ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST IV

Job Requisition ID: 42776 
 Closing Date/Time: 11/19/2024
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Class Title: ENVIRON PROTECTION SPEC IV - 13824 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $7,491 monthly; Full Range $7,491 - $11,015 monthly.
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Winnebago
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  42776

 

***Please upload a copy of your official/unofficial transcripts for all degrees earned, and a copy of any applicable professional licenses you possess to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application. ***

Note: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency must verify and have proof of higher education and coursework (if applicable) for any degree earned before any offer can be extended.

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Position Overview

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Water (BOW), Field Operation Section is seeking to hire an Environmental Protection Specialist 4 (Working Supervisor).  This position will serve as a working supervisor of professional staff engaged in pollution control or pollution abatement programs in the field or office setting or serves as a staff member of consulting agency personnel on complex or difficult problems or studies which have program or policy impact.  In this position, you would be the technical division expert on hydrology related issues within the unit.  The successful candidate will have experience independently working on studies which have a number of unknowns and require advanced knowledge and/or experience to complete.  As an EPS4, you will be reviewing technical and scientific information regarding a particular case and providing technical assistance to staff inspectors, professional staff, and mine operators.

The benefits of working at the EPA include a 37 ½ hour work week, a generous salary and benefits package (paid time off for vacation, sick or personal leave, holidays) pension and other retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement, and insurance eligibility on day one (medical, dental, vision, and life). We invite all qualified candidates to apply.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Working Supervisor to the Field Operations Section staff in the Bureau of Water, Water Pollution Control, Field Operations Section, Rockford Regional Office
• Directs highly technical site inspections/investigations, complaint and incident inspections, and special investigations.
• Provides complex technical support for the enforcement process.