Environmental Scientist 1/2/3

25-47 OESBR HD
Environmental Scientist 1/2/3
Office of Environmental Compliance

The mission of the Office of Environmental Compliance is to ensure the public health of the people and environmental resources of Louisiana by conducting inspections of permitted facilities and activities, responding to environmental emergencies and issuing sound enforcement actions. The program establishes a multi-media compliance approach; creates a uniform approach to compliance; assigns accountability and responsibility to the appropriate parties; provides standardized radioactive material training to compliance; and provides for the execution and timely resolution of activities. A bachelors 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 masters 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. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here . Job Duties:
Conducting technical reviews of inspection reports; self-reported notifications; any quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports required by a permit and/or the regulations; and other enforcement-related referrals for completeness and accuracy to determine compliance with state and Federal regulations and the applicable permit.

Reviewing information in enforcement referrals and reports to identify violations and appropriately prioritize High Priority
Violations and other significant violations.

Drafting the appropriate enforcement actions for alleged violations and completing corrections during the review process in a timely manner.

Monitoring the facility and/or respondent for compliance after issuance of an enforcement action and administratively closing or
recommending escalated enforcement action as necessary.

Drafting penalty assessments or settlement spreadsheets and determining any benefits of non-compliance in accordance with DEQ
policies.

Conducting compliance inspections and investigations to support an enforcement case.

Communicating with inspections staff, legal staff, permits staff, respondents, and/or others regarding compliance issues.

Coordinating, conducting, and attending enforcement-related meetings.

Monitoring, interpreting, summarizing, and/or validating reported data.

Preparing, evaluating, and reviewing technical reports and other compliance histories and violation summaries.

Entering required information into databases, as appropriate.

Maintaining updated case summaries on all cases.

Sending immediately, upon receipt, all original documents to the Departments Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) with the correct document transmittal sheet

Responding to the regulated community and the public in the form of letters, phone calls, emails, etc on enforcement matters and compliance assistance.

Providing technical support for: agency attorneys during enforcement proceedings, surveillance staff on enforcement matters, system database entry, and concurrence with the environmental laws and regulations.

Representing the Department at meetings, conferences, adjudicatory hearings, workgroups, and other sessions to provide information on enforcement activities, regulations, and policies and procedures.

Other tasks, projects, activities, and duties as assigned or directed by supervisors.

Position-Specific Details:

This position may be filled as either a probational appointment, job appointment (a temporary appointment not to exceed four years), or promotions of permanent classified employees. If the positions are filled as job appointments, they could be converted to probational appointments should funding become available.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Environmental Scientist 1, 2, or 3depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. 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.

There is a Special Entrance Rate (SER) for this position, as follows:
Environmental Scientist 1- $20.91 per hour or $1672.80 biweekly
Environmental Scientist 2- $22.38 per hour or $1789.80 biweekly
Environmental Scientist 3- $25.62 per hour or $2049.20 biweekly

How To Apply:
No Civil Service test is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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

You must submit an equivalency evaluation statement for any international degree(s) by the closing of this announcement.

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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account.

*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.

Applications will be rejected if the applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications, submits an incomplete application or fails to apply by the closing date of the announcement.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer. Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for individuals with disabilities.

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Heidi Dorward
Human Resources
LA Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
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