Environmental Scientist 1/2/3
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Environmental Scientist 1/2/3
Salary
$1,468.15 - $2,641.85 Biweekly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
25-92 ES BR HD
Department
Department of Environmental Quality
Division
OES AIR / MANUFACTURING
Opening Date
09/10/2025
Closing Date
9/24/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
About this Job
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.
Join the Air Permits Division, where Environmental Scientists play a key role in drafting the permitting actions that protect and maintain the air quality of the state. We're looking for self-starters who will use sound scientific judgment and attention to detail to review applications and correspondence from the manufacturing industry. In this position, you will work with a team of Air Permit Writers to build your own knowledge base and ensure permitting actions are correct and consistent with local, state and federal regulations.
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; OR
A master's degree or 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.
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=150030) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Draft permit actions and follow supervisor guidance. Accept assignments from the supervisory chain, follow instructions carefully, and seek clarification when needed to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Learn and apply air permit regulations. Build working knowledge of relevant state and federal environmental regulations, and ensure all work products are technically sound and error-free.
Complete TEMPO and EDMS tasks accurately and on time. Enter and manage data in accordance with current protocols, maintaining completeness, timeliness, and precision in all system-related actions.
Organize workload and maintain clear project documentation. Prioritize tasks effectively, meet deadlines, and keep detailed records of progress, revisions, and final deliverables for accountability and transparency.
Communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders. Ensure written and verbal communications are professional, concise, and tailored to the audience-whether addressing supervisors, colleagues, or outside partners.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type:Either a probationary appointment, 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.
Domicile: East Baton Rouge
Career Progression:Environmental Scientist 1- Environmental Scientist 3, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.
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 1: $20.91 per hour
Environmental Scientist 2: $22.38 per hour
Environmental Scientist 3: $25.62 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 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 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:
Heidi Dorward
Human Resources
LA Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-219-3867
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
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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