Mobile Equipment Operator 2/Heavy

Salary

$3,904.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly

Location

Bossier City, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

4/50362067/MEO2/H/08.12.26-PT

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

District 4 - Bossier City

Opening Date

08/12/2026

Closing Date

8/19/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/Career\_Center.aspx

This position is located in District 04/Unit 721 of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to the Highway Foreman 2. The purpose of this position is to operate a variety of heavy equipment for the purposes of road/bridge construction and maintenance. The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties with minimal supervision and able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks. This position requires the incumbent to possess a Class A CDL license at the time of appointment and to maintain license.

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience in mobile equipment operations.

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:

• Operates Mobile Crane/Draglines (lifting capacity >40,000 lbs. but <80,000 lbs.) or the pile driving operations.
• Operates heavy equipment as needed.
• Performs various road and bridge maintenance and general labor duties such as flagging, patching pot holes and full depth patches in bridge decks, cleaning storm drains and any other needed road and bridge construction and/or maintenance as directed by supervisor.
• Attends required training in accordance with the department's structured training program.
• Provides guidance to and oversees work of lower level operators acts as lead worker and completes daily work reports for the crew in the absence of the foreman. Maintains a Class A CDL; reports CDL revocation to appropriate personnel in accordance with the department's Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Policy (PPM#25).
• May be required to perform other duties as necessary, including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.

This position requires a Class "A" CDL before appointment.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Compensation:

• MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 2/HEAVY:
  Class A, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) will be required upon appointment. The starting salary for MEO-2/HEAVY will be $22.52/hourly.

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 the position 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. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Please list all work experience on your application. Failure to include all work experience may affect your eligibility for this position.

DOTD EMPLOYEES: Refer to appropriate EDSM directive for required structured training requirements and PPM #59 Workforce Development on training guidelines.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Michael Nelson

Engineer 7

Office: 318-549-8324

Email: [email protected]

“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.”

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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

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 (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others