TCEQ - Administrative Assistant IV

Job Title: Administrative Assistant IV )

Organization: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Location: Austin, TX (Headquarters 582-HQAUS, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin 78753)

Job Type: Office and Administrative Support

Employee Status: Regular

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Individual and work group schedule determined by the Water Availability Division)

Travel: Yes, 5% of the time

Salary: $3,741.00 – $3,741.00 monthly (Grade 15, Plan

A)

Closing Date: March 5, 2026

Are you an experienced Administrative Assistant, 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 an administrative assistant within the TCEQ’s Office of Water, you will join the Water Availability Division, Water Rights Permitting and Data Section, which is responsible for processing water right permit applications for new appropriations of water and applications for changes to existing water rights and for processing requests to change ownership for existing water rights. See details about what we do.

• Ensure the completion of daily tasks and administrative duties that support the workflow associated with water right applications and record updates.
• Coordinate administrative operations, prepare correspondence, and manage records.
• Complete initial processing of new water rights and change of ownership applications.
• Ensure digital and paper files are managed according to established processes.
• Enter, develop, and maintain information in databases and webpages.
• Assist customers and program staff through verbal communication, correspondence, data reports, and Public Information Requests.
• Participate in special projects related to water rights permitting.

• Experience providing administrative support to management or professional staff, including experience coordinating records, data, or administrative processes.
• Experience with data entry into databases.
• Experience with SharePoint file management systems.
• Experience reviewing and retrieving records for the purpose of responding to Public Information Request.

Graduation from standard senior high school or its equivalent plus three years of full-time experience providing administrative support in an office setting.

Fifteen semester hours from an accredited college or university may be substituted for each six months of the required experience.

Two years of full-time TCEQ experience as an Administrative Assistant III.

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.

Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Water Availability Division.

• 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
• Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state
• Wellness Program and Activities
• Work-Life Balance

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 .

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.