Environmental Chemical Specialist

About This Job

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. Help protect the air millions of people breathe while leading advanced environmental monitoring efforts across Louisiana. This role offers the opportunity to apply engineering expertise, data analysis, environmental science, and innovative technology to manage a statewide ambient air monitoring network of more than 40 sites.

You'll work on complex environmental challenges, support critical Clean Air Act initiatives, collaborate with scientists and technical experts, and help drive decisions that protect public health and improve air quality for communities across the state.

A bachelor's degree in an engineering field plus three years of experience in process design; OR A master's degree in an engineering field or a chemical or physical science field plus two years of experience in process design; OR A doctorate degree in an engineering field or a chemical or physical science field plus one year of experience in process design.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

* Lead and support a statewide ambient air monitoring network spanning more than 40 monitoring sites across Louisiana.
* Apply engineering expertise, environmental science knowledge, and advanced technologies to address complex air quality challenges.
* Analyze environmental and air quality data to identify trends, support regulatory initiatives, and inform critical decisions.
* Collaborate with scientists, technical specialists, and regulatory partners to strengthen monitoring operations and environmental programs.
* Contribute to protecting public health and improving air quality through initiatives that support Clean Air Act compliance and pollution reduction efforts. Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type:
Promotion – Open only to current permanent employees of DEQ

Work location:

East Baton Rouge 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 Chemical Specialist Staff: $34.66 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

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:

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– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..aspx

– 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.

– 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 ( ). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ( ),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (  ), among others