DOTD Program Specialist 1-3

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DOTD Program Specialist 1-3

Salary

$2,784.00 - $5,460.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

79/50397893/DPS1-3/10.23.24-MV

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 79

Opening Date

10/24/2024

Closing Date

11/7/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

Section 79 - Floodplain Management

79/50397893/DPS1-3/10.23.24-MV

This position requires overnight travel.

About this position:

This position conducts community assistance visits and contacts under the National Flood Insurance Program, Community Assistance Program (CAP). The major objective of the NFIP’s (CAP) is to ensure that communities participating in the NFIP are achieving the flood loss reduction objectives of this program. Implementation requires statewide travel to participating Louisiana communities and parishes (307 total) and conducting a comprehensive assessment of the community’s/parish’s floodplain management program and its local Floodplain Management Administrator’s knowledge and understanding of the floodplain management requirements. Please see the Examples of Work below for the complete position description.

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

An ideal candidate will possess the following competencies:

• Championing Continuous Improvement: The ability to systematically drive or promote continuous improvement.

• Training Others:The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance.

• Using Data:The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a DOTD Program Specialist 1, 2 or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

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.

If using education from a foreign university to qualify for this position, applicants must attach a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service. A list of the accepted evaluation services can be found on the NACES website.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Susan Veillon, Statewide Program Manager

1201 Capitol Access Rd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 379-3017

"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 - https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To perform a variety of professional-level duties for a program specific to DOTD.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from higher-level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

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 Specialist 2 by the presence of less complex duties within assigned program.

Examples of Work

30% Trains to conduct community assistance visits and contacts under the National Flood Insurance Program, Community Assistance Program (CAP). The major objective of the NFIP’s (CAP) is to insure that communities participating in the NFIP are achieving the flood loss reduction objectives of this program. Implementation requires statewide travel to participating Louisiana communities and parishes (307 total) and conducting a comprehensive assessment of the community’s/parish’s floodplain management program and its local Floodplain Management Administrator’s knowledge and understanding of the floodplain management requirements. This involves performing field inspections of the Special Flood Hazards statewide. It requires specialized skills, unique to this section, such as reading FIRM’s (Flood Insurance Rate Maps) and interpreting engineering studies and profiles in order to communicate in person, by telephone, and through written consultants, emergency managers, building inspectors, city planner, etc. To accomplish this objective, it requires this position to interpret and enforcethe Federal Code of Regulations, Title 44, Emergency Management and Assistance, parts 59, General Provisions;parts 60, Criteria for Land Management and use; part 65, Identification and Mapping Special Hazard areas; part 70,Procedures for Map Corrections; part 72, Procedure and Fees for Obtaining Conditional Approval of Map Changes; and part77, Acquisition of Flood Damaged Structures.This position prepares a report of findings, such as deficiencies in the program, directly to the FEMA Regional Office and makes recommendations for compliance. Provide technical assistance to the community/parish until compliance is accomplished or it is deemed necessary to refer the community/parish to FEMA for disciplinary actions. Non-compliant programs may result in the loss of subsidized flood insurance and eligibility for other sources of financial aid such as federally guaranteed or insured mortgages (VA, FHA, SBA), community development block grant funds, federal disaster assistance, etc.

20% Trains to provide technical assistance to the Louisiana communities that participate in the Community Rating System (CRS). CRS is a subprogram of the National Flood Insurance Program that provides incentives and tools to participating communities who enact and enforce higher regulatory floodplain management standards. The incentive is reduced flood insurance premiums and reduced flood damage to insurable property. Louisiana has 41 CRS communities. Currently participation in CRS has save LA citizens over $26 million.

10% Trains to assist FEMA and their mapping consultants in the coordination of mapping needs for the state of Louisiana the Map Mod Program is a nationwide initiative to update every Flood Insurance Rate Map within five years with annual updates thereafter. This initiative includes levee issues, more specifically, levee certification which is a major factor in flood risk analyses for Louisiana mapping.

10% Assists in maintaining technical assistance library. Organizes, compiles and reproduces bound copies of manuals and distributes statewide. DOTD, Floodplain Management Section, serves as the Flood Insurance Rate Map repository for the state of LA.

10% Responds to Presidentially declared flood disasters in coordination with other State or Federal agencies. Participates in analysis of disasters by visiting affected communities and obtaining pertinent information and submitting appropriate reports to FEMA. Provide technical assistance pertaining to, but not limited to, substantial damage, repetitive loss, mitigation, etc. is given in these post disaster visits.

5% Trains to respond to inquiries from Federal, State and other private organizations request, as part of their environmental review record for upcoming projects in LA, to identify possible adverse environmental effects or concerns. The organization is notified in writing concerning the flood zone determination as well as communicating the NFIP requirements.

5% Trains to participate in FEMA public outreach programs which create public awareness for the new FEMA flood maps, which address the risk of flooding. This activity also involves educating the public about the National Flood Insurance Program regulations that mitigate the effects of flooding on new and improved structures.

5% Trains to respond to inquiries from Federal, State, and local agencies, engineering firms, surveyors, realtors, lending institutions, insurance agents and general public in relation to general and technical information non the National Flood Insurance Program.

5% Trains to plan, prepare, analyze and deliver information in presentations, handbooks, workshops, status reports, annual reports, newsletter and conference statewide. Assists in generating the quarterly newsletter (600 recipients). 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 LADOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Are you a probational LADOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  03

  Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes

• No

  04

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

  05

  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 LaDOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

  06

  Are you available for overnight travel?

• Yes

• No

  07

  Do you have any floodplain management experience? If so, please explain. All experience should be clearly defined in your application.

  08

  Do you have any experience using (ARCGIS) Arc Geographic System? If so, please explain.

  09

  Do you have experience managing multiple databases? If so, please explain.

  10

  How many years of experience do you have with Microsoft Suites which includes Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access and Publisher?

  11

  CCI: Rate your ability to champion continuous improvement based on our definition: The ability to systematically drive or promote continuous improvement.

• 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable championing continuous improvement

• 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to champion continuous improvement

• 3= I can champion continuous improvement

• 4= I can champion continuous improvement and help others improve their ability to champion continuous improvement

  12

  CCI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

  13

  TO: Rate your ability to train others based on our definition: The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance.

• 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable training others

• 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to train others

• 3= I can train others

• 4= I can train others and help others improve their ability to train others

  14

  TO: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

  15

  UD: Rate your ability to use data based on our definition: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

• 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable using data

• 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to use data

• 3= I can use data

• 4= I can use data and help others improve their ability to use data

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  UD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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State of Louisiana

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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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