Environmental Scientist 1/2/3

25-46 OECESNO Environmental Scientist 1/2/3 Office of Environmental Compliance 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:
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.

Position-Specific Details:
This announcement will be used to fill multiple Environmental Scientist vacancies within the Office of Environmental Compliance. All vacancies are domiciled in Jefferson parish.
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 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Environmental Scientist 3 is $84,136. 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 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 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. For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with a bachelors degree may be eligible for this position; however, the effective date of the appointment cannot be prior to your graduation date. 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. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application listing complete work experience and education. 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: Kierra Smith Human Resources LA Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 4303 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 ...