Job Description

Are you an experienced Equipment Maintenance Tech, 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.

TELEWORK

This position requires full-time in office attendance.

BENEFITS

• 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

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

As part of TCEQ Compliance and Enforcement, you would help ensure that those we regulate comply with the state's environmental laws.

This position is a member of our Monitoring Division.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Plan and perform detailed design and fabrication work for support structures and equipment associated with ambient air and water monitoring sites.
• Conduct reconnaissance for air monitoring sites and deploy equipment to monitoring sites, including trailers, cabinets, equipment, fencing, and meteorological towers
• Provide consultation and technical support by telephone to field technicians and operators to troubleshoot and repair equipment and structures
• Prepare specifications; inspect and evaluate ambient monitoring site preparations, including site pads, electrical work, and fencing.
• Review and approve contractor activities and provides training to site operators on monitoring equipment. Troubleshoot and repair monitoring equipment to the component level
• Plan and implement special studies to test new technology, resolve design challenges, and develop specifications for equipment and supplies
• Maintain vehicle maintenance files, schedule routine vehicle maintenance and repairs, track spending, prepare budget reports, and make recommendations for expenditures

Qualifications:

KEY QUALFIICATIONS

• Experience with assembly, installation, testing, and maintenance of electrical wiring in fixtures, control panels, air conditioning, and/or electrical machinery.
• Experience with assembly, troubleshooting, and repair of machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Experience with the design, fabrication, and/or repair of metal structures
• Experience using MIG, TIG, and/or Arc welders.
• Experience using plasma and/or oxyacetylene cutters

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from high school or its equivalent, plus three years of full-time experience directly related to the examples of work performed.

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

OR

Graduation from an accredited vocational, technical, or business school with a certificate of completion; or a certificate of completion from a military technical training program in areas directly related to the examples of work performed, plus one year of full-time experience directly related to the examples of work performed.

TRANSCRIPT/ COLLEGE HOURS or COURSE WORK:

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.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

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 (512) 239-0102.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) CODES

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes can be found at: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/. Please click the hyperlink under 'Occupational Category' for the respective Class Title.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.