Agency Instructor I - Confined Space Entry, Water/Wastewater

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Bryan, Texas United States  View Map
Posted: Jun 14, 2025
  • Full Time
  • Education and Training
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Job Description

    Job Title
    Agency Instructor I - Confined Space Entry, Water/Wastewater

    Agency
    Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

    Department
    Infrastructure Training And Safety Institute

    Proposed Minimum Salary
    $5,833.34 monthly

    Job Location
    Bryan, Texas

    Job Type
    Staff

    Job Description

    Agency Instructor I

    $5,833.34/month

    Full-Time

    Bryan, Texas

    The Role at a Glance

    The Agency Instructor I will perform training for various specialty, skilled and/or semi-skilled courses, specifically Confined Space Entry, within the Water & Wastewater program. The instructor will utilize his/her knowledge of various adult learning theories and learning styles to help maximize learner success and ensure overall effectiveness of the course instruction. They will perform online and/or classroom instruction, field-based skills training, and/or may provide technical assistance in a specialty area while using a variety of media to present course material. The instructor may assist in creating new content or updating existing curriculum content, when necessary, to meet the learner’s needs. The instructor is expected to maintain their technical competence and skills and will report to the Training Coordinator/Manager.

    The purpose of this position is to perform instruction in proper confined space entry procedures and serve as a subject matter expert regarding confined spaces. In addition to instruction, duties will include delivery, set-up, and maintaining the confined space entry trailer as well as all the safety equipment within the trailer.

    Qualifications of the Role
    • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
    • Three years of hands-on experience in performing confined space entries.
    • Three years of experience in the operation of, maintenance, design, construction, or regulation of water utility systems.
    • Must have a valid Class “A” CDL or ability to obtain within 180 days of employment.
    • Must have one of the following licenses: Texas Class "B" Water license, Texas Class "B" Wastewater license, Texas Class “B” Distribution license OR Texas Class III Collection license.


    Equivalency: Will accept an Associate’s degree with five years of relevant experience in confined space entry and five years in the operation of, maintenance, design, construction, or regulation of water utility systems or a high school diploma/GED with seven years of relevant experience in confined space entry and seven years in the operation of, maintenance, design, construction, or regulation of water utility systems. Must also meet TCEQ Sponsor Requirements.

    TCEQ Sponsor Requirements

    Experience must include one year of training adults, and 60 hours of classroom instruction OR completion of approved Instructor training courses in:
    • Methods of Teaching OR Effective Instructional Techniques AND
    • Instructional Design and Evaluation OR Organizational and Use of Training Materials


    About Us

    The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce training, and technical assistance. Major TEEX competencies include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, cybersecurity, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. Every TEEX employee has a direct impact on Making a Difference to the professionals who respond to emergencies, safeguard communities, and ultimately save lives.

    We are focused on enhancing organizational effectiveness by creating an optimal work environment that empowers employees to improve themselves and their communities. Additionally, we offer competitive salaries and benefits, value work/life balance, and support employees’ education and professional development.

    Benefits You Can Expect from TEEX
    • Medical, dental, vision, life- and long-term disability insurance through The Texas A&M System . TEEX contributes to employee health and basic life premiums. Family enrollment is available.
    • Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
    • 12-15 paid holidays per year.
    • Paid vacation and sick leave.
    • Wellness programs and release time.
    • Access to online learning platforms.
    • Educational reimbursement assistance and release time.
    • Leadership development programs


    TEEX Employer Notices Military Crosswalk Info

    Applications must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Not doing so could result in an incomplete submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

    All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

    Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
    • TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

    It comes down to saving lives. From providing emergency responders to disasters across the state and nation to developing training and practical workforce solutions, TEEX makes a difference worldwide. More than 174,000 people representing every U.S. state and 109 countries are served annually through on-site and online resources for specialties from homeland security to economic development and workforce training.

    Home to some of the world’s top training facilities, the emergency preparedness campus in Bryan/College Station includes the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Customized TEEX training programs develop practical solutions for each client’s need through hands-on instructional facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordinance training at the home campus or at customer-specified locations worldwide.

    Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2, the state’s elite urban search and rescue teams, are sponsored by TEEX. Throughout its existence, TX-TF1 has served the state of Texas and the nation by participating in over 100 deployments, completing search and rescue missions with highly trained and qualified personnel.

    As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has been leading homeland security training since 1998.

    The major TEEX programs include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. As a member of The Texas A&M University System, TEEX is unique in its ability to access a broad range of emerging research and technical expertise. Beginning with course design and development all the way through hands-on instruction and national certification testing, TEEX delivers comprehensive training through both classroom and hands-on instruction and as online courses. Hosting services for online courses, technical assistance and technology validation, and bilingual training and translation services also are available.

    By placing safety and well-being above all and by focusing on prevention and response, TEEX has become a comprehensive training provider through more than 80 years of extension training. Working with other agencies and encouraging involvement has led to better fire safety and emergency response, cleaner drinking water, better roads and infrastructure, improved homeland security, safer workplaces, heightened public safety and security, new therapeutics manufacturing and the evolution of cybersecurity.

    Through innovative programs and adaptive outreach, TEEX services are created to train the people who expand the security, occupational and economic development of Texas and beyond.​​​

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