Electrician Specialist Leader

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Section 45 Unit 767 45/10363/ELSPLDR/07.16.25-LH

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:

This Electrician Specialist Leader supervises, assigns and inspects the work of all assigned trades apprentices, electricians, and electrician specialists. This position requires the incumbent to make minor repairs and perform necessary maintenance on equipment and vehicles used to perform assigned tasks.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">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. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here . Job Duties:

• Reads and interprets traffic signal design plans, prints and diagrams for the construction, installation, and inspection of traffic signals.

• Verifies that all traffic signal installations conform to the latest LADOTD Standards and Specifications.

• Uses trenching equipment, bucket trucks, and derrick digger trucks for the installation of traffic signals, power and digital communications (fiber optic cables, telephone cable).

• Locates utilities to determine that the depth of installation is to meet the predetermined requirements and operates associated conduit threaders and tools for installing various sizes of conduit from 3/4" to 4" alongside highways, installs underground junction boxes, and assists with the installation of new traffic signals and flashing beacons and the modification of existing signals.

• Erects new poles using derrick truck for boring holes inground to set wood poles and builds concrete foundations for steel poles. Lashing various sizes of electrical control cable to span for connecting signals to control equipment.

• Installs telephone cable, fiber optic cable and twisted pair cable to provide communications within the Department and for other state agencies in cooperation with the telecommunications Unit. Installs electric service equipment for traffic control. Completes forms requesting connection by electrical company to their power source.

• Directs and inspects work performed by lower-level workers that install and replace traffic signal equipment such as video detection, strain poles, mast arm poles, span wire controllers, traffic signal heads, lashing wire conductors, conduit and foundations.

Position Specific Details: **This position is a promotional opportunity open to current permanent DOTD employees only and may be filled by a Detail to Special Duty** **Valid Class A CDL and Weekly Statewide Travel Required***

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. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the Application Status link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Gerald Graves

Transportation Operations Manager

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