Environmental Scientist 4

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (LDEQ) mission is to provide service to the people of Louisiana through comprehensive environmental protection in order to promote and protect health, safety and welfare. The Water Permits Division plays a critical role in protecting Louisiana’s waters. As an Environmental Scientist 4, you will ensure facilities across Louisiana are properly permitted to discharge wastewaters in accordance with State environmental laws and regulations and will serve as the pretreatment coordinator within the Water Permits Division. This role directly impacts the quality of Louisiana waters, as well as offers the opportunity for professional growth.

Requirements

• 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 two 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform high level reviews of permit applications to develop LPDES water discharge permits.
• Perform all pretreatment duties from recommendations to staff, pretreatment audits, and pretreatment annual report reviews.
• Communicate with other LDEQ staff, such as standards and enforcement staff, keeping everyone abreast of developments.
• Attend water permit related meetings.
• Assist in training to other permit writers within the group.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level