Salary : $2,510.40 - $3,964.00 Biweekly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Promotion
Job Number: 25-58 ES SUP BR KS
Department: Department of Environmental Quality
Division: OES WASTE / WASTE SERVICES
Opening Date: 07/03/2025
Closing Date: 7/8/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
25-58 ES Sup BR KSEnvironmental Scientist Supervisor
OES/ WASTE PERMITS/ADMIN

*THIS POSITION IS PROMOTIONAL, OPEN TO DEQ EMPLOYEES ONLY*

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 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; OR

A 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; OR

A 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.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties:

The Waste Permits Section is responsible for a number of required duties & activities involving the Hazardous Waste Program. The Environmental Scientist Supervisor in this section plays an integral role in the Section accomplishing its goals and objectives as it relates to the responsibilities of the Hazardous Waste Program. Overseeing and supervising the Environmental Scientist staff to ensure their work is distributed and accomplished effectively and that staff is trained appropriately, as well as working with mid and upper-level management and outside entities (such as the regulated community, general public and other state and federal agencies) are a few items this position entails.

Position-Specific Details:

This position is in the Waste Permits Division within the Office of Environmental Services. This position is domiciled at Headquarters in East Baton Rouge Parish.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) as follows:
Environmental Scientist Supervisor - $31.38 per hour or $2,510.20 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. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

You must submit an equivalency evaluation statement for any international degree(s) by the closing of this 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:
Kierra Smith
Human Resources
LA Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
[email protected]
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Do you have any experience in hazardous waste permitting? If so, please describe your experience.
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