TCEQ - Engineer I

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Are you an experienced engineer, 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. Candidates external to TCEQ will be eligible to receive a $5,000.00 recruitment bonus if selected.

As part of TCEQ’s Office of Water, you would contribute to ensuring clean and available water and protecting Texas’ water resources. This position is a member of our Water Quality Division.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Prepare routine TCEQ and/or TPDES draft industrial wastewater individual/general permits and/or authorizations in accordance with state and federal rules, policies, and guidelines, primarily for minor facilities and renewal applications.
• Conduct engineering calculations and analysis during permit application review.
• Participate in routine engineering and other special projects, including preparing correspondence; preparing authorization to construct requests; reviewing permit cancellation requests; reviewing Superfund and Voluntary Cleanup program wastewater discharge/disposal requests; attending pre-application and other meetings.
• Provide expertise concerning industrial wastewater permits and the industrial wastewater permitting process to agency staff, the public and the regulated community, attend meetings and respond to telephone calls and letters received by the program.
• Respond to comments on draft industrial wastewater permits, prepare responses to comments documents, and revise permits, and other documents as needed.
• Provide expertise in the resolution of contested industrial wastewater permit applications, assist senior staff or the team leader in alternative dispute resolutions (ADRs), attend public meetings, and provide expert testimony at public hearings before an Administrative Law Judge or the Commission.

Qualifications: Required Education Experience:

• Texas Professional Engineer’s license.
• The ability to maintain the security or integrity of critical infrastructure is a requirement to be hired for and to continue to be employed with TCEQ.
• This position is also available as a lateral transfer opportunity (LTO) to TCEQ employees within the Engineer I state classification. The selected candidate must meet the minimum qualifications of the corresponding job in the Engineer I series.
• A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above.

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 Water Quality Division.

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.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.