Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System
TCEQ - Environmental Permit Specialist III
Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
Organization
TCEQ - Environmental Permit Specialist III ( 00051443 )
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Primary Location Texas-Austin
Work Locations Headquarters (582-HQAUS) 12100 Park 35 Circle Austin 78753
Job Life, Physical, and Social Science
Employee Status Regular
Schedule State Job Code : 2129EP
Salary Admin Plan : B
Grade : 20
Salary (Pay Basis) 5,044.00 - 5,044.00 ( Monthly )
Number of Openings 1
Overtime Status Exempt
Job Posting Closing Date : Jan 9, 2026, 9:59:00 PM
Description Applicants that have already applied do not need to apply again.
Are you an Environmental Permit 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
Review and evaluate moderately-complex Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) pretreatment programs and participate in other pretreatment related activities for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Prepare, conduct, and document on-site audits of routine to moderately-complex approved pretreatment programs for compliance with TPDES permit requirements and state and federal statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines. Draft audit reports. Assist in preparing, conducting and documenting on-site audits of politically-sensitive pretreatment programs.
Review and evaluate pretreatment program substantial and non-substantial modifications for compliance with TPDES permit requirements and state and federal statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines. Conduct numerical analyses of local limits and incorporate the results into program modifications. Incorporate approved substantial modifications into TPDES permits.
Prepare pretreatment sections of routine to moderately-complex TPDES permits in accordance with state and federal statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines.
Evaluate pretreatment program annual reports; complete industrial waste surveys and TexTox reports; and make categorical determinations for industrial users. Participate in the resolution of contested permit applications, attend alternative dispute resolutions and public meetings, and prepare expert testimony for public hearings before an Administrative Law Judge or the Commission.
Provide basic training to new or less experienced staff. Respond to inquiries on assigned permits, audits, and modifications to approved pretreatment programs. Prepare responses to comment documents, and revise associated documents as necessary. Communicate routine to moderately-complex information concerning the Pretreatment Program to control authorities, industrial users, agency staff, and the public. Attend meetings. Respond to telephone calls and letters received by the program. Provide routine public presentations and speeches.
Qualifications KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with pretreatment regulations or in an approved municipal pretreatment program.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering, physical science, environmental science, or a related field,
plus two years
of full-time experience in performing engineering, technical, or related work in environmental permitting or control activities.
Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination may be substituted for six months of the required experience.
OR
A master’s degree in the specified fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required experience.
OR
A doctoral degree in the specified fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for two years of the required experience.
OR
Career Ladder Progression : One year of full-time experience at TCEQ as an Environmental Permit Specialist II.
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 Engineering Specialist III state classification. The selected candidate must meet the minimum qualifications of the corresponding job in the Environmental Permit Specialist III series.
Work Schedule Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This position requires up to 30% travel and otherwise full-time in-office schedule in the HQ Austin 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
Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state
Wellness Program and Activities
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Primary Location Texas-Austin
Work Locations Headquarters (582-HQAUS) 12100 Park 35 Circle Austin 78753
Job Life, Physical, and Social Science
Employee Status Regular
Schedule State Job Code : 2129EP
Salary Admin Plan : B
Grade : 20
Salary (Pay Basis) 5,044.00 - 5,044.00 ( Monthly )
Number of Openings 1
Overtime Status Exempt
Job Posting Closing Date : Jan 9, 2026, 9:59:00 PM
Description Applicants that have already applied do not need to apply again.
Are you an Environmental Permit 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
Review and evaluate moderately-complex Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) pretreatment programs and participate in other pretreatment related activities for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Prepare, conduct, and document on-site audits of routine to moderately-complex approved pretreatment programs for compliance with TPDES permit requirements and state and federal statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines. Draft audit reports. Assist in preparing, conducting and documenting on-site audits of politically-sensitive pretreatment programs.
Review and evaluate pretreatment program substantial and non-substantial modifications for compliance with TPDES permit requirements and state and federal statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines. Conduct numerical analyses of local limits and incorporate the results into program modifications. Incorporate approved substantial modifications into TPDES permits.
Prepare pretreatment sections of routine to moderately-complex TPDES permits in accordance with state and federal statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines.
Evaluate pretreatment program annual reports; complete industrial waste surveys and TexTox reports; and make categorical determinations for industrial users. Participate in the resolution of contested permit applications, attend alternative dispute resolutions and public meetings, and prepare expert testimony for public hearings before an Administrative Law Judge or the Commission.
Provide basic training to new or less experienced staff. Respond to inquiries on assigned permits, audits, and modifications to approved pretreatment programs. Prepare responses to comment documents, and revise associated documents as necessary. Communicate routine to moderately-complex information concerning the Pretreatment Program to control authorities, industrial users, agency staff, and the public. Attend meetings. Respond to telephone calls and letters received by the program. Provide routine public presentations and speeches.
Qualifications KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with pretreatment regulations or in an approved municipal pretreatment program.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering, physical science, environmental science, or a related field,
plus two years
of full-time experience in performing engineering, technical, or related work in environmental permitting or control activities.
Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination may be substituted for six months of the required experience.
OR
A master’s degree in the specified fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required experience.
OR
A doctoral degree in the specified fields from an accredited college or university may substitute for two years of the required experience.
OR
Career Ladder Progression : One year of full-time experience at TCEQ as an Environmental Permit Specialist II.
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 Engineering Specialist III state classification. The selected candidate must meet the minimum qualifications of the corresponding job in the Environmental Permit Specialist III series.
Work Schedule Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This position requires up to 30% travel and otherwise full-time in-office schedule in the HQ Austin 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
Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state
Wellness Program and Activities
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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