Research Engineering Scientist Associate I - Austin, TX
We are offering a part time opportunity for a current college student that can turn into full time upon graduation! This is available to college students in an engineering discipline to include civil, environmental, chemical, and mechanical and are soon to graduate.
Up to 19 hours per week
Hybrid schedule
Job Summary
Reviews plans, specifications, and engineering reports for new or modified Public Water Systems (PWS). Performs complex engineering work at a professional level in the evaluation, review, selection, adaptation, and modification of standards, techniques, procedures, and criteria.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Reviews plans, specifications, and engineering reports for new or modified public water systems for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), ensuring compliance with
applicable regulations. - Coordinates or performs technical data collection, research, analysis, evaluations, inspections, or surveys and evaluates impacts.
- May supervise, coordinate, and review the work of others, and may be assisted on projects by engineers, other professionals, or technicians.
- Makes and records observations and measurements.
- Work may result in the development of new or refined techniques, procedures, equipment, processes, products, and/or scientific methods.
- May coordinate the work of division level technical staff.
- Performs other duties assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Word and Excel; and PC’s.
- Solid working knowledge of database entry; ability to learn TCEQ databases.
- Solid working knowledge of TCEQ and Environmental Protection Agency rules, regulations and procedures related to publicly owned treatment works and pretreatment programs.
- Skill in organization and attention to detail, and the ability to work independently once trained.
- Ability to draft routine correspondence, reports, documents, policy, procedures, case narratives, or prepare other lengthy documents via handwritten or use of technology.
- Perform visual activities requiring prolonged attention to detail such as editing and proofreading.