RRC - Damage Prevention - Compliance Analyst II (00050905)Organization: RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Primary Location: Texas-AustinWork Locations: RRC Headquarters 1701 N Congress Avenue Austin 78701
Job: Business and Financial Operations
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-timeStandard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
State Job Code: United States TX
Salary Admin Plan: B
Grade: 21
Salary (Pay Basis): 4,523.00 - 5,163.54 (Monthly)
Number of Openings: 1
Overtime Status: Exempt
Job Posting: Jul 11, 2025, 7:10:42 PM
Closing Date: Jul 25, 2025, 11:59:00 PM
Description
The Railroad Commission of Texas is a state agency with primary regulatory jurisdiction over the oil and natural gas industry; pipeline transport and pipeline safety; natural gas utilities; the LP-gas industry, and surface mining operations. You can find more details about us on the Railroad Commission of Texas’ website here https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/.
To support our mission to serve Texas, we need great people to join our team. We provide a great working environment along with outstanding benefits, including:
•Generous paid time off including vacation, sick time, and at least 12 paid holidays per year
•Retirement pension with a 150% agency match – you can watch this YouTube video that describes this amazing benefit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJI6M7g73-w
•Health premiums 100% paid for full-time employees
•Wellness and Exercise Leave
•Career development programs/opportunities for advancement
For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/jobs/. To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit the Employee Retirement Systems website at https://ers.texas.gov/benefits-at-a-glance.
General Description
The Railroad Commission of Texas has direct oversight of approximately 224,067 miles of intra-state pipeline. The Pipeline Safety Department in the Oversight and Safety Division is seeking a Compliance Analyst to perform routine to moderately complex compliance, technical, and professional administrative support in the Commission’s statewide Pipeline Safety Program. Work involves reviewing reports submitted through the Texas Damage Reporting Form (TDRF) online system, reviewing pipeline permit applications, composing violation correspondence; replying verbally and in writing to regulatory inquiries from the public and regulated industry; assisting with stakeholder educational outreach; establishing work goals, following guidelines; and prioritizing assignments to meet workload performance standards.
Work is performed under the general supervision of the Pipeline Safety Support Manager, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
The following link, https://www.rrc.texas.gov/pipeline-safety/
provides additional information relevant to the Pipeline Safety program.
Essential Job Duties
•Receives and reviews permit applications, revisions, and renewals.
•Maintains records associated with license permit applications and fee payments and completes necessary forms to approve or deny pipeline permits.
•Provides administrative and technical assistance related to pipeline permitting and damage prevention for the public, agency staff, and government and elected officials; answers questions and explains permit regulations; and provides information regarding permit processing, policies, and procedures.
•Ensures workflow is maintained to meet performance measures.
•Reply to compliance inquires, by the public and the regulated community, verbally and in writing.
•Collect and organize pipeline permitting statistical data.
•Reviews and processes to completion a high volume of excavation damage reports submitted by pipeline operators and excavators.
•Maintains detailed updates to online databases.
•Compose enforcement correspondence and oversee preparation of agreed order penalty filings for Commissioner’s conferences.
•Completes web-based data collection, query, and analysis.
•Maintains high attention to detail while working on multiple reports and inquiries.
•Travel, including overnight and/or weekends, may be required for training purposes and to present educational materials to a regulated industry
•Performs related work as assigned.
Additional Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at http://www.hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_Legal.pdf
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
•Experience in research, compliance analysis or monitoring, legal analysis, and/or auditing work.
•Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university.
•Experience with complex compliance reviews.
•Experience educating the public on applicable state regulations.
•Ability to work the schedule of Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
•Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Preferred Qualifications
•Experience in oil, gas, or pipeline regulatory functions.
•Knowledge of the Railroad Commission's rules, policies, and procedures
•One to two years of experience implementing technical and administrative procedures, rules, regulations, policies, and enforcement guidelines.
•Ability to communicate effectively (oral/written), to analyze data, and to prioritize workload.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
•Ability to work effectively on a team.
•Ability to address issues/concerns in a professional manner.
•Ability to respond to high pressure situations and meet changing demands and timelines.
•Ability to learn regulations and standards.
•Proficient in the use of computer systems utilizing Microsoft Office Suite and database systems.
•Demonstrate excellent organizational, communication and writing skills.
•Knowledge of office practices; of administrative and technical procedures; and of applicable policies, administrative codes, and statutes.
•Knowledge and understanding of damage prevention regulations and pipeline permitting and best practices.
•Excellent organizational, communication and writing skills.
•Ability to effectively communicate regulatory information to a variety of audiences (verbal/written).
•Ability to prioritize workload or shifting priorities to ensure deadlines are met.
•Ability to address issues/concerns in a professional manner.
•Ability to maintain working relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
•Ability to organize, file, record, and retrieve information and data.
Work Hours: Standard office hours for Commission employees are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our agency offers alternate schedules for employees, as long as it does not adversely affect operations and service levels, and standard hours of operation are maintained. Alternate work schedules may be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview process.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH WORK IN TEXAS: Work In Texas (WIT) applicants must complete the CAPPS Recruit Prescreening Questionnaire to be considered for the posting. To complete the Prescreening Questionnaire, go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login: https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en
Remarks:
•There is one available position.
•Official transcripts, DD214 or DD1300, copies of license/certifications, or other minimum requirement validations will be requested at the time of the job offer.
•Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS ONLY ACCEPTS ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSTING.
Due to the high volume of applications we do not accept telephone calls. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Notifications to applicants are sent electronically to the email address you provide.
The Railroad Commission of Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age
or disability in employment or in the provision of services.
The Railroad Commission of Texas is a tobacco-free workplace.
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