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Environmental Scientist Staff DCLA

Salary

$4,770.00 - $8,589.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

25-94 OES Waste DCLA SM

Department

Department of Environmental Quality

Division

OES WASTE / WASTE SERVICES

Opening Date

09/10/2025

Closing Date

9/15/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

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About this Job

The Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Services 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.

Are you ready to be the go-to expert when disaster strikes and policy meets practice? We're seeking a seasoned professional to serve as a trusted advisor and technical authority in emergency debris management and environmental permitting. From shaping statewide response strategies to guiding regulated facilities through complex permitting processes, this role offers a front-row seat to environmental leadership in action.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’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 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 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.

Supplemental Qualifications: One year of scientific/technical environmental experience at or above the Environmental Scientist 3 level, working with solid and hazardous waste rules/regulations and/or emergency debris management.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=164900) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Emergency Debris Management: Lead statewide response efforts during declared emergencies, including site activation, project oversight, and regulatory guidance.

+ Policy Development: Draft and implement debris management rules and procedures in alignment with federal and state regulations.

+ Environmental Permitting: Review and process permit applications and modifications for regulated waste facilities to ensure compliance and technical adequacy.

+ Public & Interagency Engagement: Coordinate with local and state agencies, conduct site visits, and participate in public hearings and comment responses.

+ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with geologists, engineers, and executive staff to support permitting actions and achieve division goals.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Promotion – Internal Open only to current permanent employees of DEQ

Domicile: East Baton Rouge

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 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 (https://www.deq.louisiana.gov/directory/office/office-of-the-secretary)

+ Office of Management and Finance

+ Office of Environmental Services (https://www.deq.louisiana.gov/directory/office/office-of-environmental-services)

+ Office of Environmental Compliance

+ Office of Environmental Assessment (https://www.deq.louisiana.gov/directory/office/office-of-environmental-assessment)

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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:

Sarah McFarland

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

225-219-3850

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

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

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Do you have any experience in hazardous waste permitting? If so, please describe your experience.

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Do you have one year of scientific/technical environmental experience at or above the Environmental Scientist 3 level, working with solid and hazardous waste rules/regulations and/or emergency debris management?

+ Yes

+ No

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Are you a current permanent employee with the Department of Environmental Quality

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

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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