Job Description
*Longevity Pay
*Regular Service Retirement
*Telephonic Interviews Will Be Accepted
*Work Site Visits Will Be Conducted
*No Study Material
*Moderate Overnight Travel
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a college or university
accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States Department
of Education (USDE). Each year of experience as described below
in excess of the required six years may be substituted for thirty
semester hours from an accredited college or university on a
year-for-year basis.
2. Six years full-time, wage-earning mechanical engineering experience
in facilities engineering work to include design, construction, or
operation and maintenance work. A Master's degree in Engineering
from a college or university accredited by an organization recognized
by CHEA or by the USDE may be substituted for one year of the required
experience.
3. Current, valid license as a professional mechanical engineer in the
State of Texas, or if currently or previously licensed as a professional
engineer in any state, must obtain Texas professional engineer licensure
within six months of date of employment.
Must maintain valid license(s) for continued employment in position.
Selected applicants without required license(s) must sign a
Credential Contingency Agreement that will remain in effect
only until the initially established expiration date.
Failure to comply with this contingency statement will result
in separation from employment. Credential Contingency Agreements
will not be extended or renewed as a result of an employee's
separation from employment or acceptance of another position.
**A 4-day/10-hour schedule is available for this position.**
**Employees in these positions are eligible to receive up to
two retention increases. Employees will receive an increase
to $99,713.76 following successful completion of one year as
an Engineer V. Eligibility for the second increase to $103,103.04
will occur upon successful completion of two years as an
Engineer V.**
**The salary for an ERS Retiree (or non-contributing member) may be
reduced by 2.5%.**
The following Military Occupational Specialty codes are generally
applicable to this position. Applicants must fully complete the
summary of experience to determine if minimum qualifications are met.
120A, 12A, 50, 55, 12, 3E, 32
*Applicants who want to schedule an appointment for a work site visit must call the contact person listed below.*
*Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment.*
Applicants must submit the State of Texas Application For Employment and the applicable supplement for outside applicants (PERS 282) or current TDCJ employees (PERS 598) to the contact person listed on the job posting. Applications can be submitted through the TDCJ website, the Work In Texas website, fax, mail, email, or hand delivered. If submitted through Work in Texas, the supplement must also be submitted to the contact person. Faxed applications must be complete and legible in order to be considered and must not have been sent from a fax machine located at a TDCJ unit or department. Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to the contact person's email address.
Shelbie Morrow
Human Resources Headquarters
2 Financial Plaza, STE 600
Huntsville, TX 77340
PH (936-437-4106)
EMAIL (hr.selectionsteam3@tdcj.texas.gov)
Applications must be received by the contact person by 5:00PM on 08-29-2025. A complete job description and all application forms may be obtained at the above address or by viewing the Job Description. Job Descriptions are available in PDF format which maybe read with the free Adobe Reader.
*Equal Opportunity Employer* Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Job Tags
Full time, Night shift,