Job Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 1/2/3
Agency: DEQ-Major Department
Opening Date: Tue. 01/01/13
Closing Date/Time: Continuous
State Salary Range: $14.36 - $28.60 hourly
$1,148.77 - $2,287.85 biweekly
$2,489.00 - $4,957.00 monthly
$29,868.00 - $59,484.00 annually

Agency Hiring Range: Min: Max:
Job Type: Classified
Location: Statewide, Louisiana

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Qualifications Benefits Supplemental Questions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Either of the following will qualify (see note on selective certification):

1. GENERIC OPTION:

A baccalaureate degree with a major in one of the following scientific fields: animal science, biological sciences, chemistry, geosciences, atmospheric sciences, soil sciences, physical geography, physics, health sciences, toxicology, environmental sciences, wildlife and fisheries sciences, engineering, nuclear science, agronomy, forestry, health physics, medical physics, or statistics and quantitative methods.
2. LABORATORY OPTION:

A baccalaureate degree with a major in one of the following scientific fields: animal science, biological sciences, chemistry, geosciences, atmospheric sciences, soil sciences, physical geography, physics, health sciences, toxicology, environmental sciences, wildlife and fisheries sciences, engineering, nuclear science, agronomy, forestry, health physics, medical physics, or statistics and quantitative methods.
A master's degree or Ph.D. in any of the qualifying fields may be substituted for the baccalaureate degree.

Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; or the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Some specific scientific fields that are not qualifying are agriculture, architecture, computer science, food science, horticulture, mathematics, and science education.

NOTE:
All positions are of the Generic or Laboratory type and selective certification for the specific option will automatically be granted upon the agency's request.

NOTE: (For both options)
Transcripts of all college credits must be submitted with the application. The transcript must state that the applicant's major is in one of the specified fields. Baccalaureate degrees with majors in a field not listed above which included a heavy concentration in science courses will not be considered qualifying.
Supplemental Information:

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 1/2/3

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Environmental Scientist 1, 2 or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Environmental Scientist 3 is $72,862. Please refer to the “Job Specifications” tab located at the top of the LA Careers “Current Job Opportunities page” for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualification requirements and job concepts for each level.

NO CIVIL SERVICE SCORE OR ELIGIBILITY IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION.

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.

Only one application must be submitted for consideration as an Environmental Scientist in all offices within DEQ. Your application will be made available to hiring managers in the Office of Environmental Compliance, the Office of Environmental Services, the Office of the Secretary and the Office of Management and Finance.

The qualified applicant pool generated from this continuous announcement will be used to fill multiple vacancies across the agency. The job location is listed as Statewide because vacancies may be filled in any of the following locations: Headquarters - Baton Rouge, Acadiana Regional Office - Lafayette, Bayou Lafourche Regional Office - Lockport, Kisatchie Central Regional Office - Pineville, Northeast Regional Office - West Monroe, Northwest Regional Office - Shreveport, Southeast Regional Office - Harahan, or the Southwest Regional Office - Lake Charles. Work location preferences will be indicated on the application and applicants will only be considered for employment in those selected locations.

Please refer to the “Application Status” section of your LA Careers account in order to track your application. When your status shows “Eligible for Consideration”, this means you have met all necessary qualifications and your application will be made available for employment consideration as vacancies occur. Applications will be kept active for six months.

Applicants may apply 90 days prior to receipt of the required baccalaureate/masters degree.

Official transcripts will be required upon hire.

This position may be filled as a new hire or by the promotion/transfer of a permanent, classified State employee.

Resumes (or attachments of any kind) will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and/or education sections are not complete.

TheStandard Form 10 (SF-10) is no longer acceptedwhen applying for a classified job in the State of Louisiana. The official form is the online application form in the LA Careers Application and Tracking system or the paper equivalent form which can be located on the job seeker portal of Civil Service’s website here.

Please reference job ES2013 if a paper application is submitted. All supplemental questions should be answered and submitted with the application. Any applications that do not contain this information may be rejected.

Equal Opportunity Employer

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Jennifer Hardee
Human Resources
LA Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-219-3851
Job Concepts:

Function of Work:

To regulate environmental effects of industrial, commercial, governmental and construction activities through performance of permitting, certification, investigation, inspection, enforcement, emergency response, data collection and assessment, quality assurance, facility classification, laboratory analysis, and/or environmental assessment tasks.

Level of Work:
Entry.

Supervision Received:
Direct from an Environmental Scientist Supervisor or equivalent level technical supervisor. May be supervised by higher level personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
None.

Location of Work:
Department of Environmental Quality.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Environmental Scientist 2 by the absence of independent responsibility for basic level scientific projects.

The primary function of this level is to receive the necessary training and experience to prepare for the responsibility of higher levels. The focus is on formal and on-the-job training in the multi medias of air/water/waste
Examples of Work:

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/ GENERIC OPTION:

Assists in review of permit applications for minor sources of pollution or minor modifications to major sources of pollution.
May draft permits under close supervision.
Assists in routine inspection and complaint investigations.
Participates in emergency response activities.

Participates and/or assists in enforcement actions.

Assists in the operations of monitoring equipment and collection of monitoring data.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/ LABORATORY OPTION:

Perform routine "wet-chemistry" analyses of water and wastewater samples for various chemical and physical parameters using titrimetric, gravimetric, and volumetric procedures.
Performs basic potentiometric analyses of water and wastewater samples.

Develops skills and assists in the analyses of various environmental samples (air water, wastewater, soils, sediments and aquatic organisms) using various instrumental procedures including atomic absorption spectrophotometry, automated colorimetry, ion chromatography, gas chromatography infrared spectrometry, mass spectroscopy, polarized light microscopy, or scanning electron microscopy.

Develops skills and assists in the required distillation/extraction of environmental samples prior to instrumental analysis, or the preparation and calibration of sampling devises used to collect ambient air samples.
Develops skills and assists in the preparation of necessary standard solutions and reagents required for laboratory operations.

Assist in the acquisition, formatting, reporting, and quality control of analytical data.

Assist in the calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.