634, USA

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