169350
LAND SPECIALIST 4
AS616 $45,968 - $90,210
Creation Date: 08/29/2005
Change Date: 01/01/2025
FUNCTION OF WORK:To perform advanced-level/quasi-supervisory 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:SUPERVISION RECEIVED:General from a Land Manager or higher official of the agency served.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:Project-based and occasional direct supervision over Land Specialist 1, 2, 3, and contractors in the absence of the Land Manager.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Land Specialist 3 by the presence of quasi-supervisory duties over Land Specialist 1, 2, and 3; responsibility for acting as the sole principal assistant to the Land Manager; and responsibility for the most complex and/or sensitive land work.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,
ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND
HERE.
| Communicating Effectively | Demonstrating Accountability | Developing Performance |
| Developing Plans | Driving Results | Making Accurate Judgments |
| Managing Resources | Negotiating Agreements | |
EXAMPLES OF WORK:EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Serves as sole principal assistant to the Land Manager and functions as Land Manager in the Land Manager's absence.
Trains, assigns, and reviews the work products of, and participates in evaluating the performance of subordinate staff.
Prepares and uses a comprehensive work plan to perform land work for the largest and/or most complex coastal restoration projects.
Initiates, negotiates, manages and evaluates contractual agreements with professional consulting firms.
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).
Reviews construction plans, makes on-site inspections; interprets contractor title research of assigned projects to insure completeness and accuracy of information for property ownership and access to property; and makes revisions to property maps.
Negotiates with property owners to obtain an executable document for the transfer of land rights and/or real property rights to DNR for assigned projects or those assigned to lower level staff. Prepares all necessary documents to achieve acquisition or transfer.
Participates in meetings with federal, state and local government agencies, and the general public to provide information on the Division's land rights or leasing procedures.
Determines direction and extent of research necessary of land records, including State Mineral lease records, land patents, deeds, township plats, field notes, judicial and tax sale records, title abstracts to determine State ownership of land or water bottom including assigning specific tasks to others and acting as liaison with other agencies or offices with which research is carried out.
Fields requests from staff geologists, geophysicists or petroleum engineers on matters regarding land ownership, description, acreage and encumbrances for purposes of preparing operating agreements, seismic permits or agreements, as well as mineral leases, on unit division order allocations of ownership interest and on parish allocation within townships for royalty payment on production in Sixteenth Section.
Exercises oversight on the more complex matters in advising agencies such as school boards, police juries, municipalities, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Department of Transportation and Development and other State agencies on how to prepare tracts belonging to those agencies for mineral leasing wherein they would be subject to approval by the Mineral Board, and what steps to take if said agencies would like the State to lease the property for them with authority to make decisions where questions of procedure occur.
Oversees work when complex issues arise in the maintenance of records on all State mineral leases, operating agreements, seismic permits or agreements and other contracts between State and third parties concerning mineral rights on State claimed land and water bottoms as well as handling assignments or other transfers of mineral interest with regards to lease, operating agreement or other contracted rights and the ownership thereof, with attention to correctness of document form and any variance from other mineral lease records.
When more complex issues arise, oversees the close interaction with GIS section in configuring images of nominated acreage, mineral lease acreage, released mineral lease acreage (partial and full) affecting State mineral leases on the GIS system for use by other employees of DNR and by the public, utilizing surveying techniques and landman experience in property description interpretation, making the determination in conjunction with the Land Manager as to the correctness thereof.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Six 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 plus 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
A bachelor's degree plus 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.
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.