Senior Natural Resources Specialist - Austin, TX
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
Austin, TXJob$50–53K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The Senior Natural Resources Specialist reviews Public Water System information, applications, documentation, and data submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The role evaluates compliance with Texas rules, identifies violations, communicates with customers, maintains records, and prepares reports and correspondence. It also provides guidance to junior staff. A bachelor's degree and two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, are listed as qualifications.
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Reviews and processes Public Water System (PWS) information, applications, documentation, and data submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding Ground Water, Revised Total Coliform, Chemical, Surface Water and Public Notice (PN) rules.The annual salary for this position ranges from $50,000-$53,448. The final offer will be based on the candidateand#x2019;s experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role..Performs routine reviews of information, applications, documentation, and data related to submitted by PWSs and laboratories to TCEQ; researches information and determines compliance with 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 290.Initiates and responds to communications and inquiries; provides assistance and technical information about natural resource and environmental rules and regulations to customersIdentifies systems with violations and determines/initiates appropriate follow-up.Inputs information into institutional databases; documents research and compliance determinations; follows established protocol for records management.Prepares correspondence, reports, standard operating procedures, and other documents; tracks and reports on status of assignments; provides guidance to junior staff, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.Performs other duties as assigned..Bachelorand#x2019;s degree in a relevant field (e.g., natural science, engineering, environmental studies) from an accredited institution.Two (2) years of related experience (e.g., data analysis, environmental quality management, public utilities, business administration, or related field); or six (6) years of an equivalent combination of education and related experience..Excellent communication skills.Experience with databases and reviewing technical documents.Paralegal experience.
How this job compares
Set against the 643 open Environmental Compliance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–53K/yr
- Texas median$88–110K/yr21 salary ranges
- US median$80–114K/yr340 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $52K, is 48% below the Texas median midpoint ($99K) — in the lowest quarter of Environmental Compliance salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 56 open Environmental Compliance jobs in Texas and 643 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (this employer)5 open
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- Experience
- Environmental Compliance postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (493 postings).
- Education
- 311 of the 643 open Environmental Compliance jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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