TCEQ - Special Counsel (Attorney V)

Are you an experienced Attorney, 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.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Provide highly responsible professional and administrative support to the Commissioner, which involves organizing, planning, directing, and coordinating Commission activities.

• Represent the Commissioner on committees and budgetary matters that include establishing agency goals and objectives, and developing and/or approving schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals.

• Direct, organize, coordinate, and facilitate special project, management analysis, support services activities, and program analysis issues for the Commissioner. Confer with and advise key staff members on major policies and procedures.

• Consult with agency staff on program achievements and/or problems in identifying, researching, evaluating, and providing solutions to problems/issues.

• Develop, draft, edit, and prepare speeches and agency guidelines, procedures, policies, rules and regulations.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in administrative or environmental law.

• Experience working with or within a state or federal agency.

• Experience working for a Texas elected official or Texas legislative member.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Admission to the State Bar of Texas plus five years of full-time experience in the practice of law, or employment in a responsible position involving legal work as a primary duty or five years of full-time experience in the practice of environmental law or employment involving environmental legal work.

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.

Work Schedule

Individual work schedule determined by the Commissioner.

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.