TCEQ - Hydrologist III-IV

Are you an experienced 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.

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To determine qualifications, TCEQ job postings require fully completed applications with a detailed job history. Incomplete applications may lead to disqualification. See below for more details.

As a hydrologist within the TCEQ’s Office of Water, you will join the Water Availability Division, Water Rights Permitting & Availability 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 what we do.

The position’s primary responsibility is to complete highly complex or advanced reviews of applications for Texas surface water rights. These reviews involve applying state statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines, along with established hydrologic practices and principles. Reviewing water right applications requires the use of Water Availability Models (WAMs) and/or extensive reviews of complex water right accounting plans.

The position requires strong communication skills to effectively present technical or regulatory information to agency staff, water rights stakeholders, and the public. The position will provide support in public meetings, alternate dispute resolutions, and Commission agenda meetings and serve as an expert witness in contested case hearings.

• Apply standard hydrologic practices and principles, the Water Rights Analysis Package (WRAP) and TCEQ’s Water Availability Models (WAMs), and statistical procedures to complete advanced hydrological reviews of surface water right applications.
• Maintain and update TCEQ’s WAMs, and review WRAP and WAM contract deliverables.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel’s advanced features to complete reviews of complex water right accounting plans.
• Provide technical support for agency staff, water rights stakeholders, and the public through skillful communication, both verbally and in writing.
• Mentor and/or train less experienced staff.
• 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 streamflow data.
• Experience working with databases and Excel.
• Experience using Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS PRO).

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

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Hydrologist III*: A master’s degree in hydrology, engineering, geology, mathematics, or a natural or physical science from an accredited college or university, plus three years of the full-time experience.

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Hydrologist III*: A doctorate in hydrology, engineering, geology, mathematics, or a natural or physical science from an accredited college or university, plus two years of the full-time experience.

Hydrologist IV*: A bachelor’s degree in hydrology, engineering, geology, mathematics, or natural or physical science from an accredited college or university, plus six years of full-time experience performing hydrologic work of similar character, scope, and complexity in the areas listed in…