Environmental Scientist Supervisor

About the role

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (LDEQ) mission is to provide service to the people of Louisianathrough comprehensive environmental protection in order to promote and protect health, safety, and welfare.

Are you ready to lead a team that helps protect public health and the environment across Louisiana? Join LDEQ's Permit Support, Notification & Accreditation Section and play a key role in overseeing environmental accreditation programs, regulatory compliance activities, and operational processes that support the agency's mission. This position offers the opportunity to lead a dedicated team, improve program effectiveness, and contribute to meaningful environmental initiatives that impact communities statewide.

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; ORA 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 the 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; ORA 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.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.Job Duties:

• Lead and supervise staff responsible for environmental accreditation, notification, and certification programs.
• Oversee the issuance and processing of asbestos, lead, and solid waste program approvals and documentation.
• Ensure accurate data management, regulatory compliance, and timely customer service to stakeholders and the public.
• Monitor productivity, maintain standard operating procedures, and support web and program updates.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate staff while assisting leadership with special projects and program reporting.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Either a probationary appointment, a job appointment (a temporary appointment not to exceed four years), or promotion of a permanent classified employee. If the position is filled as a job appointment, it could be converted to a probational appointment should funding become available.

Work location: 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 tittle and salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

• Environmental Scientist Supervisor: $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 usedforthis 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.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application(i.e.,relevant,detailedexperience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education andexperiencesections onyourapplication. 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.

For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with a qualifying degree may be eligible for this position.

For further information about this vacancy, contact

• Heidi Seba
• Human Resources
• LA Department of Environmental Quality
• P.O. Box 4303
• Baton Rouge, LA 70821