Salary : $6,585.00 - $12,920.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Promotion
Job Number:
Department: DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Opening Date: 06/09/2026
Closing Date: 6/14/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
66/50695867/SPM2/6.9.26-BH

Section 66 - Freight and Passenger Rail Development

About this position:

This position performs executive level management duties in the formulation and implementation of policies, programs, and procedures for the direction, development, and coordination of administration, planning, development, construction, maintenance and operation activities of the rail, trucking, and freight optimization systems in Louisiana.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
Minimum Qualifications
Eight years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus five years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

An advanced degree, or a Juris Doctorate, plus four years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization.

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 found here.

Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:

• Formulates and administers state multi modal surface transportation policies, goals, and objectives for programs listed above.
• Establishes and implements division policy through the direct management of the surface transportation division.
• Meets with state legislators, U.S. Senators and Representatives, Department executives, parish officials, mayors, federal agency administrators, state agency heads, railroad authorities, trucking and freight movement managers and private organizations to provide professional guidance in matters relating to political social and/or economic facets of surface borne commerce development.
• Implements, directs and evaluates state rail and freight optimization transportation development programs to achieve Office of Multimodal Commerce transportation goals and objectives.
• Develops fiscal policy and administers controls over expenditures of both state and federal revenues allocated for rail, trucking, and freight optimization projects/programs.
• Administers programs for the inspection, safety, and compliance of all state and federal regulated railroads, freight forwarding, and other trucking optimization areas, and state safety oversight duties throughout the state.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment type: This position will be filled as a promotion (only open to DOTD permanent status employees).
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. 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.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy please contact:
LaToya Joseph
DOTD Program Specialist 4
Phone: 225-379-3039
Latoya

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at

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 (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

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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

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If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".
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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?
Required Question