Environmental Project Specialist 1/2/3
About The Position
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Office of Environmental Services, is hiring an Environmental Project Specialist 1, 2, or 3. The role supports statewide accreditation and certification processes and helps maintain the agency’s environmental programs. It involves managing application workflows, processing regulatory payments, maintaining environmental data in TEMPO, and supporting document management. The position is domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish and may be filled at level 1, 2, or 3 depending on the selected applicant’s qualifications and experience. It may be filled as a probational appointment, a job appointment not to exceed four years, or as a promotion of a permanent classified employee. A job appointment could be converted to a probational appointment if funding becomes available. The LDEQ’s mission is to serve the people of Louisiana through comprehensive environmental protection to promote and protect health, safety, and welfare. The agency identifies team support, accountability, and sound judgment as competencies relevant to this role.
Requirements
- Three years of experience in an environmental, natural resource management, or regulatory enforcement program; or six years of full-time work experience in any field; or a bachelor’s degree.
- For substitution toward the six-year general work experience requirement, each 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university counts as one year of experience, up to a maximum of 120 semester hours (four years).
- Applicants within 90 days of graduating with a qualifying degree may be eligible for the position.
- Applicants with international degrees must submit an equivalency evaluation statement by the announcement closing date.
- Relevant, detailed experience and education must be included in the application; resumes are not accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections.
Responsibilities
- Administratively process Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) and Sewage Sludge Transporter applications by completing TEMPO, preparing Electronic Data Management System (EDMS) transmittals, and routing documents to appropriate staff.
- Process payments for asbestos activities, lead notifications, Solid Waste Transporter Notifications, LELAP, Sewage Sludge Transporter Notifications, and Solid Waste Board of Certification activities.
- Ensure payment information is received by the Office of Management and Finance.
- Create Agency Interest (AI) Numbers and update Master File information in TEMPO as necessary.
- Provide backup support for processing asbestos and lead accreditation applications.
- Bring EDMS transmittals for scanning.
- Pick up hand-delivered documents from LDEQ’s drop box.
- Assist the PPPSD Administrative Assistant with opening, date-stamping, and distributing mail.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
