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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 1/2/3

Salary

$3,181.00 - $5,724.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

419-193852-SAJ

Department

DPS-Office of State Police

Opening Date

04/23/2024

Closing Date

5/7/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located at the Department of Public Safety in Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) in East Baton Rouge.

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(s). Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities ' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level. The maximum pay for Environmental Scientist 3 is$84,136.00 annually.

FUNCTION OF WORK:

Environmental Scientist 1/2/3 in the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) will provide field support with technical guidance and supervision from higher-level personnel (as required), for the Oil Spill Prevention and Response, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, and Regional Restoration Planning Programs. This involves coordinating with state agencies as well as federal agencies to ensure a prompt and thorough oil spill response, traveling to remote sites to assist in field investigations, site visits, and monitoring events. In addition, the Environmental Scientist Manager and the Coastal Resource Scientist Manager in the performance of their duties.

Full range of motion is required of Environmental Scientist 1/2/3. Use of a state vehicle is required to perform duties. Participate in weekend response duty. Computer proficiency is required (to access work assignments, communicate with involved parties, and access electronic emails, media, reports, etc.). NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800 series and HAZWOPER training are required and will be provided.

60%Environmental Scientist 1/2/3 will provide support for the implementation of various LOSCO programs including Oil Spill Prevention and Response, NRDA, and RRP including coordination of NRDA activities between State and Federal Trustees and responsible parties. Assist in maintaining the Administrative Record for NRDAs. Participate in activities of the State Natural Resource Response Team during NRDA. Assist in conducting field investigation and analytical assessments. Prepare reports and articles detailing project developments and technology/environmental issues. Provide technical advice to LOSCO during oil spill response and NRDAs. Environmental Scientist 1/2/3 will work with Trustee agencies and responsible parties on the development and implementation of the compensation schedule and restoration banking program for oil spills.

15%Assist in the coordination of oil spill preparedness drills. Assist in updating oil spill prevention, response and NRDA plans and procedures. Assist in response activities according to the designated function(s) and associated duties specified in the LOSCO response procedures. Develop skills and assist in drafting mapping products analyzing field data, drafting reports, and entering oil spill data into a database. Develop skills and assist in the collection of environmental samples using various methods including corers, scoops, etc. and maintain legal chain of custody records for samples. May assist in monitoring and disseminating oil spill notifications received by LOSCO.

10%Represent and participate in meetings, workshops, symposiums, conferences, and seminars to enhance the development of the NRDA, RRP Program, and oil spill response and prevention program.

10%Conducts literature reviews and searches for articles related to NRDA topics and is involved in maintaining literature citation database and LOSCO's database.

5%Perform other related duties as required.

OTHER NECESSARY PREFERENCE:

The individual who occupies this position must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others in the workplace. This means the individual must not pose a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of the individual or others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation.

No Civil Service test scoreis 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. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience.An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

NOTE: THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST TAKE AND PASS A DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Samantha Johnson

Department of Public Safety/Human Resources Management

PO Box 66909

Baton Rouge, LA 70896

Samantha.Johnson@la.gov

"The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with

disabilities, refer to theLouisiana Employment Resource Guide (http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf) (Download PDF reader)

Minimum 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 an accredited college or university.

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.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following 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.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

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.

Retirement – 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). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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  To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services?

• Yes

• No

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  If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship.

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  Do you have a valid Louisiana driver's license?

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• No

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  *Please review your application one more time for accuracy. Information omitted from the application will not be considered after job posting closes. * Did you list ALL your job experience and education on your Civil Service application?

• Yes

• No

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  Please list your degree information as it is written on your transcripts. Include the degree, major and concentration if applicable. (Example: Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Fisheries Biology):

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  Please indicate the highest degree level obtained

• High School Diploma or GED

• Baccalaureate Degree

• Masters Degree

• PhD

• No Degree

  Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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