What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Scientist Manager position at Department of Environmental Quality?
$5,845.00 - $10,521.00 Monthly
Baton Rouge, LA
Promotion
26-99 ES Mgr KS
Department of Environmental Quality
OES PERMIT SUP/PERMIT SUPPORT & LELAP
10/06/2026
10/11/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this Job
The Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Services has a vacancy.
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.
Minimum Qualifications
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 three 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; OR
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 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.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
- Manages the Permit Application Administrative Review (PAAR) group, the Public Participation and Database Support Group (PPG-DSG) group, and the Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) group of the Permit Support and LELAP Section (PLS).
- Directs PLS activities; ensures work processes are efficient, strategic and operational plan commitments are met, and staff receive appropriate training.
- Reviews Notification of Change (NOC-1) letters, LELAP reports and correspondence, and public notices.
- Manages the LELAP contract assessor Request for Proposal process; present the Department in workgroups and meetings; assists in the preparation of regulations.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Promotion – Internal Open only to current permanent employees of DEQ
Domicile: East Baton Rouge Parish
Compensation: This position offers a Special Entrance Rate (SER) listed below. This is the minimum compensation that may be offered. The job title and salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
- Environmental Scientist Manager: $38.45 per hour
Overview of the five major offices within the agency: It provides information on the mission, function, and organization along with a biography for each member of management.
- Office of the Secretary
- Office of Management and Finance
- Office of Environmental Services
- Office of Environmental Compliance
- Office of Environmental Assessment
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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.
- Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application if possible (PDF format preferred). The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
You must submit an equivalency evaluation statement for any international degree(s) by the closing of this announcement.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Kierra Smith
LDEQ/OMF
(225)219-3850
Kierra.Smith2@la.gov
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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 at https://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.
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 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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