DISTRICT SIGN SPECIALIST 1-2

at  State of Louisiana

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training is required.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

70% Sign Installation and Maintenance & Road Closures
Performs all sign installation, replacement, and maintenance on all State highways in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. This includes highway signing, construction signing, road closure signing, barricades, and other permanent and temporary signing.
15% Road Closures
Places traffic control devices including signs, barricades, and lights to close roadways and travel lanes on all State highways and Interstates in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
10% Miscellaneous Tasks Related to Mission
Determines exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits, and other regulatory signing by interpreting legal orders establishing these regulations.
Operates and maintains all equipment to perform duties including sign truck and small tools.
5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Name: Terry Dartez
Job Title: Transportation Operations Manager
Number: 337-437-9100
“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 (click on the link) or the website is www.laworks.net/workforcedev/Irs/Irstechasst_guidance.asp”

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Learns to perform sign installation, replacement and maintenance on state highways in accordance with federal guidelines. This includes highway signing, construction signing, road closure signing, barricading, and other permanent and temporary signing.
Learns to operate and maintain all equipment to perform duties, including sign truck and small tools.
Learns to maintain daily work reports, materials used reports, truck inventory, and sign shop inventory.
Assists in determining exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits and other regulatory signing.
Learns to determine exact placement requirements for speed zones, weight limits, and other regulatory signing by interpreting legal orders establishing these regulations.
Cleans signs and performs discriminative tree and limb cutting to clear obscured signs.