WE ARE TCEQ

Are you ready to make a positive impact in Texas? At TCEQ, protecting the environment is at the heart of everything we do. Choose a career where your perspective, passion, and skills are valued.

We strive to protect our state’s public health and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development. Our goal is clean air, clean water, and the safe management of waste.

TCEQ employees get some great perks, including a hybrid work schedule, paid leave, health insurance, and state and federal holidays. See Benefits and Perks at TCEQ.

TELEWORK

This position offers an opportunity for a hybrid work schedule with a minimum 2-day work in office.

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. See details about what we do.

This position is a member of our regional staff.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As a part of the division’s Border and Permian Basin-Laredo team, our Administrative Assistant III will play a key role in achieving TCEQ’s mission. You would use your skills and experience to:

• Provide routine administrative support for the Laredo Regional Office.
• Assimilate information and/or data; prepare reports, notice of violation documents, correspondence, and/or travel vouchers.
• Answer, screen, and route incoming phone calls, take messages, provide basic program information, and/or refers calls as appropriate.
• Prepare, process and/or distribute routine and/or special correspondence, reports, forms, and documents.
• Collect time sheets for the section and ensures administrative completeness.
• Sort, file, and distribute incoming mail to appropriate staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from a standard senior high school or its equivalent plus one year of full-time experience providing administrative and/or clerical support in an office setting.

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience developing or maintaining databases and/or spreadsheets.
• Experience answering, screening, and/or routing telephone calls.

TRANSCRIPTS / 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 minimum qualification requirements outlined 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.