Public Lands Supervisor

State of Louisiana•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

The Division of Administration/Office of State Lands has a vacancy for a Public Lands Supervisor. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS-619. The Office of State Lands (OSL) 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 of state public lands and water bottoms, consulting with clientele with interests in public lands and minerals, generating revenue through various sales and leasing activities, and protecting the state’s proprietary interests. The Land and Waterbottom Management Section within OSL plays a critical role in managing land sales, rights-of-way and surface leases, waterbottom permits and leases, and timber sales. The Division of Administration serves as the state government’s management arm and financial operations hub, overseeing programs such as capital construction, grants, budget development, technology services, purchasing and contracting guidance, and disaster recovery funding.

Requirements

Six years of experience in a lands administration field; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in a lands administration field; OR A bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience in a lands administration field; OR An advanced degree plus two years of experience in a lands administration field.
Experience in the land administration field includes, but is not limited to: experience in land title research, land abstracting, property record management or real estate; land appraisal experience as a licensed appraiser; land surveying experience as a licensed surveyor; and land administration or public document administration experience in a professional government position.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to assess options, weigh risks, and make sound decisions using available information and logical reasoning.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Interacts with private landowners, title attorneys, and various other entities to respond to inquiries and provide notifications regarding land rights contracts or permits required for projects on State-owned lands and water bottoms.
Analyzes proposed or previously constructed projects or encroachments on State-owned lands and water bottoms to identify required land rights and regulatory permits.
Negotiates, develops, and prepares complex land rights contracts for execution, ensuring correctness.
Coordinates and facilitates the circulation of land rights contracts for execution by all required signatories.
Calculates and collects rental payments, renewal payments, and other fees associated with grants of surface and subsurface leases.
Reviews construction plans and drawings to verify project scope, adjacent property ownership, activity to be permitted, and other land rights-related matters.
Assists the Section Manager in determining whether a permit, lease, or right-of-way is required for construction activities.
Interacts closely with the State Land Office GIS team in developing, configuring, and maintaining various GIS layers.
Utilizes data from GIS and SONRIS systems, reviews computerized files and GIS layers for locational information related to proposed projects and existing encroachments.
Consults with agency representatives to coordinate enforcement initiatives relative to unauthorized encroachments on State-owned lands and water bottoms.
Assists with the preparation of settlement instruments for execution and coordinates the circulation of settlement documents for signature by all parties.
Assists in the monthly collection of fees and record maintenance in the State Lands Information Management System (SLIMS) database.
Maintains 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.
Provides technical assistance in the preparation of documents for the advertisement and contract of sale of timber on State-owned land related to the Timber Management Program.
Assists, informs, and advises various entities relative to the policies, procedures, and requirements of the State land management programs.
Trains, assigns work, approves leave, applies disciplinary procedures, and evaluates the performance of subordinates.
Reviews subordinate personnel’s prepared contracts for proper execution by grantee, proper terms and provisions, and adherence to Federal and State laws and departmental rules and regulations.