TCEQ - Equipment Maintenance Tech II
Job Description
Are you an experienced Equipment Maintenance Technician, 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.
YOUR FUTURE TEAM
As part of TCEQ’s Office of Air, you would contribute to protecting and restoring Texas’ air quality. See details about what we do.
This position is a member of our Ambient Monitoring Section of the Air Monitoring Division.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Plan and perform advanced 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, HVAC, and meteorological towers.
Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair monitoring equipment to the component level. Develop specifications and recommendations for equipment and supply purchases.
Prepare specifications; inspect and evaluate ambient monitoring site preparations, including site pads, electrical work, and fencing; and review and approve contractor activities.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
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 in the troubleshooting and repair of electronics equipment.
Experience with vehicle safety and safe operation, transport, and maintenance of various sizes of trailers.
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
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.
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.
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.
WORK SCHEDULE
Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Individual and work group schedule determined by the Ambient Monitoring Section of the Air Monitoring Division.
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
· Work-Life Balance
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.