Environmental Quality Specialist

City of Plano; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 27,796,452 - 41,694,678; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

TMRS retirement matching

RSP fully funded by City

Paid vacation—up to three weeks

Paid sick leave—up to three weeks

Nine paid holidays

Tuition Assistance

Free Library Card

Half-price recreation center

Job summary

The City of Plano is seeking an Environmental Quality Specialist to join our environmental health team. This role will conduct environmental inspections to ensure stormwater permit compliance and perform water quality sampling in our streams.

The position also includes vector surveillance, complaint investigations, and occasional late-night work for vector control. Employees may attend conferences for training, and the city supports professional development with certificate and license programs.

Qualifications

• Performs environmental inspections to ensure permit compliance.
• Samples water quality in streams as part of stormwater program.
• Performs vector surveillance and control activities.

Responsibilities

• Respond to and investigate citizen environmental complaints.
• Attend conferences and training related to the job.

Skills

Environmental inspections

Water quality sampling

Vector surveillance

Complaint investigation

Job description

Our Culture

At the City of Plano, our culture is grounded in service, teamwork, and making a meaningful impact. Our SERVE values—Stewardship, Engaged, Respectful, Visionary, and Excellence—guide how we work, while our A.P.R.O. principles—Adaptable, Professional, Relationship‑Focused, and Outcome‑Based—reflect who we are at our core.

This is an organization where you can grow, contribute, and be part of something bigger than yourself. That’s why our guiding principle is simple and clear:

SERVE Like a Pro—it’s in our DNA

Job Details

If you enjoy working in the outdoors and caring for the environment, join us! The City of Plano is looking for an innovative and forward‑thinking individual with a passion for the environment and the community to join our team as an Environmental Quality Specialist. This team member is responsible for performing environmental inspections to ensure compliance with the City’s stormwater permit with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, including sampling for water quality in our streams. Additionally, this position will perform vector surveillance and control activities and respond to and investigate complaints from citizens related to stagnant water, light, noise and other environmental concerns, as needed.

Employees are also given the opportunity to attend conferences that relate to the job for training and learning opportunities.

Very rarely, adulticide spraying for the vector control program will require working late at night.

We encourage and cover the cost of certificate and license programs to promote employee knowledge and professional development.

Additional Information

Job ID: 226325

Location: Environmental Health & Sustain

Contract: Full-Time, Regular

Minimum $27.796452

Maximum $41.694678

Hourly Salary Range

We offer the opportunity to work 4-10 hour days with one day off per week, 4-9 hour days and 1-4 hour day, or the traditional 5-8 hour days. Our department allows for team members to have a flexible work schedule within the core work hours of 7 am to 5:30 pm.

There is an on‑call requirement for at least 4 weeks out of the year, with one of them being a holiday. While on call, the team member will respond to issues that may arise for our department that need an immediate response, such as fuel spills, restaurant fires, and sanitary sewer overflows.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Membership in the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS), in which the City matches contributions 2:1 upon retirement
• Enrollment in the Retirement Security Plan (RSP) which is fully funded by the City
• Up to three weeks of paid vacation
• Up to three weeks of paid sick leave per year
• Nine paid holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Free Library Card
• Half-price recreation center membership

And so much more! Learn about our benefits online.

Equal Opportunity Employer - EOE/M/F/V/D

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