Environmental Scientist Staff DCL-A
State of LouisianaAbout the role
Posting number: 26-76 DCLA KS
Department: Department of Environmental Quality
Division: OEC ARO
Job classification: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST STAFF--DCL A
Posting type: Promotional
Categories: Engineering, Environmental Services, Public Health, Management, Natural Resources, Wetlands, Laboratory, Forensics, Health Sciences
Summary
The Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Compliance has a vacancy.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (LDEQ) mission is to provide service to the people of Louisiana through comprehensive environmental protection in order to promote and protect health, safety and welfare.
Supplemental Qualifications: One year of scientific/technical experience at or above the Environmental Scientist 3 level in field operations associated with Water Media (i.e., conducting compliance inspections, investigations, and responding to complaints.)
Examples of duties
A master’s degree in an environmental, biological, atmospheric, chemical, health, nuclear or physical science field, an engineering field, a geography/geosciences field, a natural resources field, or in a statistics or quantitative methods field plus two years of experience in an environmental program, nuclear energy or radiation protection program; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); an environmental, analytical, or research laboratory, LIMS (Lab Integrated Management Systems), or laboratory auditing; OR
A doctorate in an environmental, biological, atmospheric, chemical, health, nuclear or physical science field, an engineering field, a geography/geosciences field, a natural resources field, or in a statistics or quantitative methods field plus one year of experience in an environmental program, nuclear energy or radiation protection program; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); an environmental, analytical, or research laboratory, LIMS (Lab Integrated Management Systems), or laboratory auditing.
Qualifications
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Supplemental information
Job Duties:1) Coordinates compliance inspections of major sources related to one or more of the media programs, in particular those related to water quality.
2) Conducts special investigations of citizen complaints, especially those that are chronic and difficult to resolve, particularly those related to water quality.
3) Assists regional staff and serves as an expert concerning response situations related to environmental incidents, including drills related to emergency response, spills, and nuclear power plants.
4) Provide technical assistance and regional staff training as needed to allow for access to work assignments and information relative to facilities, response activities, and sampling data in the region
5) Provides guidance and supports ambient sampling efforts designed to determine levels of environmental impacts caused by pollution sources within the region.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Promotion – Internal Open only to current permanent employees of DEQ
Domicile: Lafayette Parish
Compensation: This position offers a Special Entrance Rate (SER) listed below. This is the minimum compensation that may be offered. The job title and salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
- Environmental Scientist Staff DCLA: $31.38 per hour
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