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PUBLIC LANDS ANALYST 1, 2, 3

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OSL 010526 ERG

Department

Division of Administration

Opening Date

01/05/2026

Closing Date

1/15/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Division of Administration/Office of State Lands has a vacancy.

AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

•Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training

•Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

•Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

The Office of State Lands—also known as theState Land Office—is responsible for the identification, administration, and management of state public lands and water bottoms. OSL functions include:

+ Ensuring the highest economic return and maximum public use possible of our state public lands and water bottoms

+ Consulting with clientele all having varying degrees of interest in public lands, navigable water bottoms and the minerals thereunder

+ Revenue generation through land and timber sales, surface and sub-surface leasing, issuance of rights-of-way and surface and sub-surface agreements and water bottoms permitting

+ Protecting the state’s proprietary interests in its lands and water bottoms

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

+ Overseeing the state’s capital construction program

+ Working to provide state and federal grants for community development

+ Development of the state budget

+ Providing technology services

+ Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services

+ Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience in a lands administration field; 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.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Permits and Leases

+ Performs the permitting and leasing of commercial, recreational and residential structures on state owned land and water bottoms.

+ Interacts with clients to respond to inquiries and provide notifications regarding what land rights contracts or permits may be required for various projects situated on State owned lands and water bottoms

+ Analyzes proposed or previously constructed projects or encroachments on State owned lands and water bottoms to identify land rights and regulatory permits

required

+ Negotiates, develops and prepares complex land rights contracts for execution

+ Calculates and collects rental payments, renewal payments and other fees associated with grants of surface and subsurface leases

Document Review

+ Reviews construction plans and drawings, as built surveys and cross sectional plans, legal property descriptions and land surveys

+ Assists the Section Manager in determining whether or not a permit, lease or right of way is required for the construction activities

GIS Responisibilities

+ Interacts closely with State Land Office GIS team in developing, configuring and maintaining various GIS layers

+ Utilizes data provided by the GIS and SONRIS systems, reviews computerized files and GIS layers for locational information related to proposed projects and existing encroachments

Additional Key Responsibilities

+ Assists the OSL Location & Survey Section’s Land Surveyors with creating legal property descriptions, lease plats and boundary surveys

+ Consults with OSL staff and other entities to coordinate enforcement initiatives relative to unauthorized encroachments on State owned lands and water bottoms

+ Assists in the monthly collection of fees and record maintenance in the State Lands Information Management System (SLIMS) database and the maintenance of accounting records for all permits and land rights contracts

+ Provides technical assistance in the preparation of documents for the advertisement and contract of sale or transfer of State owned lands and buildings (fixed assets) related to the Surplus Property Program in accordance with L.R.S. 41:140

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Career Progression: As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Public Lands Analyst 1 ,2 or 3.

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

What is experience in Lands Administration Field ?

Generally experience in lands administration field includes (but is not necessarily limited to): experience in land title research, land abstracting, property record management or real estate; experience as a licensed practicing attorney; land appraisal experience as a licensed appraiser; land surveying experience as a licensed surveyor; and land administration or real estate document administration experience in a government position.

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 not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions, including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments, and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email: [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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FC: Rate your ability to focus on customers based on our definition: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable focusing on customers

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to focus on customers

+ 3= I can focus on customers

+ 4= I can focus on customers and help others improve their ability to focus on customers

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

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TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically

+ 3= I can think critically

+ 4= I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically

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

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State of Louisiana

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Phone

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Website

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