TCEQ - Hydrologist Program; STATEWIDE

Position Overview

Are you an experienced Hydrologist, ready for a unique opportunity to grow with an environmental state agency?

WE ARE TCEQ

Join our team of professional Hydrologists at TCEQ, where protecting the environment is at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is clean air, clean water, and the safe management of waste.

TCEQ employees enjoy benefits that include paid leave, health insurance, and state and federal holidays. See Benefits and Perks at TCEQ.

TCEQ Hydrologists support Texas Water Rights, Groundwater, Surface Water, and Water Supply programs. This role will collect hydrological data, analyze findings, and assist with data calculations and the development of recommendations for programs and/or projects to support effective water resource management and policy decisions.

NOTE: Please list all related software experience on your application. River Ware experience is highly preferred.

HYDROLOGIST HIRING PROGRAM

This program aims to establish a pool of applicants suitable for filling TCEQ Hydrologist positions.

How does the Hydrologist Hiring Program work?

Hiring supervisors in the Austin Central Office, or any of TCEQ’s sixteen regional offices, may request candidates with specific hydrology experience and geographic preferences from the Hydrologist hiring pool. You may be connected to all open positions that match your experience. The hiring supervisor schedules interviews and makes a final selection.

TCEQ provides great career advancement opportunities with clear paths for professional growth and development.

• Collect hydrological data.
• Analyze findings.
• Assist with data calculations.
• Develop recommendations for programs and/or projects to support effective water resource management and policy decisions.

A bachelor’s degree in hydrology, engineering, geology, mathematics, or natural or physical science from an accredited college or university.

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.

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.

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 examples of work performed.

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

A graduate degree in hydrology, engineering, geology, mathematics, or a natural or physical science from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required experience, with a maximum of two years substitution allowed.

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.

• 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…