Transportation Permits Supervisor 2

About This Job

*This is a departmental promotional opportunity open to current permanent classified DOTD employees only.

About This Position

Help keep Louisiana moving safely and efficiently. In this leadership role, you'll oversee a team responsible for reviewing and issuing permits for oversized and overweight vehicle movements across the state. Every day brings new challenges as you evaluate complex routes, ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, coordinate with law enforcement and construction personnel, and make decisions that protect Louisiana's roads, bridges, infrastructure, and traveling public. If you enjoy solving complex problems, leading a team, and making an impact on statewide transportation operations, this is an opportunity to play a critical role in keeping commerce moving safely.

Job Duties and Other Information

• Lead Transportation Permit Operations – Supervise a team of Transportation Permits Supervisors, directing the review and issuance of oversized and overweight vehicle permits while ensuring compliance with state laws, regulations, and agency policies.
• Evaluate Complex Routing & Safety Decisions – Analyze challenging permit requests, approve specialized routes and vehicle configurations, coordinate travel through construction zones, and work with law enforcement and other agencies to protect public safety and Louisiana's transportation infrastructure.
• Provide Technical Leadership & Operational Support – Assist with developing policies and procedures, resolve complex permitting issues, communicate regulatory requirements to customers and stakeholders, maintain critical route and bridge data, and support 24/7 emergency permitting operations as needed.

Job Specification

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

Position Specific Details

• Appointment Type: Promotional, open only to current permanent classified DOTD employees only.
• Compensation: In addition to the salary associated with the AS615 pay level, this position offers premium compensation for on-call responsibilities and premium pay: $1.50/hour for designated on-call time. $3.00/hour premium pay for hours actually worked.

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Nick Fagerburg
Engineer
8 225-379-1795

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