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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service Levee Board Operations Superintendent in Marrero, Louisiana
Levee Board Operations Superintendent
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Levee Board Operations Superintendent
Salary
$5,860.00 - $10,546.00 Monthly
Location
Marrero, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
200466
Department
SE LA Flood Protection Auth-West
Opening Date
09/25/2024
Closing Date
9/30/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Supplemental Information
No Civil Service test score or assessment 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.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Matthew Edwards
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West
(504) 340-0318
medwards@slfpaw.org
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Five years of experience in earthworks construction.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To supervise inspections, maintenance and improvement activities of an extensive levee and drainage system.
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
Broad direction from unclassified agency administrators.
Supervision Exercised:
Direct line over a Levee Maintenance Superintendent.
Location of Work:
Levee Districts, Statewide.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from other levee maintenance jobs by responsibility for all work involved in maintenance of levees and providing adequate drainage for an extensive levee district.
Examples of Work
Plans and directs maintenance of an extensive levee and drainage system.
Assigns crews to maintenance and repairs of levees, drainage ditches and construction activities on or about levees such as bridges, locks, fences, etc.
Secures rights-of-way for levee or drainage ditches; confers with landowners and others to establish dollar evaluations of rights- of-way.
Reviews requests for permits to place installations on or over levees and advises Levee Board of effect of installation of flood control or drainage.
Supervises inspection of levees to insure proper upkeep and repairs.
Determines and recommends materials and equipment necessary for the overall operation of levee board projects.
Prepares reports on various aspects of the continuing levee maintenance and construction program for presentation to the Levee Board commissioners.
Prepares a proposed maintenance budget for submission to agency administrators.
Directs monthly safety meeting.
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
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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