Environmental Scientist Supervisor

Environmental Scientist Supervisor

Salary

$4,770.00 - $8,589.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

26-113 ES Sup KS

Department

Department of Environmental Quality

Division

OES PERMIT SUP/PERMIT SUPPORT & LELAP

Opening Date

10/29/2026

Closing Date

11/5/2026 11:59 PM Central

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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.

This Environmental Scientist Supervisor vacancy is in the Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) Group of the Public Participation and Permit Support Division, Office of Environmental Services. The position calls for a science leader with strong technical review skills who can supervise technical staff and manage deadlines. LELAP accredits the commercial environmental laboratories whose results support permitting, compliance and enforcement decisions across Louisiana.

Minimum 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 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 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 two years of the 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 one year 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:

• Supervises and oversees all operations in the accreditation and assessment of commercial environmental laboratories.
• Oversees contract assessors for out-of-state laboratories and conducts first-line technical review of all assessment reports, accreditation decisions, and other work products.
• Keeps the Laboratory Accreditation Management System (LAMS) current on each laboratorys accreditation status.
• Assigns and prioritizes the groups work, makes sure staff training stays current, and makes sure the LELAP management review is conducted annually.
• Gives technical advice to other LDEQ divisions, presents at conferences, may testify at hearings, and helps develop standard operating procedures, policies and proposed regulations.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:This position may be filled as either a probational appointment, job appointment (a temporary appointment not to exceed four years), or promotion of permanent classified employee. If the position is filled as a job appointment, it could be converted to a probational appointment should funding become available.

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 Supervisor: $31.38 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.

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.

• 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.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans 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 to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Briefly describe you laboratory experience, including any experience with environmental laboratory analytical methods and quality assurance/quality control. Include the number of years of experience.

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Briefly describe your experience with the Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part I, Subpart 3, Chapters 45-59. Include the number of years of experience.

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Briefly describe your customer service experience. Include the number of years of experience.

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Briefly describe your experience conducting on-site laboratory assessments, internal audits, and/or management reviews. Include number of years of experience with each.

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Briefly describe your experience with the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) and the standard adopted by the NELAC Institute in 2016 (the 2016 TNI Standards). Include the number of years of experience.

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Have you completed basic assessor training to the 2016 TNI Standard? If so, provide the year completed.

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Have you received any technical training based on the 2016 TNI standard? If so, provide the year and name of the technical trainings completed.

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Describe your experience keeping up a database or tracking systems. Include the system name and number of years of experience.

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Briefly describe your experience supervising scientific or technical staff. Include your job title, number of employees you supervised, and number of years of experience.

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Describe your experience writing or revising standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies, or proposed regulations. Include the subjects, your role, and years of experience.

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Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

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