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Conservation Enforcement Specialist 1-3

Salary

$3,251.73 - $4,998.93 Monthly

Location

Natchitoches, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

DCE-OENF-2025-213850-FRD

Department

DCE-Department of Conservation and Energy

Division

Office of Enforcement

Opening Date

10/13/2025

Closing Date

10/27/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Office of Enforcement – Pipeline Division

The Pipeline Division regulates the use, end-use, conservation, and transportation facilities for the movement of intrastate natural gas; regulates carbon dioxide pipelines and compressed natural gas fueling facilities; and serves as a clearing house to provide information to users of natural gas regarding the availability of supplies of natural gas. The Division is also responsible for a comprehensive pipeline safety inspection and enforcement program for both intrastate natural gas and hazardous liquids pipelines, and damage prevention enforcement on pipeline right-of-ways.

This position is classified as a remote field position located in the following cities: Natchitoches, Coushatta, and Winnfield.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

+ Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.

+ Thinking Critically: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience in petroleum exploration, petroleum production, petroleum gas and/or anhydrous ammonia handling or distribution, natural resources regulation, natural resources enforcement, law enforcement, or investigatory work; OR

A bachelor’s degree in a biological science, physical science, natural science, geoscience, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, or nuclear science.

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=165650) .

Job Duties and Other Information

LOCATION AND POSITION INFORMATION:

Incumbents in the Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest and South/Central Louisiana Area are supervised by the Conservation Program Managers (CPM) for their area. Incumbents of this position performs highly advanced technical inspections of jurisdictional intrastate pipelines facilities. There are three categories of intrastate pipelines facilities which are regulated and inspected by all: 1) gas distribution pipelines, 2) gas transmission and, 3) hazardous liquid transmission pipelines. These incumbents may inspect from 1 to 3 of the categories of intrastate pipelines facilities in their area. This position requires extensive travel, completion of PHMSA Training and Qualification Courses and is subject to random drug checks.

Additional duties include, but are not limited to the following:

+ Incumbents performs on-site inspections of complex jurisdictional gas and hazardous liquid pipeline systems and related facilities intrastate pipelines facilities.

+ The incumbent performs exit interviews to discuss the findings of on-site inspections with representatives of the respective facility and provide guidance to facility personnel in the course of discussions during the inspection and at the exit interview.

+ Collects and review preliminary data required in on-site inspections; conduct quality assurance audits of data, records and other information collected during inspections to determine accuracy, completeness and proper documentation.

+ Completes inspection reports; recommends compliance actions for probable violations noted during inspections; attends meeting in Baton Rouge or other locations to discuss citations and regulatory requirements and as needed.

+ Conduct unannounced site visits of operator facilities in their assigned area of responsibility to evaluate the condition of pipeline facilities.

+ Review with pipeline operators specific regulation inquiries from pipeline operators. Attend staff meetings to discuss department policy and regulatory updates.

+ Assist with training of new employees and provide assistance to less experienced inspectors.

+ Provide data and assist in the preparation of reports requested by the department, office, or other agencies.

POSITION-SPECIFIC DETAILS:

Appointment Type: Probational

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Conservation Enforcement Specialist 1,2, or 3, depending on the qualifications of the selected applicant.

Work Schedule:Work hours are flexible.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience

Title/Level

Conservation Enforcement Specialist 1 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/asp/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=165650)

Conservation Enforcement Specialist 2

Conservation Enforcement Specialist 3 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/asp/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=165670)

Pay Level

TS-306 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/asp/onestopjobinfo/JobViewPayLevels.aspx?Schedule=TS&PayLevel=306)

TS-307

TS-309 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/asp/onestopjobinfo/JobViewPayLevels.aspx?Schedule=TS&PayLevel=309)

SER Hourly Range

$18.76 - $26.93

$20.07 - $28.82

$22.98 - $33.00

SER Monthly Range

$3,252 - $4,668

$3,479 - $4,996

$3,983 - $5,720

SER Annual Range

$39,021 - $56,014

$41,746 - $59,946

$47,798 - $68,640

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

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis 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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Human Resources

Department of Conservation and Energy

PO Box 94396

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396

Email:[email protected] ([email protected])

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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Phone

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