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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- 209943

Department

GOV-Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Opening Date

07/02/2025

Closing Date

7/23/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Position: Land Specialist 1-3

Agency: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority(CPRA) (https://coastal.la.gov/)

Division: Project Management/Land Rights

Office Location: 150 Terrace Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70802

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is seeking a highly motivated professional to serve as a Land Specialist 1-3. The State’s coastal protection and restoration program encompasses an extensive and diversified mission involving the integration of multiple major environmental and hurricane flood measures contained within the State’s comprehensive coastal Master Plan. Those measures and associated projects create, restore, enhance, protect, and preserve the state’s coastal wetlands, barrier islands, natural ridges and other natural resources vital to the state’s economy and/or the safety of its citizens.

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.

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 Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=166180) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ 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

Preferred Knowledge and 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

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment*

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Land Specialist 1, 2, or 3.

Compensation: The maximum salary for a Land Specialist 3 is $84,302 annually.

*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.

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

Official transcripts will be required upon hire.

Louisiana is a State as Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions, you may contact:

Rachel Dunbar, Human Resources Supervisor

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

[email protected]

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

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DE: Rate your ability to display expertise based on our definition: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying expertise

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to display expertise

+ 3= I can display expertise

+ 4= I can display expertise and help others improve their ability to display expertise

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

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MAJ: Rate your ability to make accurate judgments based on our definition: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable making accurate judgments

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to make accurate judgments

+ 3= I can make accurate judgments

+ 4= I can make accurate judgments and help others improve their ability to make accurate judgments

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

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NA: Rate your ability to negotiate agreements based on our definition: The ability to reach a consensus when parties may have conflicting interests or perspectives.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable negotiating agreements

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to negotiate agreements

+ 3= I can negotiate agreements

+ 4= I can negotiate agreements and help others improve their ability to negotiate agreements

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

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Are you expected to graduate within the next 90 days?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered 'yes' to the question above, please enter your anticipated graduation date below. If you answered 'no,' please enter N/A.

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Employer

State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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