Job Description

About this Job
The Division of Administration/Office of State Buildings has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS-613.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
• Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
• Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
• Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.

The Office of State Buildings is responsible for the operations and maintenance of over 41 State buildings. This position is responsible for handling administrative program functions on a statewide basis including information technology, telecommunications, and State Capitol and Capitol Park events/functions requests for state buildings under the jurisdiction of the Office of State Buildings (OSB) with an operating budget of approximately $30 million, which includes an OFC operating budget of approximately $14 million. Additional responsibilities include Capital Outlay projects record management, travel administration, and fleet card management. This position also serves as the backup for other administrative program functions including procurement, leases, Title 38 Public Works contracts, scanning records management, OFC requests, and processing mail. This position is responsible for assisting with the various functions of OSB to facilitate on-going agency responsibilities including the Badging Office and Claiborne Conference Center.
The Division of Administration is the state government's management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

• Overseeing the state's capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications
Three years of experience in administrative services; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR
A bachelor's degree.
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.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:

• IT and Telecommunications Information Technology:

Telecommunications - Serves as the agency's authorized Telecommunications Coordinator (TC) for maintaining approximately 455 telecommunication services statewide and the responsibilities include coordinating with Office of Telecommunications Management (OTM) for repairing the problems of trouble telecommunication equipment or services, modifying existing telecommunication systems or services and acquiring new equipment or services.

• Agency's Travel Administrator:

Coordinates, schedules, and processes all travel for OSB. Serves as the agency's coordinator in handling OSB personnel's in/out-of-state travel expense reimbursement claims and coordinating employee's travel arrangement, including hotel/flight bookings, car rental and conference registrations.

• Procurement:

This position performs purchasing at the agency with an operating budget of approximately $30 million.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.
Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.
How To Apply:
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.
A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers.
Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.
*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
For further information about this posting, please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email:
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at
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 (

). LASERS has provided this to give you more detailed information about their system * Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (
), * Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (
), among others

Skills Required