COASTAL RESOURCES ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR

TS318 $75,046 - $135,096
Creation Date: 06/22/2012
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To manage major coastal programs and staff involved in regulatory and/or non-regulatory measures to create, restore, enhance, protect, and preserve the state's coastal wetlands, marshes, flood plains, and other natural resources, and to provide hurricane flood protection measures vital to the state's economy and/or the safety of its citizens (private, public, institutional, industrial, and governmental.)

LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Usually direct from a Coastal Resources Administrator, but may receive supervision from an unclassified executive.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Generally direct over Coastal Resources Scientist Managers, DCLs, and Geologists but other subordinates may be acceptable with DSCS approval.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Coastal Resources Scientist Manager by the presence of both program and staff management responsibilities as well as administrative responsibility over divisions, sections or programs.

Differs from Coastal Resources Administrator by the absence of responsibility for determining broad Division policies and program objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

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

Exercises independent judgment in formulating or advising the Coastal Resources Administrator in the formulating of policies and procedures that have significant impact in personnel administration and/or preparation and administration of budgets.

Prepares the annual budget and budget amendments for the Division.

Directs, manages, and reviews programs, projects, feasibility studies, or permits.

Advises Coastal Resources Administrator or unclassified executives and cabinet-level officials of proposed federal/state legislation and policies which will affect Louisiana's coastal resources, hurricane flood protection, restoration programs, or permit/regulatory programs; proposes new state legislation; represents the CPRA and testifies at federal and state legislative hearings, legislative committee hearings, and other public hearings to recommend legislation or present state policy in connection with coastal restoration and hurricane flood protection issues.

Directs the initiation, negotiation, and management of contractual agreements with other federal, state, and local agencies, consulting firms, NGOs and educational institutions. Maintains continuous liaison and coordinates activities with these entities.

Directs the preparation of and reviews for approval grant requests and proposals, all technical reports, web-based information, and management plans. Makes management decisions involving the planning, design, real-estate acquisition, regulatory compliance, construction, operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, and monitoring of coastal restoration and hurricane flood protection projects.

Directs and manages the development of complex and controversial restoration and hurricane flood protection programs in a field where little guidance or precedence exists. Directs and manages the formulation, establishment, and implementation of technical standards and operating procedures of programs directly related to coastal restoration and hurricane flood protection projects.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
One year of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above:

A bachelor's degree in one of the following fields: biological sciences, physical sciences, earth sciences, environmental sciences, natural sciences, engineering or a related field plus five years of experience in coastal resource management, wetland resource management, environmental science, natural resource management, or biology; OR

A master's degree in biological sciences, physical sciences, earth sciences, environmental sciences, natural sciences, engineering or a related field plus four years of experience in coastal resource management, wetland resource management, environmental science, natural resource management, or biology; OR

A Ph.D. in biological sciences, physical sciences, earth sciences, environmental sciences, natural sciences, engineering or a related field plus three years of experience in coastal resource management, wetland resource management, environmental science, natural resource management, or biology.