TCEQ - Data Analyst III

About the role

Are you an experienced Data Analyst, 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. As part of TCEQ's Office of Air, you would contribute to protecting and restoring Texas' air quality. This position is a member of the Air Monitoring Division.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise regarding information systems development projects to include air quality monitoring, quality assurance, data processing, and data management for the TCEQ Air Monitoring Division.
• Act as primary Texas Air Monitoring Information System (TAMIS) Administrator; plan, organize, and coordinate data collection, storage, reporting, and display development and process activities for ambient air quality monitoring; perform moderately complex technical work evaluating, analyzing, summarizing, verifying, and reporting ambient air monitoring information.
• Develop, improve, document, and apply techniques, procedures, and processes related to the retrieval, storage, and display of air quality monitoring data.
• Consult with internal and external customers to identify user needs to design agency reports and develop ad hoc/canned report queries.
• Plan, coordinate, and review the development and maintenance of system documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for TAMIS Application Administration and other related projects to ensure quality assurance and quality control activities meet division, agency, state and EPA regulations.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of federal and state air monitoring data requirements; assesses the potential impact to data systems of federal and state air monitoring regulations; identifies, researches, and verifies data discrepancies between data systems.

Requirements

Key qualifications:

• Experience troubleshooting, developing and/or modifying SQL-based databases and/or user interfaces.
• Experience investigating and/or resolving discrepancies in complex data.
• Experience evaluating, analyzing, summarizing and/or communicating technical information (e.g., reviewing technical information, giving technical presentations, teaching, etc.).

Required education and experience:

• Four years of full-time experience in data analysis, data research, data compilation; and/or reporting work.
• OR A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering, basic science, computer science, environmental science, mathematics, statistics or a related field; plus two years of the required experience.
• OR A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; plus three years of the required experience.

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. 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.

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
• Professional development opportunities
• Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state
• Wellness Program and Activities
• Onsite Nurse Practitioner in HQ
• Work‑Life Balance

Schedule

Standard business hours are M‑F, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Air Monitoring Division.