Environmental Impact Specialist 1 - 3

The Louisiana Department of State Civil Service is hiring an Environmental Impact Specialist (1-3) for the DOTD in Lake Charles, LA. The role involves conducting inspections, sampling, and data collection for Wastewater and Stormwater Programs, requiring travel within a designated region. The specialist will also review the work of environmental consultants and may supervise lower-level staff. Salary ranges from $3,181 to $5,724 monthly, with additional pay adjustments based on experience.
Environmental Impact Specialist 1 - 3

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Environmental Impact Specialist 1 - 3

Salary

$3,181.00 - $5,724.00 Monthly

Location

Lake Charles, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

28/50310178/ EIS1-3/10.2.24-MV

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 28

Opening Date

10/02/2024

Closing Date

10/9/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

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Supplemental Information

28/50310178/ EIS1-3/10.2.24-MV

Section 28 - Environmental

About this position:

The individual in this position serves as a District Environmental Specialist and primarily travels within a defined region (designated as Wastewater Host District 07) of the DOTD and conducts inspections, sampling, testing, data acquisition and provide corrective actions for the statewide Wastewater and Stormwater Programs. Additionally, the incumbent may travel within the defined region for the purpose of data collection, sampling, inspections, corrective actions and collaboration with District personnel and support staff relative to other environmental programs administered through the Environmental Compliance Unit (Underground Storage Tanks, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Vibration Monitoring, and etc.). Travel requires the incumbent to possess valid driver's license. The incumbent also has responsibility for reviewing and approving the work of environmental consultants and contractors primarily involved in the Wastewater and Stormwater Programs within the host 07 region. In this capacity, the incumbent works closely with the consultants and specific Sections within the Department to fulfill requirements under these programs. The incumbent works at the advanced journeyman level and may serve as lead worker and exercise functional and project supervision over lower level Environmental Specialists, District personnel, or support staff in order to accomplish Unit goals.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

This position is eligible for a 10% base pay adjustment upon attainment of permanent status.

This position is eligible for premium pay for hours actually worked as follows:

0 months to less than 2 years $1.00/hour

2 years to less than 4 years $1.50/hour

4 years or greater $2.00/hour

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx
• Please attach a copy of your college transcript. *

This position may be filled as probational, job appointment, detail to special duty, or promotion of a current DOTD employee.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Environmental Impact Specialist 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.

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.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Joubert Harris, M.S.

DOTD Environmental Compliance Administrator

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Tel.: 225.242.4541

E-mail:Joubert.Harris@La.Gov

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available - https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_main.asp.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree in one of the following fields: biological sciences, sociology, economics, anthropology, forestry, chemistry, geology, physics, geography, environmental science/ecology, wildlife and fisheries science, engineering, landscape architecture, history, architecture or archeology.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform entry level work for departmental projects which require environmental evaluation and/or assessment through inspection, permitting, data collection and analysis, research and formulation of corrective actions or mitigation, and the preparation of environmental reports, including, but not limited to environmental assessments and environmental site assessments.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from an environmental professional of a higher level.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Environmental Impact Specialist 2 by the absence of responsibility for journeyman level duties.

Examples of Work

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To evaluate the Department’s Construction and Maintenance Programs and administer the Department’s environmental programs to ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations.

The individual in this position serves as a District Environmental Specialist and primarily travels within a defined region (designated as Wastewater Host District 07) of the DOTD and conducts inspections, sampling, testing, data acquisition and provide corrective actions for the statewide Wastewater and Stormwater Programs. Additionally, the incumbent may travel within the defined region for the purpose of data collection, sampling, inspections, corrective actions and collaboration with District personnel and support staff relative to other environmental programs administered through the Environmental Compliance Unit (Underground Storage Tanks, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Vibration Monitoring, and etc.). Travel requires the incumbent to possess valid driver’s license. The incumbent also has responsibility for reviewing and approving the work of environmental consultants and contractors primarily involved in the Wastewater and Stormwater Programs within the host 07 region. In this capacity, the incumbent works closely with the consultants and specific Sections within the Department to fulfill requirements under these programs. The incumbent works at the advanced journeyman level and may serve as lead worker and exercise functional and project supervision over lower level Environmental Specialists, District personnel, or support staff in order to accomplish Unit goals.

Routine communication is maintained within specific Sections of the Department and frequently extends to other environmental and non-environmental entities (LA DEQ, LA DHH, City/Parish Governments, Consultants/Contractors, and Analytical Laboratories) outside the Department. The incumbent reviews and approves the work of consultants/contractors, represents the Department at meetings and during other settings to provide program updates and specific data as the immediate need may dictate.

