TCEQ - Aquatic Scientist

Job Description

Are you an Aquatic Scientist, 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 part of TCEQ's Office of Water, you would contribute to ensuring clean and available water and protecting Texas' water resources. See details about what we do. This position is part of our Water Quality Division.

• Implement water quality standards and evaluate impacts of journey-level wastewater discharge applications and federal projects for the Water Quality Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
• Evaluate water quality, assign standards, and assess impacts to water bodies affected by wastewater discharge permits.
• Evaluate proposed federal permits for dredge and fill operations and recommends mitigation measures for potential water quality impacts.
• Assist in implementing water quality standards, site‑specific water quality criteria, and water quality management procedures.
• Coordinate, conduct, participate, and evaluate water quality studies and other projects.
• Coordinate with management and staff, other agencies, and the public to convey information and to improve water quality management and assist with establishing coordinating, and evaluating whole effluent toxicity testing requirements in wastewater discharge permits when needed.

• Master's degree in aquatic science or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Experience in conducting and evaluating whole effluent toxicity similar biomonitoring tests.

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a natural science such as biology, zoology, wildlife/fisheries science, toxicology, environmental science, or a closely related field. These degrees must include nine semester hours in statistics, limnology, ecology, hydrology, aquatic ecology, ichthyology, benthic ecology, wildlife biology, invertebrate biology, entomology, toxicology, phycology, marine science, aquatic chemistry, aquatic pollution, or aquatic microbiology.

A bachelor's degree plus two years of full‑time experience in environmental activities related to the examples of work performed.

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.

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

- 5:00 p.m.

Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Water Quality 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
• 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

TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment.

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.