Are you an experienced General Engineering Specialist, ready for a unique opportunity to grow with an environmental state agency?

Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state’s public health and natural resources.

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

As part of TCEQ’s Office of Water, you would contribute to ensuring clean and available water and protecting Texas’ water resources. See details about what we do

This position is a member of our Water Quality Division

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Perform advanced engineering work at a professional level for reviewing applications and preparing TCEQ and TPDES industrial individual and/or general permits and/or authorizations in accordance with state and federal rules, policies, and guidelines.

• Communicate individually and through presentations concerning permits and the permitting process to agency staff, the public, and the regulated community; attend meetings and respond to telephone calls and letters received.

• Respond to comments on assigned permits, and revise permits and other documents as needed. Prepare response to comments documents.

• Assist the team leader in providing technical expertise, direction, leadership, and/or mentoring for industrial permits Team staff.

• Lead, perform, or participate in special projects. I.e., maintain team’s permit shells and data files; updating team’s standard operating procedures; Provide QA/QC for team database entries; preparing authorization to construct requests; reviewing permit cancellation requests; attending pre-application and other meetings; and other assignments as requested.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate.

• Experience conducting technical reviews for environmental proposals (reviewing or preparing environmental permits drafts, preparing permit applications, or reviewing other proposals related to the air, water, or waste programs, etc.).

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

General Engineering Specialist III

A bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, plus two years of full-time engineering experience.

An Engineer-in-training (E.I.T.) certificate will substitute for six months of the required experience.

A master's degree in engineering, environmental science, or related fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required experience.

A doctorate in engineering, environmental science, or related fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for two years of the required experience.

General Engineering IV

A bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, plus four years of full-time engineering experience.

An Engineering-in-training (E.I.T.) certificate will substitute for six months of the required experience.

A master's degree in engineering, environmental science, or related fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required experience.

A doctorate in engineering, environmental science, or related fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for two years of the required experience.

General Engineering V

A bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, plus five years of full-time engineering experience.

An Engineering-in-training (E.I.T.) certificate will substitute for six months of the required experience.

A master's degree in engineering, environmental science, or related fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required experience.

A doctorate in engineering, environmental science, or related fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for two years of the required experience.

Employees in this classification series may research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure, including but not limited to a communication infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment system, or water treatment facility. See Tex. Business & Commerce Code Section 117.001(2). Accordingly, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a requirement to be hired for and to continue to be employed with TCEQ.

TRANSCRIPT/ COLLEGE HOURS or COURSE WORK:

See instructions on how to attach documents. A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above.

CURRENT TCEQ EMPLOYEES

This position is also available as a lateral transfer opportunity (LTO) to TCEQ employees within the General Engineering Specialist III-V state classification. The selected candidate must meet the minimum qualifications of the corresponding job in the General Engineering Specialist III-V series.

Work Schedule

Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Austin Headquarters Office.

BENEFITS

• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans

• Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSA

• Paid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observes

• Professional development opportunities

• Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state

• Wellness Program and Activities

• Onsite Nurse Practitioner in HQ

• Work-Life Balance

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment.

In compliance with ADA, if you need any special accommodations during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at (512) 239-0102.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) CODES

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes can be found at: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/. Please click the hyperlink under ‘Occupational Category’ for the respective Class Title.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.