The City of Fort Worth
Environmental Specialist
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Pay Range: $26.57-$33.21 | $55,268 - $69,085 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday, 7 am – 3:30 pm
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
Environmental Specialist Job Description
The Environmental Specialist job is available with The City of Fort Worth Water Department Customer Care. This position is with the Industrial Wastewater Monitoring team in the Pretreatment section. This position would be responsible for conducting inspections and collecting wastewater samples, performing field analysis, assist staff with scheduled and random sampling and inspections of industries.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college with major coursework in biology, chemistry, environmental science. No experience required
- Valid Texas Driver’s License
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in investigation, monitoring, and enforcement of environmental quality rules and regulations
- One or more years of experience in the field of water, wastewater or industrial pretreatment permitting and oversight
- Knowledge of water and wastewater treatment and collection / distribution systems
- One or more years of field experience in collection of wastewater samples at industrial facilities or with sewer/stormwater systems
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Responsibilities:
- Collects wastewater samples at industrial facilities and/or various field sites
- Performs field analysis, preservation of wastewater samples and documentation
- Operates in a team environment, both with an assigned team member and independently
- Processes sample related lab data
- Assists with wastewater investigations
Working Conditions and Physical Demand: Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions.
Medium Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
Conditions of Employment: The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train, and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
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The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. Criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
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