Engineer - Petroleum Scientist 1, 2, or 3 (Permitting & Compliance)

Engineer - Petroleum Scientist 1, 2, or 3 (Permitting & Compliance)

Salary

$4,167.00 - $7,502.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

DCE-OPC-2026-222156-MFR

Department

DCE-Department of Conservation and Energy

Division

Office of Permitting and Compliance

Opening Date

06/11/2026

Closing Date

6/16/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Office of Permitting & Compliance - Engineering

The Office of Permitting and Compliance (OPC) oversees all permitting and regulatory functions within the Department, ensuring clarity, consistency, and regulatory integrity. By streamlining processes, accelerating permitting timelines and enhancing data-driven decision-making, the Office ensures compliance with environmental standards while supporting responsible economic development.

OPC centralizes all permitting and compliance functions, aligning engineering, geology, ecology, design, and compliance divisions into a single workflow. Its structure includes integrity and production audits, UIC and storage regulation, groundwater protection, coastal permits and mitigation, and reservoir and legacy site management.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in a geoscience field or engineering.

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

This Petroleum Scientist 1, 2, or 3 position is located within the Engineering Division of the Office Permitting & Compliance and is domiciled in Baton Rouge, LA. This position reports to the Petroleum Scientist Supervisor. This position will ensure waste disposal practices regulated by the division do not result in the introduction of contaminants into surface waters, subsurface geologic strata containing underground sources of drinking water, or endanger mineral resources of the state. This position performs highly responsible work of an administrative and technical nature pursuant to the Louisiana UIC program and exploration and production waste management activities permitted under Title 43, Parts XVII and XIX of the Louisiana Administrative Code.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Reviews permit applications and amendments for injection wells (drilling, conversion, and workover) and commercial facilities by identifying existing environmental resources, assessing project impacts, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates agency inspection and enforcement personnel during periodic field investigations to assess sites and collect data at commercial E&P waste treatment, disposal, and transfer facilities, in accordance with permit compliance review provisions
• Evaluate applications for plugging and abandonment of injection wells, ensuring procedures meet state and federal environmental protection standards.
• Coordinates implementation of injection well and E&P Waste Management Program activities such as permitting, compliance reporting reviews, certifications, quality assurance/quality control, etc.
• Provides oversight in the evaluation of injection well and commercial facility technical assessments, closure plans, and insurance requirements.
• Analyze well integrity and construction methods to ensure proper isolation of underground sources of drinking water (USDW).
• Maintain accurate records and files for waste disposal wells and site operations, and provide training or guidance to staff as needed.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

POSITION-SPECIFIC DETAILS:

Appointment Type: Probational

Career Progression: This position does participate in a Career Progression Group Petroleum Scientist 1, 2, or 3.

Work Schedule: Work hours are flexible.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. This position is eligible for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour for licensed employees. A Special Entrance Rate (SER) is offered to qualified applicants.

ENGINEERING DEGREE (NON-PETROLEUM)/GEOLOGY or GEOSCIENCE DEGREE

Title/Level

Petroleum Scientist 1

Petroleum Scientist 2

Petroleum Scientist 3

Pay Level

TS-312

TS-314

TS-316

SER Hourly Range

$27.65 - $43.28

$30.55 - $49.55

$33.76 - $56.73

SER Monthly Range

$4,792.67 - $7,502

$5,295.33 - $8,589

$5,851.73 - $9,833

SER Annual Range

$57,512 - $90,022

$63,544 - $103,064

$70,220.80 - $117,988

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING DEGREE

SER Hourly Range

$28.85 - $43.28

$33.03 - $49.55

$37.82 - $56.73

SER Monthly Range

$5,000.67 - $7,502

$5,725.20 - $8,589

$6,555.47 - $9,833

SER Annual Range

$60,008 - $90,022

$68,702.40 - $103,064

$78,665.60 - $117,998

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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 the position 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. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Human Resources

Department of Conservation and Energy

PO Box 94396

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396

Email: DNR-Recruiting@la.gov

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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans 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 to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm