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TCEQ - Deputy Director I (TCEQ Employees Only)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 12/6/2025 CLOSED ON 12/24/2025

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Are you an experienced Deputy Director, 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 stateand#8217;s public health and natural resources.YOUR FUTURE TEAMAs part of TCEQ Compliance and Enforcement, you would help ensure that those we regulate comply with the stateand#8217;s environmental laws. See details about what we do.HEREand#8217;S WHAT YOUand#8217;LL BE DOINGManage OCE administrative functions, including directing staff activities related to providing support to the OCE Director, Area Directors, Division Directors, and other Director staff. Set policy for OCE related to administrative functions including correspondence, documentation, travel, training, work schedules, and implementation of agency policies and procedures. Ensure development and maintenance of standard operating procedures for OCE; internal SharePoint pages, external web pages including data sources, programs for the effective management of public information, legislative, media and other external requests. Direct staff activities related to organizational performance metrics. Serve as division contact to the Agency Records Management program concerning records retention, storage, access, and destruction.

Manage agency homeland security responsibilities, including providing state-wide coordination, direction, and management of activities necessary to fulfill agency responsibilities as a member of the Texas Homeland Security Council. These activities include assisting with state planning, development, coordination, and implementation of initiatives to promote the governorand#180;s homeland security strategy, and to detect, deter, respond to, and recover from disasters, whether caused by nature or people. Notify and coordinate with those responsible for much of the stateand#180;s critical infrastructure, including producers and purchasers of drinking water for the public, high-risk dams, refineries, petrochemical facilities, wastewater-treatment facilities, and low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities.

Manage the OCE budget functions including directing staff to appropriately control all aspects of budget development, implementation, and coordination with Office of Administrative Services. Provide budget updates to the OCE Director and makes recommendations for necessary changes throughout the budget cycle. Oversee the distribution of salary enhancement budgets and development of additional funding requests or exceptional item requests, as needed. Ensure OCE grant programs are managed effectively to ensure optimal use and distribution of funds.KEY QUALIFICATIONSExperience with emergency or crisis management including preparedness, response, or recovery.

Experience responding to public information requests, complaints, and inquiries from public officials, the regulated community, and the media.

Experience evaluating and analyzing proposed legislation, representing TCEQ in the legislative process through meetings with elected officials or providing expert witness testimony, and coordinating implementation of legislation through the rulemaking process.

Experience in rulemaking including implementation of legislation, response to petitions, or implementation of other federal or state requirements.

Experience overseeing administrative functions and developing and implementing standard operating procedures for a section, division, or office.

Qualifications: REQUIRED EDUCATION EXPERIENCEGraduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in a field relevant to assignment. OR Experience in t e management of a business function, division, or department to include professional management experience where primary duties consists of planning organizing, controlling, and directing the work of an organization or formal subdivision, or team. OR Experience as a TCEQ division director. 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 instructionson 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 ScheduleStandard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Headquarters.BENEFITSOptional 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 EMPLOYMENTTCEQ 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) CODESMilitary Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes can be found at:https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/.Please click the hyperlink under and#8216;Occupational Categoryand#8217; for the respective Class Title.Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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