Industry Recruitment Specialist/Senior Industry Recruitment Specialist (Program Specialist V-VI)

• Job #: 2026-74
• TWC Job #: 17027476
• Travel Required: Up to 25%
• Monthly Salary: $5,750.00 – $6,650.00
• Position Location: Austin, TX
• Group Step: B21 – B23
• Class: 1574 – 1575
• Status: Open

Industry Recruitment Specialist/Senior Industry Recruitment Specialist – Austin, Texas

The Office of the Governor (OOG) is looking for an Industry Recruitment Specialist (Program Specialist V) or a Senior Industry Recruitment Specialist (Program Specialist VI) to work in the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office (EDT) – Business Development.

Who We Are

The Office of the Governor works to build a healthier, safer, freer, and more prosperous future for all Texans. We are located primarily within the Texas State Capitol Complex in Austin.

What You’ll Earn

The salary is $5,750.00 – $6,650.00 a month ($69,000.00 – $79,800.00 a year).

Benefits include medical insurance, sick leave, and vacation leave. Also, State of Texas employees are eligible for a defined retirement plan. Learn more: https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits

What You’ll Do

This position performs Advanced to highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work, and provides support and direction to businesses, economic development organizations and local, state, and federal units of government. Work involves assisting both international and domestic businesses and their representatives in the site selection process, disseminating leads and project requirements to qualified Texas economic development organizations, and coordinating the project development with the regional specialists—resulting in the creation of new jobs and investment in Texas. This position also assists existing Texas businesses and their representatives with expansion and retention efforts and assists in the development of Business Retention and Expansion strategies for Texas industries and companies.

• Coordinates with qualified business prospects across a variety of industries, and their representatives, through all phases of the site selection process.
• Disseminates business leads to economic development organizations across the state, assisting in the identification of suitable business sites and recommending available state funding support.
• Determines and packages the needs of business prospects to include site location information.
• Collects, organizes, analyzes, and prepares materials in response to requests for project information and maintains status on project performance and reports updates as frequently as directed.
• Consults with and provides technical assistance to Texas businesses, economic development staff, economic development organizations, industry associations and related local, state and federal units of government located in and outside the region.
• Identifies issues and/or obstacles within assigned industry sectors to ensure continued growth in the state’s economy.
• Assists in identifying and locating financing, business sites, market/sales opportunities, and sources of supplies and raw materials in the region.
• Assists in the development of marketing strategies to assist existing Texas industry and attract industry domestically and globally.
• Coordinates and collaborates with program staff in planning, development, implementation, analysis, and documentation for business prospects.
• Serves as liaison to allies statewide, including chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, regional groups, and other state agencies.
• Represents EDT at functions related to economic development activities and other OOG activities as needed.
• Assists with planning and execution of EDT business development initiatives and missions.
• Demonstrates subject matter expertise, professional confidence, and clarity when representing the office.
• Engages in public speaking to a wide range of audiences in a variety of forums.
• Maintains status on project performance and reports updates as frequently as directed.
• Drafts briefing documents for OOG staff, as requested.
• Remains well-informed of division and OOG initiatives, operations, new releases, web content, programs, statewide trends, OOG policies and procedures.

If you are selected and qualify as a Senior Industry Recruitment Specialist, you will perform these additional duties:

• Serves as liaison to EDT divisions and management for Industry Target Sector to provide input and review regarding industry reports, industry recruitment marketing planning/implementation and Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) initiatives.
• Assists EDT management with the development and implementation of the Business & Industry program.
• Provides in depth knowledge of each Industry Target Sector assigned; acts as a resource for EDT divisions and management.
• Speaks to community and Target Industry professional groups regarding Business & Industry Activities in accordance with the EDT strategic plan.
• Oversees the delivery of services to business prospects.

How You’ll Qualify

Program Specialist V

• High school graduate or equivalent; and

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience.

Program Specialist VI

• High school graduate or equivalent; and
• Six (6) years of progressively responsible professional experience.

Note: Experience and education may be substituted for one another on a year-for-year basis. Salary and position level will be based on experience and demonstrated skills.

You’re a Great Fit with

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in business, international trade, economics, economic development, urban or regional planning, commercial real estate, political science, government, marketing, communications or a related field;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Access;
• Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS); and
• Completion of Basic Economic Development Course (BEDC) and economic development experience.

How to Apply

To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and resume, and apply online at www.workintexas.com. Paper applications and resumes are not accepted in person or via email.

Veterans

Veterans, Reservists, or members of the Guard can compare this position to Military Occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor’s Office.

Submit a separate application and resume for each position that you are qualified.

In Work in Texas, search for Office of the Governor job postings by the “Agency Job ID” listed as “Job #” on the position description – or – using the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) assigned posting ID number, listed as “TWC job number” on the position description.