Job Description
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : New Orleans, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 02/50366865/TRELES/6.9.2026-JF
Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division: District 2- New Orleans
Opening Date: 06/09/2026
Closing Date: 6/23/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this Job DISTRICT 02-UNIT 007
JOB NUMBER: 02/50366865/TRELES/6.9.2026-JF
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.
This position assist and maintains electrical maintenance activities to ensure roads are durable and safe for public travel. If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact-this could be the opportunity for you!
Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
Minimum Qualifications No experience or training is required.
Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties:
- Install, maintain, and repair single and three phase electrical services including step down transformers, service panels, and service connections. Maintain and repair various lighting systems including roadway lighting, decorative lighting, path lighting and landscaping lighting.
- Troubleshoot, install, and repair electric motors and related motors, starters, relays, and circuit breakers and controls on all of the District's facilities including hydraulic and water pump motors, traffic gate motors, and sending and receiving units as well as roadway lighting contactors.
- Functional supervision and training of Electrician Specialist, Electricians, and Trade Apprentice positions associated with the construction, installation, and maintenance of Roadway, Pathway, and Building Lighting. Completes daily work reports, requisitions parts and supplies for jobs.
- Service, troubleshoot, and repair control boards and control circuits including electrical speed control, relays including phase failure relays, limit switches, and electrical component bypass circuits.
- Service and repair electrical facilities and grounds in District 02 at Crescent City Connection, including generators, transformers, air conditioning units, and indoor lighting. Install conduit of all sizes and run wire in various sizes and voltage ratings in connection with electrical equipment in the District.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This position may be filled by probation, promotion or detail to special duty.
Career Progression: 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).
Work Schedule: Work hours may vary
Compensation: Trades Apprentice -- $16.06
Electrician -- $19.67
Electrician Specialist -- $21.05
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.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
A valid Louisiana Class "B" Permit or Commercial License is 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.
DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM # 59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.
* 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 here .
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Glenn Guidry
LADOTD
P.O. Box 9180 Bridge City, La 70094
504-437-3161
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):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
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Do you have a valid Louisiana Class "B" CDL drivers license ?
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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?
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Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?
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Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?
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If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".
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Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?
Required Question
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