The incumbent is expected to gain experience in various unit programs as well as obtain required certifications and training in LA DHH Wastewater Treatment and Collection, National Stormwater Center Stormwater Inspection, LA DEQ’s UST Certified Workers Program, Asbestos Workers Inspection, and Sampling Plan and forty hours of certified training in the management/handling of solid and hazardous materials.

Specific areas of responsibilities and duties are outlined below.

30% Provides assistance with the development and implementation of the Department’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWP3s) as required under the US Clean Water Act (CWA). Such plans provide a step-by-step process for ensuring that pollutants are reduced and/or prevented from entering into the facility’s stormwater runoff. Towards this end, the incumbent implements a team effort concept when selecting and implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the various sites. The SWP3s consist of five (5) major phases: 1) planning and organization; 2) assessment; 3) BMP selection and plan design; 4) implementation; and 5) evaluation and site inspections. In order to meet the requirements defined under each of these phases, the incumbent works closely with numerous district personnel ranging from District Administrators to Technicians and acts as team leader and provides regulatory guidance in meeting these requirements. It is the incumbent’s responsibility to help establish a pollution prevention team, conduct a materials inventory, assist with the development and review of BMPs, assist with the development and implementation schedules and time lines, assist with providing awareness and response training relative to materials identified during the “assessment phase”, review the implemented BMPs for effectiveness and modifications, and to ensure routine inspections are carried out as outlined in the SWP3s.

30% Assists with the implementation of DOTD's statewide wastewater and stormwater compliance programs. This is achieved through inspections, sampling, laboratory testing, and interpretation of test data, providing corrective actions to ensure proper facility operation and report preparation (DMRs, Non-Compliance Reports and inspection reports) for the various permitted and non-permitted facilities in Host District 07. These reports are sent to the LA DEQ, US EPA, City Parish, and Departmental Personnel to help ensure DOTD compliance with discharge limitations as specified under the US Clean Water Act (CWA).

20% Assists with the development and maintenance of a statewide computer database for tracking and reporting site status relative to the Department’s wastewater and stormwater facilities. Such database provides rapid access to detailed information on type of treatment facilities, permit requirements, contact personnel, compliance history and data necessary for the preparation of reports (DMRs, SWP3s, Non-Compliance Reports, and etc.). The timely availability of this information is crucial to the Department’s response to environmental compliance and its contractual obligations.

15% Travels primarily within the defined region and occasionally to adjacent districts for the purpose of data collection, sampling, site inspections, interpretation of test data, providing corrective actions and collaboration with another Unit environmentalist, the DOTD Emergency Service Coordinator or district personnel relative to other environmental programs administered through the Environmental Compliance Unit (Underground Storage Tanks, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Vibration Monitoring and etc.). Such efforts provide assistance to district personnel and other Unit Environmental Specialists who may have primary responsibility for requirements defined under those programs.

5% May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.

While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

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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Are you a permanent LADOTD employee?

Yes

No

02

Are you a probational LADOTD employee?

Yes

No

03

Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

Yes

No

04

If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "N/A."

05

To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LaDOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

06

Do you have experience with federal or state data management and analysis using databases, spreadsheets, or other data management-related software?

Yes

No

07

If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe where you gained that experience. All experience must be clearly detailed within your application. If you answered no to previous question, enter N/A.

08

Do you have experience in performing and/or coordinating laboratory/field activities, including testing, equipment calibration, maintaining records, and etc.?

Yes

No

09

If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe where you gained that experience. All experience must be clearly detailed within your application. If you answered no to previous question, enter N/A.

10

List DOTD/State/Federal issued certifications for Wastewater, Stormwater, Underground/Aboveground Storage Tanks, Vibration Monitoring, or other similar certifications, and last recertification date for each certification. If you do not have these certifications, enter N/A.

11

Do you have experience performing/managing, or coordinating unit functions including scheduling presentations, assignments, and setting priorities for the work group?

Yes

No

12

If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe where you gained that experience. All experience must be clearly detailed within your application. If you answered no to previous question, enter N/A.

13

Do you have experience in the application of and participation in a state or federal environmental testing QA/QC Program?

Yes

No

14

If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe where you gained that experience. All experience must be clearly detailed within your application. If you answered no to previous question, enter N/A.

15

Do you have experience in the application and/or renewal process for the state or federal NPDES, or other regulatory permits?

Yes

No

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If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe where you gained that experience. All experience must be clearly detailed within your application. If you answered no to previous question, enter N/A.

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State of Louisiana

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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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