Environmental Scientist 1/2/3 at North… · Baton…

Summary: The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) works to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Louisiana residents through comprehensive environmental protection. The Environmental Scientist will review, write, and maintain water discharge permits, ensure regulatory compliance, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and represent the agency at meetings, site visits, and public events.

Responsibilities:
- Perform professional scientific duties of reviewing, writing and maintaining water discharge permits and associated supporting documents
- Ensure permits are in compliance with all applicable regulations and departmental policies and guidance
- Collaborate with internal staff and external clients to resolve permitting matters
- Represent the agency at meetings, site visits, and public events

Required 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
- 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

Required Skills: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, WordPerfect, Microsoft Excel, Merge Forms

Benefits: Insurance Coverage, Up to six weeks paid parental leave, Paid holidays each year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase., State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works)., Access to a great professional development program