TMD - Environmental Protection Specialist III; Compliance Specialist

TMD - Environmental Protection Specialist III (Compliance Specialist)

Join to apply for the TMD - Environmental Protection Specialist III (Compliance Specialist) role at Texas Military Department
. This position is open to Texas state employees who support the Texas Military Department by delivering critical services that enable the agency to meet its strategic goals. Your work will contribute to the support we offer our Texas National Guard members, thereby multiplying their capability to serve at home and abroad as missions dictate.

The Environmental Compliance Specialist performs highly complex (senior-level) environmental tasks that encompass various areas of compliance. Work involves researching environmental regulations, especially focused on the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, managing permits (Water and Air), air emission inventories, and inspections (generators, tanks, etc.) to ensure compliance. Responsible for conducting and/or contracting Environmental Condition of Property Assessments, Environmental Baseline Surveys, and Environmental Assessments (Phase I and II).

The position reports directly to the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Waste Manager and works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for use of initiative, independent judgement, while maintaining environmental compliance.

• Conduct inspections and assessments to identify environmental vulnerabilities that could compromise infrastructure integrity.
• Oversee hazardous material and waste management programs to prevent contamination or degradation of secure environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and facilities teams to align environmental controls with infrastructure protection frameworks (e.g., SPCC, SWPPP, NEPA, NIST).
• Support emergency response planning and incident mitigation related to environmental hazards affecting secure infrastructure.
• Provide training and outreach to staff on environmental practices that enhance infrastructure security and operational continuity.
• Review, edit, update, and revise environmental plans (SPCC plans, SWPPPs, Environmental Waste Management Plan, etc.) based on federal, state, and/or local regulations.
• Support NEPA requirements in environmental restoration (clean‑up) actions for contaminated environmental media, including PFAS/PFOA compounds.
• Assist with the Operational Range Assessment Program (ORAP) and Non‑DOD Owned, Non‑Operational Defense sites (NDNODS).
• Evaluate the potential impacts of actions that affect soil erosion, water quality, and air quality.
• Coordinate environmental programs to include design, monitoring, assessments, and mitigation, especially in reference to air and water.
• Review applications and conduct technical reviews of documents, permits, and licenses to ensure environmental compliance.
• Maintain reports, photographs, exhibits, or samples, especially in reference to inspection, audits, and violations.
• Assist with compliance tracking tools and automated systems as needed.
• Assist and advise agency personnel and tenants with environmental stewardship as directed by the Environmental Quality Control Committee (EQCC).
• Provide guidance and prepare documentation for overall air emission management, especially in conjunction with compliance audits.
• Attend work regularly and observe approved work hours in accordance with the agency's state employee policies and procedures handbook.
• May be required to perform duty in support of national defense activities.

Monday - Thursday, 10‑hour days (40 hours a week).

The Texas Military Department provides a benefits package that includes comprehensive health insurance (employee 100% premium, family 50% premium), optional vision, dental, life, and disability insurance, generous paid vacation, sick leave, State and Federal holidays, a defined benefit retirement structure (cash‑balance with state match equal to 150% of the account balance at retirement), guaranteed earnings of at least 4% annually, voluntary retirement savings programs (T
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aver 401(k) and 457), flexible spending accounts for medical and childcare expenses, potential for modified work schedules (flex, compressed, telework), free access to Camp Mabry Museum and historical structures, robust training access through TMD’s Web‑Based Learning Program, expansive Employee Assistance Program with counseling services, and employee wellness and physical fitness programs.

Full‑time, Mid‑Senior level.

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