TCEQ - Hydrologist IV

Overview

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.

What you'll be doing

This senior level position's primary responsibility will be completing advanced reviews of applications for Texas surface water rights. Reviews include applying state statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines, along with hydrologic practices and principles. Water right application reviews require utilization of Water Availability Models (WAMs) and / or extensive reviews of complex water right accounting plans. The position requires skilled communication to present technical or regulatory information to agency staff, water rights stakeholders, and the public. The position will provide advanced level 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 as a subject-matter expert.
• Produce, utilize, and manage Geographic Information System (GIS) data with ArcGIS PRO.

Qualifications

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits and Schedule

Location

Austin, TX

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