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.
If you are detail-driven, highly organized, and ready to play a role in keeping Louisiana’s environmental programs running smoothly, this is the opportunity for you. Join our
team and help ensure the integrity of statewide accreditation and certification processes. In this dynamic administrative role, you will manage application workflows, process regulatory payments, maintain accurate environmental data in TEMPO, and support essential document management functions that keep our agency moving.
An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:- Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine one's actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
- Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.
- Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to assess options, weigh risks, and make sound decisions using available information and logical reasoning.
Minimum Qualifications
Three years of experience in an environmental, natural resource management, or regulatory enforcement program; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR
A bachelor’s degree.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
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:
- Administratively processes Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) and Sewage Sludge Transporter applications by completing TEMPO, preparing Electronic Data Management System (EDMS) transmittals, and routing documents to appropriate staff.
- Processes payments for asbestos activities, lead notifications, Solid Waste Transporter Notifications, LELAP, Sewage Sludge Transporter Notifications, and Solid Waste Board of Certification activities
- Ensures payment information is received by Office of Management and Finance.
- Creates Agency Interest (AI) Numbers and updates Master File information in TEMPO, as necessary.
- Serves as back up for the following activities: processing asbestos and lead accreditation applications; bringing EDMS transmittals for scanning; picking up hand delivered documents from LDEQ's drop box; assists in opening, date stamping, and distributing mail for PPPSD Administrative Assistant.
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
Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Environmental Project Specialist 1, 2, 3, etc., depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.
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 Project Specialist 1: $17.07 per hour
- Environmental Project Specialist 2: $19.55 per hour
- Environmental Project Specialist 3: $22.38 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.
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.
For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with a qualifying degree may be eligible for this position.
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.
