Environmental Permit Specialist III - Water Quality

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional 401(k) and 457 plans

Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental

Paid holidays

Job summary

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality seeks an experienced Environmental Permit Specialist to review pretreatment programs, conduct on-site audits, and prepare permit documents within the Water Quality Division. The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, analytical assessment, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualified candidates hold a related bachelor's degree and two years of permitting experience; advanced degrees can substitute for portions of this requirement.

Qualifications

• Experience with pretreatment regulations or in an approved municipal pretreatment program.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, physical science, environmental science, or a related field, plus two years of full-time experience in environmental permitting or control activities.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination may be substituted for six months of the required experience.
• Master's degree may substitute for one year; Doctoral degree may substitute for two years.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate moderately-complex Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) pretreatment programs and participate in related activities.
• Prepare, conduct, and document on-site audits of pretreatment programs for compliance with TPDES permit requirements.
• Review and evaluate pretreatment program modifications for compliance and incorporate results into permits.
• Prepare pretreatment sections of routine to moderately-complex TPDES permits.
• Participate in resolutions of contested permit applications and prepare expert testimony for public hearings.

Skills

pretreatment regulations

municipal pretreatment

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physical science/environmental science

Master's degree substitute for 1 year experience

Doctoral degree substitute for 2 years experience

Career Ladder Progression: 1 year at TCEQ as Environmental Permit Specialist II

Job description

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality seeks an experienced Environmental Permit Specialist to review pretreatment programs, conduct on-site audits, and prepare permit documents within the Water Quality Division. The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, analytical assessment, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualified candidates hold a related bachelor's degree and two years of permitting experience; advanced degrees can substitute for portions of this requirement.