Environmental Scientist Staff DCL-A
Job Location:
Lafayette, IN - USA
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Job Summary
- About this Job
The Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Compliance has a vacancy.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Qualitys (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.
Join LDEQs mission to protect public health and the environment through field inspections environmental investigations and compliance monitoring. This position position performs highly technical duties in the Acadiana Regional Office (ARO) located in Lafayette La. and the Kisatchie Central Office (KCO) located in Alexandria La.
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.)- Minimum Qualifications
- A bachelors 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 three 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 masters 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. - Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.
- Job Duties and Other 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
Overview of the five major offices within the agency: It provides information on the mission function and organization along with a biography for each member of management.
- Office of the Secretary
- Office of Management and Finance
- Office of Environmental Services
- Office of Environmental Compliance
- Office of Environmental Assessment
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.
*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.
Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application if possible (PDF format preferred). The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
You must submit an equivalency evaluation statement for any international degree(s) by the closing of this announcement.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Kierra Smith
LDEQ/OMF
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
