TCEQ - Emissions Evaluator V

About the role

Join TCEQ's Office of Air to protect and restore Texas' air quality. This position is part of the Ambient Monitoring Section of the Air Monitoring Division.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, repair, and calibrate advanced state-of-the-art monitoring equipment.
• Collect and report air monitoring data during emergency events or planned projects.
• Supervise and/or oversee programs, special projects, and activities in the planning and execution of mobile air monitoring for emergency response and/or planned events.
• Perform data analysis, interpret data, perform quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) procedures, and report analytical results.
• Develop, review, and present highly complex project plans, briefings, and reports related to air monitoring to meet management and stakeholder requirements.
• Review of highly complex technical reports and test protocols.
• Provide technical assistance to agency staff, the public, and the regulated community on complex environmental monitoring activities.
• Provide mentorship or training for staff.
• Develop and review complex equipment standard operation procedures (SOPs), data handling initiatives, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures for complex monitoring instruments and related software.
• Research and lead evaluation/validation of new technologies, method development, testing, and fielding of new monitoring instruments.
• Develop specifications for the purchase of complex analytical equipment, standards, and reagents.
• Cook up and configure mobile air monitoring systems.
• Operate computer hardware and software for complex monitoring and/or analytical operations.

Qualifications

• Experience operating, maintaining, repairing, or calibrating environmental monitoring equipment.
• Experience with air monitoring equipment and chemical analysis instrumentation, (e.g., mass spectrometry, ultraviolet spectrometry, infrared spectrometry, or other analytical instrumentation).
• Experience planning, overseeing and/or leading complex projects and/or programs.
• Experience developing, reviewing, and presenting highly complex project plans, presentations, briefings, reports, or quality assurance documents such as standard operating procedures.
• Experience with performing data analysis, interpreting data, performing quality assurance and quality control procedures, or reporting analytical results.

Required Education & Experience

• A bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, basic science, mathematics, environmental science, or a related field from an accredited college or university, plus five years of full-time experience in performing engineering, technical, analytical, or related work in environmental control activities.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination may be substituted for six months of the required experience.
• One year of full-time experience in the field of environmental control activities may substitute for each year (30 semester hours) of the required education.
• One year of graduate work (24 semester hours) from an accredited college or university in the specified fields may substitute for one year of the required experience with a maximum substitution of two years.

Benefits

• Optional 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 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.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job description.

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. This position requires up to 35% travel and participation in an on-call rotation.

Condition of Employment

• TCEQ 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 any special accommodations during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at (512) 239-0102.

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Codes

Military 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