TRADES APPRENTICE

About This Job DISTRICT 02-UNIT 750

JOB NUMBER: 02/012386/TRAPP/10.8.2026-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: https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/ 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: Job Duties and Other Information

• 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 selsyn sending and receiving units as well as roadway lighting contactors.
• 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.
• Troubleshoot, service, and install reversing starters, under voltage relays, and multi-breakers, both single and three phase.

Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: This position may be filled by probation, promotion or detail to special duty.

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule: Work hours may vary

Compensation : $16.10/HR 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:

Joseph Ferrand

LADOTD

P.O. Box 9180 Bridge City, La 70094

504-437-3160

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

01

Do you have a valid Louisiana Class "B" CDL drivers license ?

• Yes
• No

02

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?

03

Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

• Yes
• No

04

Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes
• No

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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?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question