Environmental Scientist 1/2/3

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. We are seeking an Environmental Scientist to enforce state waste, radiation, and underground storage tank regulations. You will investigate data, draft legal enforcement actions, and hold violators accountable through field inspections and community engagement. If you are ready to stop toxic threats at the source, apply today.

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; OR A master’s 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.

Responsibilities

• Enforce state environmental laws and regulations, specifically the Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulations, Radiation Regulations, and Underground Storage Tanks Regulations.
• Review and assess data collected by the Department, drafting appropriate enforcement actions for violations, monitoring for compliance after issuance of enforcement action and closing and/or escalating enforcement on these cases.
• Occasionally accompanying the Department’s inspectors during inspections and communicating with the regulated community and the general public.

What This Job Offers

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