Hiring: TCEQ - Geoscientist I-III Company: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Location: Austin, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 15:13:28 Employment Type: Full-time About the job Required Skills: •Are you an experienced Geoscientist, 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 Waste, you would contribute to agency efforts to regulate the generation, treatment, storage, and disposal of various wastes and the cleanup of contaminated sites. See details about what we do. •This position is a member of our Waste Permit Division. •Here's What You'll Be Doing •Conduct geoscientific and other moderately complex technical reviews and evaluations of applications, reports and plans pertaining to waste management; determine compliance with applicable laws, rules, technical principles, policies, and procedures; and process to completion. •Provide information concerning authorizations and authorization processes to internal and external customers through verbal communication, correspondence, meetings, presentations, and public hearings. •Assist customers on the waste permits program through verbal communication, correspondence, data reports, presentations, and responses to Public Information Requests (PIRs). Qualifications: •Licensed as a Geoscientist by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG). •OR Five years of full-time geoscientist experience and must be licensed as a Geoscientist by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) or obtain licensure within twelve (12) months of hire date. •Licensed as a Geoscientist by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) •Plus two years of full-time geoscientist experience beyond licensure. •Seven years of full-time geoscientist experience and must obtain Geoscientist licensure within twelve (12) months of hire date by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG). •A graduate degree in a geoscience discipline may substitute for one year of the required experience, with a maximum of two years substitution allowed. •Plus four years of full-time geoscientific experience beyond licensure. •Nine years of full-time geoscientist experience and must obtain Geoscientist licensure within twelve (12) months of hire date by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG). •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. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!