164890
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST MANAGER
TS317 $70,138 - $126,256
Creation Date: 12/27/1999
Change Date: 01/01/2025
FUNCTION OF WORK:Environmental managerial work serving a major statewide environmental or ecosystem management program by regulating environmental effects of industrial, commercial, governmental or land use activities through management of permitting, certification, investigation, enforcement, emergency response, data collection and assessment, quality assurance, facility classification, laboratory analysis, environmental assessment programs, and providing assistance in the administration of one of the Divisions.
LEVEL OF WORK:SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Broad direction from an Environmental Division Administrator.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:Direct line over Environmental Scientist Supervisors.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Environmental Scientist Supervisor by responsibility for management of a major program area or several functional units.
Differs from Environmental Division Administrator by absence of responsibility of administration of a Division.
CORE COMPETENCIES: CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE.
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EXAMPLES OF WORK:EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/ GENERIC OPTION:
Manages and plans the statewide activities of a major program area or of a statewide program section comprised of several functional units.
Prepares section budget requests and defends proposal before the state budget office and the legislative fiscal office.
Initiates, negotiates, and manages contractual agreements.
Represents the department at meetings with citizen groups, news media, educational forums, and the regulated community regarding complex environmental issues.
Maintains continuous liaison and coordinates activities of the section with local, state, and federal agencies.
Manages the preparation of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant application and coordinates tracking of grant output commitments.
Initiates, negotiates, and manages settlement agreements for environmental violations and problems.
Manages the preparation of enforcement documents.
Manages the coordination of regulation promulgation with other state and federal agencies.
Establishes procedures to implement division and department policies.
Coordinates and attends meetings with industry representatives and with the public to discuss permit applications, variances, exemptions, and other issues.
Assists in the administration of a division of an Office in the Department by directing the activities of more than one technical section.
Assists in the administrative and regulatory policy decisions involving the management and regulation of pollution sources, facilities or sites.
Recommends divisional policy and criteria for determining compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations.
Coordinates the preparation of the divisional comprehensive management plans.
Serves on commissions and panels.
Represents the division on inter-agency task forces dealing with special projects.
Makes decisions related to the granting of permits, variances, and exemptions.
Develops policy recommendations regarding issuance of permits.
Directs the operations of delegated federal programs.
Manages the formulation and establishment of the technical standards and necessary operating procedures and compulsory scientific testing methods which are used by DEQ staff and by the regulated community to enforce compliance with rules and regulations.
Initiates the development of innovative and alternative methodologies for the control of pollution sources.
Directs activities related to the researching, drafting, and promulgation of rules, regulations, and guidelines.
Supervises the implementation of quality control and quality assurance procedures necessary to ensure the scientifically sound and reproducible date are provided.
Performs related work as assigned.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/LABORATORY OPTION:
Manages and plans the statewide activities of the Water Quality Laboratory or the Air Quality Laboratory.
Manages, prioritizes, and oversees all laboratory operations involved in monitoring the regulatory compliance of water or air pollution sources including industrial, municipal and governmental facilities.
Manages, prioritizes, and oversees all laboratory operations involved in the monitoring and assessment of the quality of the ambient air or aquatic environments of the state.
Manages and oversees all laboratory operations involved in the response to environmental emergencies associated with spills or discharges of oil, toxic, or other hazardous materials that have entered, or have the potential to enter, public waterways or the ambient air and may pose imminent threat to the environment or public health.
Develops work programs and operational priorities for all sections of the Water Quality Laboratory or the Air Quality Laboratory.
Provides integration of laboratory programs and capabilities in support of the overall goals and objections of water or air pollution control.
Supervises technical personnel, provides technical guidance and assigns projects.
Interviews and selects applicants for Laboratory Supervisor positions. Approves appointments and promotions of lower level laboratory personnel as selected by Laboratory Supervisors.
Formulates technical and administrative policies, procedures, and goals, and schedules for all laboratory operations within either the Air Quality or the Water Quality Laboratory.
Develops and proposes regulations concerning proper laboratory procedures applicable to the self-monitoring programs within the regulated sector and pursuant to the requirements of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Determines and implements quality control/quality assurance procedures in accordance with state and federal law to ensure that scientifically sound and reproducible data are provided by the Division's laboratories for proper management decisions.
Analyzes program needs and allocates available resources within the Laboratory.
Determines the manpower and equipment needs of the Laboratory Section; assists the Division Administrator in the preparation of the budget for the Air Quality or the Water Quality Laboratory.
Represents the department at frequent meetings with citizen groups, professional and education forums, the news media and the regulated sector regarding complex environmental issues.
Maintains necessary liaison, and coordinates Division laboratory activities with other State, Federal and local agencies, as well as those cooperative activities between other divisions/offices within the Department of Environ mental Quality.
Provides technical testimony and serves as an expert witness at hearings and enforcement proceedings relevant to analyses and operations of the Laboratory Section.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: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 four 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 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.