DOTD PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1, 2 OR 3 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5038928) Apply  DOTD PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1, 2 OR 3 Salary $2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 70/50544111/PRSP13/08.11.25-LH Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division Section 70 Opening Date 08/11/2025 Closing Date 8/19/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job      Section 70 Tolling Operations 70/50544111/PRSP13/08.11.25-LH 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. About This Position: The mission of this position is to serve as a business operations program specialist for the Statewide Tolling Operations (Section 70) and provide support to the Statewide Program Manager II (Director of Tolling Operations,). This position assists in ensuring that the Statewide Tolling Operations complies with federal, state, local, and departmental laws, rules and regulations. This position is responsible for implementing program processes and procedures for DOTD Tolling Operations and is under the direct supervision of the Statewide Program Manager II (50470711) and the functional supervision of the DOTD Program Specialist 5 (50641653). In addition, this position coordinates with internal and external partners regarding procurement, contracts, task orders, and supplemental agreements, assists with monitoring project status, budget status, end of project audits, evaluations, and legislative audit requests. This position can also serve as the Program Specialist for payroll audit and record retention, safety, training, and loss prevention. This position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills. This position requires some statewide travel. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisianan and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals and directives. Selected Core Competencies: + Thinking Critically : The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. + Training Others : The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance. + Using Data : The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action. 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 Minimum Qualifications Three years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR A bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=172450) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + This position serves as the DOTD Program Specialist for operations and business programs for the Statewide Tolling Operations. This position assist with drafting, reviewing, and revising all Standard Operations Procedures (SOP) for Statewide Tolling Operations. Assists with creating, reviewing, and revising all new business rules for the existing Toll System as well as any additional Toll Systems. + Assist the Statewide Program Manager II in the preparation of new contracts, task orders, and supplemental agreements. Assists with the review, updates, or changes to existing contracts. This includes assisting with the monitoring of all contracts to ensure timely execution and budget requests each fiscal year for the Operating Funds, Capital Outlay Funds, and Federal Funds. This position is responsible for coordinating with the DOTD Procurement Section and Consultant Contract Services Section to review existing contracts. Also, consults internal and external partners including but not limited to DOTD Legal, Compliance, Financial Services, Budget, and Audit Sections, Legislative Auditors, and Trustee Banks for review, interpretation or verification of projects to ensure that they are complaint with DOTD, Federal, State, and Local regulations. + Assists with invoices for the Statewide Tolling Operations. Audits and process all invoices for payment. Maintains files and spreadsheets on all contracts and submits for audit when contracts are completed. This includes monitoring the invoices to ensure accuracy, legality, and conformance with the contract scope of services, contract time, and compensation. + Assists in the monthly reporting review and reconciliation of the Statewide Tolling Operations Toll System(s). This includes reviewing the contract deliverables to ensure the toll consultant is meeting expectations and the required key performance indicators (KPI). Assist in auditing and testing the toll system(s) to ensure accuracy in customer service. + Responsible for distributing monthly Safety Meeting and conduct monthly safety inspections. Audit and process payroll. Process employee travel expenses. Process all warehouse orders. Process Travel Card (T-Card) and LaCarte Purchasing Card (PCard) orders, T-Card and P-Card reconciliation and trainings. Audits and processes employee planning and evaluations. Functions as training coordinator. Assists the Statewide Program Manager II with on boarding and off boarding employees. + Perform other duties as directed by the Statewide Program Manager II or DOTD Program Manager. May be required to perform other duties as necessary, but not limited to emergency disaster support activities. Position Specific Details: As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a DOTD Program Specialist 1, 2 or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). 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 qualification and job concepts for each level. DOTD Program Specialist 1 - Starting salary is $16.86/hourly DOTD Program Specialist 2 - Starting salary is $18.04/hourly DOTD Program Specialist 3 - Starting salary is $20.65/hourly 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. This position may be filled by probation, promotion or detail to special duty. 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. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* For further information about this vacancy contact: Sarah Giarrusso DOTD Program Specialist 5 225-379-1594 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: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_rehabilitation.asp Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 athttps://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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) 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 Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee? + Yes + No 02 Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee? + Yes + No 03 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 04 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA". 05 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? 06 TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically + 3= I can think critically + 4= I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically 07 TCr: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 08 TO: Rate your ability to train others based on our definition: The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable training others + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to train others + 3= I can train others + 4= I can train others and help others improve their ability to train others 09 TO: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 10 UD: Rate your ability to use data based on our definition: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable using data + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to use data + 3= I can use data + 4= I can use data and help others improve their ability to use data 11 UD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 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