TCEQ - Modeling & Assessment Specialist VI

About the role

Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state's public health and natural resources. This position is a member of our Air Quality Division.

Responsibilities

• Develop, quality assure and improve on-road and non-road mobile source emissions inventory (EI) methods, procedures, and data
• Organize, oversee, and coordinate directly related project activities, including grant and contract development and management
• Use complex simulation models and associated software to develop mobile source emissions inventory data
• Coverage technical activities for reasonable further progress (RFP) for State Implementation Plan (SIP) development
• Determine requirements for on-road and non-road mobile source EI data as expressed in federal rules, the SIP, and other guidance documents
• Plan and execute methods for delivering emissions data products in appropriate written or electronic format
• Develop and maintain methods to automate business processes and calculations related to RFP SIP development
• Coverage and develop methods for quality assuring large-scale data sets using approved software or coding languages
• Coverage and conduct highly advanced engineering analyses of anthropogenic emissions inventory data
• Develop advanced visualizations including Power BI dashboards, graphics, and charts based on quality assured emissions data
• Prepare datasets for posting on Microsoft Teams, the internet, or sharing with stakeholders
• Coverage and conduct the loading of emissions inventory data into the program area databases
• Ensure emissions inventories are merged, built, and rated accurately according to section/team procedures
• Report emissions inventory data to EPA according to federal regulations, format specifications (e.g., via CERS XML), and deadlines

Qualifications

• Experience calculating and reviewing air emissions inventory data or other emissions-related data
• Experience using EPA's Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator or other EPA models
• Experience writing SQL queries to extract data from relational databases or working with database applications such as Microsoft Access to retrieve (query), review, and analyze complex data sets
• Experience creating and maintaining visualizations of data by using dashboards or other data visualization tools, including ArcGIS

Education & Experience

• A bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, a basic or natural science, mathematics, or related field from an accredited college or university, plus six years of full-time experience performing modeling and/or assessment work or scientific work of a similar character, scope, and complexity in areas as listed in the examples of work performed.
• A doctorate degree in engineering, a basic or natural science, mathematics, or related field from an accredited college or university, plus four years of experience performing scientific and/or general engineering specialist work.
• One year of full-time experience as a Modeling and Assessment Specialist V.

Substitute Qualifications

• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination may be substituted for six months of the required experience.
• Two years of full-time experience performing scientific work of a different character and complexity, in areas other than specified above may be substituted for the required experience. Such as quantitative analysis work.
• A master's degree in engineering, a basic or natural science, mathematics, or related field from an accredited college or university may substitute for two years of full-time experience performing scientific and/or general engineering specialist work.

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

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

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