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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service COASTAL RESOURCES ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
COASTAL RESOURCES ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
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COASTAL RESOURCES ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Salary
$6,254.00 - $11,258.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
CPRA- 196630
Department
GOV-Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Opening Date
06/25/2024
Closing Date
7/16/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Supplemental Information
Position: Coastal Resources Assistant Administrator
Agency: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)
Division: Planning & Research
Office Location: 150 Terrace Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA
This position performs functions essential to coastal restoration and flood protection. The incumbent is responsible for the direction of the State’s Comprehensive Coastal Master Plan that guides the coastal program, as well as directing research activities. This position plays an important role in leading efforts to create, restore, enhance, protect, and preserve coastal wetlands, marshes, floodplains, and natural resources crucial to the state’s economy and citizen safety.
Responsibilities:
Handles technical issues related to complex environmental programs
Balances economic, environmental, and social considerations for potentially controversial topics
Manages two functional units of professional staff
Oversees planning and intergovernmental coordination for CPRA’s coastal restoration and hurricane flood protection program
Makes staffing and budget recommendations to the Coastal Resources Administrator
Assigns priorities, tasks, and project schedules to subordinate staff
Reviews and directs work for quality control, timeliness, budget adherence, and regulatory compliance
Manages the preparation of CPRA’s legislatively mandated updates to the Master Plan
Reviews and approves reports from subordinate staff before submission to agency leadership
Supervises the development of contractual proposals
Evaluates technical proposals and makes award recommendations
Negotiates consultant cost estimates for professional service contracts
Manages contracts for compliance and reviews contractor work products
Oversees and directs staff in preparing grant proposals for federal funding
Represents Planning & Research Division at technical subcommittees
Represents CPRA at conferences, workshops, and public meetings
Maintains expertise in politically sensitive state and federal regulations or projects
Analyzes state and federal legislation for potential impacts
Assists in implementing administrative policy related to assigned responsibilities
The maximum salary for the Coastal Resources Assistant Administrator position is $135,096 annually.
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.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Official transcripts will be required upon hire.
Louisiana is a State as Model Employer for individuals with disabilities.
If you have any questions, you may contact:
Rachel Dunbar, Human Resources Supervisor
P.O. Box 44027
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
CPRA.HumanResources@la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree in one of the following fields: agronomy; atmospheric sciences; biological sciences; chemistry; coastal resource management; ecology; engineering; environmental sciences; forestry; geosciences; landscape architecture; marine science; natural resource management or studies; oceanography; physical geography; planning; statistics; wetland management; or wildlife and/or fisheries science, plus five years of professional level experience in a coastal resource program, a wetland resource program, or an environmental, natural resource, or biological regulatory program. One year of the required experience must have been at the supervisory level.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Graduate training with less than a master's degree will substitute for the required general experience on the basis of fifteen semester hours in any of the qualifying fields for a maximum of six months of the required general experience.
A master's degree in any of the qualifying fields will substitute for one year of the required general experience.
A Ph.D. in any of the qualifying fields will substitute for two years of the required general experience.
NOTE:
Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required general experience.
NOTE:
The transcript must state that the applicant's major is in one of the specified fields. Baccalaureate or advanced degrees with majors in a field not listed above which included a heavy concentration in qualifying courses will not be considered qualifying.
Some specific fields which are not qualifying are agriculture, anthropology, architecture, computer science, food science, mathematics, science education, and nuclear science.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
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:
Assistant 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, DCL's, and Geologist but other subordinates may be acceptable with DSCS approval.
LOCATION OF WORK:
State agencies involved in coastal science activities.
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.
Examples of Work
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.
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
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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