MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1-2-HEAVY 1 (BRIDGE MAINTENANCE)

Posting number: 03-166680-MEO-07102026-DS

Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division: District 3- Lafayette

Job classification: MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1

Posting type: Open

Categories: Transportation, Maintenance, Training

Summary

Help keep Louisiana’s roads and bridges safe while building a long-term career in public service. This position offers hands-on work, paid training, and opportunities for career growth within DOTD.
 
At the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), we plan, build, maintain, and protect the transportation systems that connect communities, support commerce, and keep Louisiana moving. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency.
 
Mobile Equipment Operators help keep Louisiana’s roads and bridges safe by operating equipment to support maintenance and construction work.
 
This position offers a 10% base pay increase upon attainment of permanent status (where applicable). No experience is required — training is provided, with opportunities for career progression.
 
This is an outdoor, physically active role that may involve varying weather conditions, shift work, night work, overtime, travel, or emergency call-outs depending on assignment.

Examples of duties

Qualifications

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

Supplemental information

Job Duties:

• Operates, as needed various types of heavy equipment.
• Makes minor repairs to equipment as needed.   Performs preventative maintenance, such as oil changes, etc…
• Performs other duties as directed, such as shoveling asphalt, digging footings for setting concrete forms, placing traffic control devices, delivering, loading and unloading materials and/or equipment, flagging traffic, operating power and/or hand tools, etc.
• Attends required training in accordance with the Department’s Structured Training Program
• Obtains/maintains CDL (required for MEO 2 and MEO 1 - Heavy only); reports CDL revocation to appropriate personnel in accordance with the Departments Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Policy (PPM #25).
• May perform incidental repair and construction tasks such as bridge repair, drainage structure repair, installation of guardrail, fencing, fender systems and cabling at moveable bridges and other structures.
• May perform any other tasks as assigned by supervisor or higher-level personnel in order to accomplish the Department’s transportation, maintenance and construction mission.
• May train and/or assist in training lower level operators or laborers
• May be required to perform other duties as necessary, including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type:   Probational and Promotional
Career Progression:   This Position may be filled as a MEO 1, MEO 2, or MEO 1/Heavy
Compensation:   

• MEO-1 $16.06 /hourly - receives Premium Pay of $1.00/hour for all hours worked.  Additionally, a 10% base pay increase granted upon attainment of permanent status.  
• MEO-2 $17.18/hourly - receives Premium Pay of $1.00/hour for all hours worked.   Additionally, a 10% base pay increase granted upon attainment of permanent status.   
• MEO-1/HEAVY $21.05/hourly.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required 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.

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