Environmental Engineer I - Air Quality & Rulemaking

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plans

457 plans

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid holidays

Professional development

Longevity pay

Wellness program

Onsite nurse practitioner

Work-life balance

Job summary

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is seeking an experienced Engineer to join the Office of Air in Austin. The role focuses on developing and implementing stationary source control strategies and rules to help Texas meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

You will collaborate with modeling, regulatory teams, and stakeholders to draft revisions, perform engineering analyses, and present findings to management and public audiences. A Texas PE license is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the environmental field.
• Experience with/training in advanced technical writing, data analysis, or fiscal analysis.
• Experience with/training in sources of air emissions or air pollution control technologies.
• Experience manipulating data in spreadsheets or database format.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine to moderately complex (journey-level) engineering work for planning, development, and implementation of stationary source control strategies and related rules.
• Coordinate and draft revisions to air quality regulations, SIP revisions, policies, or procedures and provide technical assistance on rule projects.
• Communicate status of rule development to management and stakeholders, participate in meetings, and coordinate with team members and external parties.
• Coordinate, organize, and implement special assignments including data evaluation, research, reporting, and development of implementation plans.

Skills

Environmental field experience

Technical writing / data analysis

Air emissions knowledge

Spreadsheet / database manipulation

Education

Texas Professional Engineer's license

Job description

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is seeking an experienced Engineer to join the Office of Air in Austin. The role focuses on developing and implementing stationary source control strategies and rules to help Texas meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

You will collaborate with modeling, regulatory teams, and stakeholders to draft revisions, perform engineering analyses, and present findings to management and public audiences. A Texas PE license is required.