$6,948.00

Per Month

Position range in Travis County $6,580.00

•$11,166.00 Per Month TCEQ

•Engineer III

TEXAS

COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Occupation:

Environmental Engineers

Location:

Austin, TX

•78753

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

Posted:

07/08/2026

Positions available: 1

Source:

WorkInTexas

Web Site:

WorkInTexas

Onsite /

Remote:

Selection Required

Updated:

09/28/2026

Expires:

10/15/2026

Agency Job ID:

100509

Job #: 17038464

Job Requirements and Properties

Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite

Full Time Schedule

Full Time Job Type

Regular Duration

Permanent Employment Shift

Day Shift Help for . Please paste the following URL into a browser to view the entire job posting on the CAPPS Careers page.

https:

//erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psp/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=100509&PostingSeq=1 Are you an experienced Engineer, 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

TEAMAs 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 Supply Division.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE

DOINGConduct in office and/or on-site engineering and technical reviews, analyses, quality control and evaluations of routine to highly complex information from internal and external customers to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures; and follow up with appropriate actions.

Provide information and engineering assistance concerning requests and submittals from wastewater systems to internal and external customers through verbal communication, email, correspondence, meetings, on-site assistance, and presentations. Provide customer service to internal and external customers related to the agency's wastewater program through verbal and written communication, correspondence, reports, meetings, presentations, and responses to Public Information Requests (PIRs).Provide training and mentoring to other staff. Serve as a subject matter expert engineer for assigned programs/topics.

Plan and/or participate in special projects, such as serving as an owner of standard operating procedures (SOPs), updating, or developing a guidance document and working on Section/Division business process improvement projects.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with analyzing engineering design, maintenance, administration, and operations of wastewater systems.

Experience performing wastewater system analyses, such as evaluation of wastewater quality, wastewater chemistry and microbiology, or wastewater treatment processes. Experience preparing reports, correspondence and recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience working for or with wastewater systems.

Experience processing, analyzing, interpreting, and managing large data sets used for improving scientific processes, providing technical assistance and recommendations.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

& EXPERIENCETexas Professional Engineer's license plus two years of full-time engineering experience beyond licensure.

•Qualifying work experience includes that obtained post licensure as an engineering graduate student or teacher. Career Ladder Progression One year of full-time experience at TCEQ as an Engineer 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. Work ScheduleStandard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m.

•5:00 p.m.

Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Water Supply Division. BENEFITSOptional 401(k) and 457 plans

Insurance:

Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSAPaid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observesProfessional development opportunitiesLongevity pay based on your number of years working for the stateWellness Program and ActivitiesOnsite Nurse Practitioner in HQWork-Life Balance

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENTTCEQ

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 accommodation during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at (512) 239-0102.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY

(MOS) CODESMilitary 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.