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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service LAND SPECIALIST 1, 2, OR 3 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LAND SPECIALIST 1, 2, OR 3
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LAND SPECIALIST 1, 2, OR 3
Salary
$2,784.00 - $5,460.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
DENR-2024-OMR-193662-FRD
Department
DENR-Office of Mineral Resources
Division
Petroleum Lands
Opening Date
04/18/2024
Closing Date
5/3/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
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Supplemental Information
Office of Mineral Resources – Petroleum Lands Division
The Office of Mineral Resources (OMR) was established to manage the state’s mineral assets in granting and administering leases on state-owned lands and water bottoms for developing and producing, primarily oil and gas, as a means of revenue in the form of royalties, bonuses, and rentals to the state’s general fund. OMR is one of the largest receivers of state revenues. The office receives revenues from royalties, bonuses, rentals, interest, and fees for leases on state-owned lands and water bottoms. Revenues from these sources comprise approximately 6 - 8% of the state's general fund. In addition to the general fund, revenues collected also provide major sources of funding for parish governments, school boards, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, and the Department of Natural Resources.
Employees are eligible for flexible work schedules upon hire and 2 days of telework after 6 months.
LOCATION & POSITION INFORMATION:
This position is located in the Petroleum Lands Division within the Office of Mineral Resources in Baton Rouge, LA. General supervision is received directly from the Petroleum Lands Director. The position determines the accuracy of documents and agreements dealing with state owned lands and water bottoms. The incumbent must have a sound understanding of all systems utilized in work responsibilities, including SONRIS database, document access, and GIS. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Determine the viability of releases and partial releases of interests in state mineral leases and operating agreements, with regard to legal descriptions of released and retained portions.
Evaluates and interprets all forms of state mineral leases terminology in processing lease maintenance payments.
Performs complex title rebuilds of ownership working interest in state leases and state agency leases and update ownership records accordingly.
Participate in monthly State Mineral and Energy Board Meetings and State Lease Sales.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPENTENCIES:
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.
Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make at each level over their career andnot the amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.
This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and is open to all qualified applicants. This position may be filled as a Full Time Classified Probationary appointment or may be filled as job appointment. In the event that funds become available for a permanent position, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment. Additional vacancies may be filled form this announcement within 90 days of the closing date.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
No Civil Service test scoreis 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 applications 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.
A copy of your college transcript MUST be submitted by the closing date of this announcement. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application and/or by fax/mail.Applicants possessing an international degree must submit an equivalency evaluation statement with their application. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application.
**EXPECTED GRADUATES - Applicants may apply within 90 days of graduation, however, any offer of employment will be contingent upon verification and confirmation that the applicant has received a qualifying degree. Unofficial transcripts should be included and submitted with the application in order to be considered.
Transcripts can either be mailed or faxed to the Louisiana Department of State Civil Service. Fax: 225-219-1041. Mailing Address: Department of State Civil Service, P.O. Box 94111, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9111.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Human Resources
Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 94396
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396
Email: DNR-Recruiting@la.gov
The Department of Natural Resources is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf.
The Department of Natural Resources is a participant in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTION:
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 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 LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL 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 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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