DOTD PROGRAM SPECIALIST 4 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4809946) Apply  DOTD PROGRAM SPECIALIST 4 Salary $3,904.00 - $7,658.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 42/50682610/DPS4/01.28.25-LH Department DOTD-Engineering & Operations Division Section 42 Opening Date 01/29/2025 Closing Date 2/12/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information     42/50682610/DPS4/01.28.25-LH MAINTENANCE MGMT SYSTEMS About this position: This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development / Office of Operations / Maintenance Management / EBR - Section 42 This position is a technical expert on DOTD's Maintenance Management System (MMS), with a working familiarity of the interface processes with LaGov/SAP. The incumbent will assist in developing, testing and implementing various system functions for a new Maintenance Management System for DOTD. The functions include a number of tasks in the categories of data entry, approval functions, data reporting and system status reporting. The incumbent helps develop policies, procedures and goals relative to MMS. This position performs highly complex and technical assignments requiring the ability to research, compile and report on technical data related to statewide maintenance operations and procedures. The incumbent must be self-motivated and able to prioritize tasks and perform duties with minimal supervision. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives. 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 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. *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 (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\_Main.asp) . For further information about this vacancy contact: Tance Fremin DOTD Program Manager 225-379-1998 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Five 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 plus two 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 A bachelor's degree plus two 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 An advanced degree plus one year 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. 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 Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To perform specialized duties and/or serve as a technical specialist for a program specific to DOTD. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Broad from higher-level personnel. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May provide functional supervision over one or multiple DOTD Program Specialists. LOCATION OF WORK: Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD); may be used statewide as deemed appropriate by the Department of Civil Service. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from DOTD Program Specialist 3 by performing specialized duties or serving as a technical specialist over an assigned program. Differs from DOTD Program Specialist 5 by the lack of program management responsibility for a specific DOTD program. Differs from DOTD Program Supervisor by the absence of supervisory responsibilities. Examples of Work Job Duties and Responsibilities: 20% Assists in development of cost assignment plan for new MMS. This task involves setting up a matrix for how different cost center coding is assigned based on analysis of work type and organization unit. The incumbent will create a list of functional tasks and test scenarios that are validated during the implementation of new MMS. 20% Assists in development of reports and formats to meet all current needs of DOTD's MMS. This task involves rebuilding of all reports from the current MMS to match the modified data structures in the new MMS. These reports are required to satisfy a number of DOTD functions and obligations, including disaster cost recovery, public information requests, cost reporting to executive staff, and job-type accomplishment reports to federal agencies. 20% Assists in development of labor entry validation processes. This task involves development of time schedules and work calendars that labor entries are checked against for validation. These checks are designed to restrict what regular and overtime entries are allowed to avoid errors, as that information interfaces to the state payroll system. The incumbent will create a list of functional tasks and test scenarios that must be validated during the implementation of a new MMS. 15% Assists in setup and testing of interface processes between the new MMS and LAGov/SAP. The new system must be configured to make use of existing interface processes with LAGOV. The incumbent will work with the new software developer to map data fields, formatting, and scheduling of all 14 interfaces to the existing scheme. 15% Assists in the development of log files for various system statuses. These logs document errors, warnings, and notifications to system administrators for a number of interface processes and system tasks ranging from individual data record errors, labor entry mismatches with payroll system, to complete interface failures. 5% Serves as backup to the DOTD Program Specialist Manager in responding to internal and public requests relative to the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Maintains working knowledge of the NEVI program, including periodic updates. 5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities. 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 Do you have any experience with LaGov/SAP systems? + Yes + No 04 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? 05 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 06 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA". 07 Please select from the items below how you qualify for this position. + Five 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 service. + Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two 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. + A bachelor's degree plus two 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. + An advanced degree plus one year 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. + None of the above. 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