Are you an experienced Manager, 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
- Manage activities related to the wastewater permitting program, assuring all permits are processed according to water quality standards and good engineering practices for the Water Quality Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
- Manage the Domestic Wastewater Section, which includes domestic permits, engineering and domestic reuse, as well, as the pretreatment program, assuring compliance with applicable rules, regulations and agency policies, including the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) program provisions of the Texas Water Code and the Clean Water Act.
- Complete and/or oversee personnel management functions, including interviewing, hiring and developing staff, performance management, etc.
- Assist management in the evaluation of implications to new developments and proposed legislation as they impact division operations. Serve as the agency spokesperson for the wastewater programs of the Water Quality Division.
- Provide technical expertise for rule development activities and lead the development of policy and rules; provide testimony in contested cases or legislative hearings as needed; and coach and mentor Team Leaders and technical staff in the development of technical, expert testimony.
- Manage the section budget, developing and implementing processes to assure sufficient resources and expenditures.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in the management of a business function, division, or department relevant to assignment.
OR
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in a field relevant to assignment.
“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.
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.
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.
