[ES_JOBS_NET] ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 1, 2 OR 3; LA Department of Environmental Quality, Baton Rouge, LA

Christine Wiedinmyer Christine.Wiedinmyer at Colorado.EDU
Wed Mar 28 16:39:36 MDT 2018


https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/index/jobs/2030545/environmental-scientist-1-2-or-3

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 1, 2 OR 3


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Salary
$3,051.00 - $5,346.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Department
Department of Environmental Quality
Job Number
18-30 ES GR
Closing
4/1/2018 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

Job Number # 18-30 ES GR

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 1/2/3
This position is located within the Office of Environmental Assessment/Air Planning/Air Field Services.  It is domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish. This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units within DEQ within 90 days of closing.
Vacancy Information
This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty OR a Classified WAE.  Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected.  If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment 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 $78,582.00. 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.
This position will be filled under the generic option.
Responsibilities and/or Preferences
The incumbent in this position operates at an advanced level, and may be called upon to operate ambient air monitoring stations, the Mobile Air Monitoring Laboratory (MAML) or pieces of scientific laboratory equipment in the completion of their job duties. The incumbent must have experience and working knowledge in implementing the monitoring and laboratory analysis requirements found in EPA and state regulations. The incumbent may exercise functional supervision over lower level Environmental Scientists or support staff and may train these lower level staff.  The incumbent may also be required to develop and implement new or alternative analytical methods for the unit through independent research and literature review including Demonstration of Proficiency.  The incumbent should also possess an advanced working knowledge of Quality Assurance/ Quality control (QA/QC), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Safe Working Practices (SWP), analytical methodology, data collection, data interpretation, technical writing, and trouble shooting skills.

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.  Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.

Application received - Your application has been submitted successfully.

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Eligible for consideration - You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position.

Eligible Pending Supplemental Qualification Review - Only candidates meeting the supplemental qualification will be eligible for referral.

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Position filled - Someone has been selected for the position.

Position canceled - The agency has decided not to fill the position.

The State of Louisiana only accepts online applications. Paper applications will not be accepted. Computer access is available at your local library, at local Louisiana Workforce Commission Business Career Solutions Centers<https://www.laworks.net/Downloads/WFD/B&CSC_Contacts.pdf> (Download PDF reader)<https://get.adobe.com/reader/>, and at our Baton Rouge Information and Testing Office at 5825 Florida Boulevard, Room 1070, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.  If you require an ADA accommodation, please contact our office at (225) 925-1911 or Toll Free: (866) 783-5462 during business hours for additional assistance.

(Please note:  Libraries and LWC centers cannot provide in-depth assistance to applicants with limited computer skills; therefore, we suggest that such applicants have someone with computer proficiency accompany them to these facilities to assist with the computer application process.  Also, no State Civil Service employees are housed at the libraries or LWC centers to answer specific questions about the hiring process.  Such questions should be directed to our Baton Rouge Information and Testing Office at the phone numbers above or by visiting the office on Florida Blvd. where assistance is available.  Information is also provided on our job seeker website at www.jobs.la.gov<http://www.jobs.la.gov/>).

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
Equal Opportunity Employer
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Gloria Robertson
Human Resources
LA Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 4303
Baton Rouge, LA  70821
gloria.robertson at la.gov<mailto:gloria.robertson at la.gov>


Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree with a major in one of the following scientific fields: agronomy, animal science, atmospheric sciences, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, forestry, geosciences, health physics, health sciences, medical physics, nuclear science, physical geography, physics, soil sciences, statistics and quantitative methods, toxicology, or wildlife and fisheries sciences.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
A master's degree or Ph.D. in any of the qualifying fields will substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies:  the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

NOTE:
The transcript must state that the applicant's major is in one of the specified fields. Baccalaureate degrees with majors in a field not listed above which included a heavy concentration in science courses will not be considered qualifying.

NOTE:
Some specific scientific fields that are not qualifying are agriculture, architecture, computer science, food science, horticulture, mathematics, and science education.
Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To regulate environmental effects of industrial, commercial, governmental and construction activities through performance of permitting, certification, investigation, inspection, enforcement, emergency response, data collection and assessment, quality assurance, facility classification, laboratory analysis, and/or environmental assessment tasks.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from an Environmental Scientist Supervisor or equivalent level technical supervisor. May be supervised by higher level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Environmental Quality.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Environmental Scientist 2 by the absence of independent responsibility for basic level scientific projects.

The primary function of this level is to receive the necessary training and experience to prepare for the responsibility of higher levels. The focus is on formal and on-the-job training in the multi medias of air/water/waste or environmental laboratory analysis.
Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/ GENERIC OPTION:

Assists in review of permit applications for minor sources of pollution or minor modifications to major sources of pollution.

May draft permits under close supervision.

Assists in routine inspection and complaint investigations.

Participates in emergency response activities.

Participates and/or assists in enforcement actions.

Assists in the operations of monitoring equipment and collection of monitoring data.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/ LABORATORY OPTION:

Perform routine "wet-chemistry" analyses of water and wastewater samples for various chemical and physical parameters using titrimetric, gravimetric, and volumetric procedures.

Performs basic potentiometric analyses of water and wastewater samples.

Develops skills and assists in the analyses of various environmental samples (air water, wastewater, soils, sediments and aquatic organisms) using various instrumental procedures including atomic absorption spectrophotometry, automated colorimetry, ion chromatography, gas chromatography infrared spectrometry, mass spectroscopy, polarized light microscopy, or scanning electron microscopy.

Develops skills and assists in the required distillation/extraction of environmental samples prior to instrumental analysis, or the preparation and calibration of sampling devises used to collect ambient air samples.

Develops skills and assists in the preparation of necessary standard solutions and reagents required for laboratory operations.

Assist in the acquisition, formatting, reporting, and quality control of analytical data.

Assist in the calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.

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