Land Specialist 1

LAND SPECIALIST 1-3

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LAND SPECIALIST 1-3

Salary

$35,064.00 - $68,808.00 Annually

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CPRA- 207044

Department

GOV-Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Opening Date

03/17/2025

Closing Date

4/7/:59 PM Central
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Position: Land Specialist 1-3

Agency: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA )

Division: Project Management/Land Rights

Office Location: 150 Terrace Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70802

For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with a baccalaureate degree will be allowed to apply for this position.

This position may be filled as either a Probational or a temporary Job Appointment. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may later be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Responsibilities:
•   Supervise and assist with planning, controlling and implementing land rights and oyster lease acquisition for multiple coastal protection and restoration projects
•   Provide technical recommendations concerning land rights issues relative to assigned coastal restoration projects Required Skills:
•   Knowledge of modern land rights and landsman principles and practices
•   Knowledge of modern project management skills
•   Application of advanced experience to answer technical questions relative to assigned coastal restoration projects An ideal candidate will possess the following core competencies:
•   Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
•   Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
•   Negotiating Agreements: The ability to reach a consensus when parties may have conflicting interests or perspectives. As part of a career progression group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Land Specialist 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience. The maximum salary for a Land Specialist 3 is $84,302 annually.

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.

Official transcripts will be required upon hire.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Louisiana is a State as Model Employer for individuals with disabilities.

If you have any questions, you may contact:

Rachel Dunbar, Human Resources Supervisor

P.O. Box 44027

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of experience in property and land rights acquisition, appraisals, or relocation assistance; land title research or abstracting, land surveying or cadastral work; or oil and gas lease negotiations or land work involving plotting and location of well sites and access routes; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelor's degree.

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 Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To perform entry level work in one or more major environmental or state energy leasing programs affecting the preservation of the state's coastal wetlands, mineral production, or other natural resources vital to the state's economy and/or the safety of its citizens (private, public, institutional, industrial, and governmental).

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from a Land Manager or higher official of the agency served.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Department of Natural Resources. May be used by other departments if equivalent programs are recognized by DSCS.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Land Specialist 2 by the absence of experienced-level duties.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Performs basic land rights work for small, non-complex projects and/or assists a Land Specialist 3 or 4 in entry level land rights work for their assigned projects for training purposes. Input land rights information for assigned projects into the Land Section database and/or performs this function for projects handled by higher-level staff.

Under guidance from staff above the Land Specialist 2 level, coordinates all activities for assigned projects with other Land Specialists, Engineers, Coastal Resources Scientists, and other DNR personnel, as well as any applicable federal, state, and/or local government agencies involved in the project(s).

Utilizes data and information provided by the GIS and SONRIS systems together with complex mathematical solutions to compute triangulations and transverses on the Geodetic and Plane Grid coordinate systems in providing data necessary to work output of section.

Reviews computerized.dxf files or other computer generated applications submitted by nominating parties for leasing on State-owned lands and water bottoms to see that accurate plats and legal descriptions of nominated tracts are created.

At basic level, performs research of land records, including State mineral lease records with both active and terminated leases contained therein, land patents, deeds, township plats, field notes, judicial and tax sale records from the State Land Office and title abstracts, both land and mineral, to determine if State owns mineral rights on acreage nominated for a State mineral lease.

Aids others in gathering and presenting land information, including ownership, description, acreage and encumbrances as part of a project team to staff geologists, geophysicists and engineers on tracts proposed for operating agreements and seismic permits and agreements.

Provides information to Land Specialists who advise agencies such as school boards, police juries, municipalities, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Department of Transportation and Development and other State agencies on preparing tracts belonging to those agencies for mineral leasing thereon including the procedural steps necessary if the agency is going to lease the property itself and the documentation necessary if agency is having the State lease property for it.

Maintains records on all State mineral leases, operating agreements, seismic permits and agreements and other contracts between the State and third parties concerning mineral rights on State claimed lands and water bottoms, as well as performing functions required to handle assignments of mineral rights of State mineral leases as it pertains to lease ownership interests, description of interest being transferred, correctness of form of document and, if any, variances from records kept in office.

Aids project and team lead workers in close interaction with GIS section in configuring, utilizing surveying techniques and landman experience in property description interpretation, images of nominated acreage, mineral lease acreage, release of mineral lease acreage (partial and full) affecting State Mineral leases on the GIS system for use by other employees of OMR and DNR and by the public.

Aids project lead worker in conferences with the Attorney General's office and/or other legal counsel on matters related to ongoing or potential litigation and title controversies concerning State-claimed lands and water bottoms for purposes of mineral right determination with a view towards resolution of issue by either judgment or compromise.

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

Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave

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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, . click apply for full job details