Electrician Specialist (District Facility Section)

Posting number: 07/50670350/ES/10.28.2026/KA

Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division: District 7- Lake Charles

Job classification: ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIST

Posting type: Open

Categories: Miscellaneous

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, located in District 07 of the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), is assigned to Unit 701, Facility Maintenance Electrical Crew, and reports directly to the Facility Maintenance Manager. The incumbent performs electrical maintenance and repairs on movable and stationary bridges, ferry vessels, buildings, generators, rest areas, pumping stations, and other DOTD assets as assigned.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

This posting may fill multiple positions.

Two years 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.

• Troubleshoots electrical problems and performs electrical maintenance work district-wide on movable and stationary bridges, ferry vessels, buildings, generators, a rest area, pumping stations, and other Department assets as assigned.
• Installs electrical equipment for single and three phase systems.
• Troubleshoots and repairs circuits, motors, emergency generators, hydraulic systems, control valves, locks wedges, barriers, and traffic gauges on movable bridges and ferries, marine distribution cables, marine vessel electrical power plant systems and generators, limit switches, plunger switches, and electrical drive motors including 480 volt circuits.
• Performs movable bridge operation and is required to accept 24-hour call-outs.

• Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional
• Compensation: Electrician Specialist- $21.05/Hourly up to $37.88/Hourly
• No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
• 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.
• 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: Jared Chaumont

ADA of Operations

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 is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.