Salary : $4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 26-52 Eng SM
Department: Department of Environmental Quality
Division: OEA WATER CWSRF & TMDL / WATER PLANNING
Opening Date: 05/19/2026
Closing Date: 5/25/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this JobThe Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Assessment 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.
We're looking for driven, solutions-oriented, and water quality interested engineers to join the Office of Environmental Assessment within the Water Planning Division-a team dedicated to protecting Louisiana's water resources through sound science, planning, and infrastructure investment. As part of the Total Maximum Daily Loads Section, you'll play a key role in advancing water quality initiatives that support environmental protection
Minimum QualificationsEligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.
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This is a temporary position to be utilized while the incumbent is securing a Louisiana Engineer Intern certificate. Permanent status shall be denied to incumbents occupying this position.
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Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificates are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at www.lapels.com.
Job SpecificationThe official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other InformationJob Duties:
- Develops advanced water quality models for TMDLs, waste load allocations, and effluent mixing, using field data, chemical analyses, and hydrologic studies to simulate pollutant impacts.
- Applies engineering expertise to simulate hydrology and water chemistry/biology, tailoring model complexity to project needs-from simple allocations to detailed effluent mixing scenarios.
- Identifies and integrates point and nonpoint source loads into TMDL development, contributing to scientific papers and ensuring regulatory compliance through thorough documentation.
- Coordinates with Water Surveys Section on field survey planning, advising on data types, collection methods, quality control, and logistical needs to support modeling accuracy.
- Reviews technical reports from internal teams, regulated facilities, and contractors, providing engineering assessments and recommending approval for EPA or DEQ distribution.
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
Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Engineer Intern Applicant - Engineer 5, 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.
- Engineer Intern 1- $26.44 per hour
- Engineer Intern 2- $28.29 per hour
- Engineer 3- $33.39 per hour
- Engineer 4- $36.90 per hour
- Engineer 5- $39.48 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.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Sarah McFarland
LDEQ/Human Resources
P.O. Box 4303, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-219-3856
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
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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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 (). 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
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Please tell us about your experience with Total Maximum Daily Load or other water quality modeling?
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Do you possess a current Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate?
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Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering or a license to practice professional engineering in a state other than Louisiana?
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If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ISSUING STATE, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered 'NO', enter N/A.***NOTE***ORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your LICENSED experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your license.
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