TCEQ - Hydrologist II

Job Description

Are you a Hydrologist, 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 a hydrologist within the TCEQ's Office of Water, you will join the Hydrology and Modeling Team in the Water Availability Division's Water Rights Technical Review Section, responsible for reviewing water right applications to determine water availability and whether an applicant impacts existing water rights or the environment.

See details about surface water rights and water availability.

The primary responsibility requires complex reviews of applications for Texas surface water rights. These reviews involve applying state statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines, as well as established hydrologic practices and principles.
Reviewing water right applications requires the use of Water Availability Models (WAMs) and/or reviews of water right accounting plans. Please note this experience in your resume and application if applicable.

The position requires strong communication skills to effectively present technical or regulatory information to agency staff, water rights stakeholders, and the public. The position provides support by developing materials for use in public meetings, alternate dispute resolutions, and Commission agenda meetings.

• Apply standard hydrologic practices and principles, the Water Rights Analysis Package (WRAP) and TCEQ's Water Availability Models (WAMs), and statistical procedures to complete complex hydrological reviews of surface water right applications.
• Utilize data management skills to prepare drought reports, draft TCEQ's WAMs updates, and review model contract deliverables.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel's advanced features to complete reviews of water right accounting plans.
• Develop, analyze, and manage Geographic Information System (GIS) data (with ArcGIS PRO) for water rights, water rights applications and WAM maintenance/ updates.

• Experience working with surface water rights.
• Experience using Water Availability Models (WAMs) and/or surface water simulation models.
• Experience working with surface water hydrologic models.
• Experience working with databases and Excel.
• Experience using Geographic Information System (GIS) (ArcGIS PRO).

A bachelor's degree in hydrology, engineering, geology, mathematics, or natural or physical science from an accredited college or university, plus two years of full-time experience performing hydrologic work of similar character, scope, and complexity in the areas listed in examples of work performed.

OR

A master's degree in hydrology, engineering, geology, mathematics, or a natural or physical science from an accredited college or university, plus one year of the full-time experience.

OR

A doctorate in hydrology, engineering, geology, mathematics, or a natural or physical science from an accredited college or university.

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.

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