Technical Services Section Supervisor

Job Requisition ID: 51069 
Closing Date: 11/25/2025
​Agency: Department of Natural Resources
Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015 
Skill Option: Special License - Engineer (Professional) 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $8,281 monthly; Full Range $8,281 - $12,223 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Franklin
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code: N/A

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

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

Posting Identification Number: 12-74-51069 

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Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking to hire a Technical Services Section Supervisor (PSA, Opt. 8E) for The Office of Mines and Minerals.  This position supervises technical staff engaged in engineering, hydro-geologic, and wildlife as it relates to coal permit application review and subsequent monitoring of coal mine performance in meeting the regulatory requirements.  The position will also serve as the lead technical expert in evaluating subsidence damage minimization and mitigation efforts required in planned subsidence permits; evaluate mine layout and design and pillar stability design; evaluate the accuracy of projected surface and subsurface impacts for planned subsidence modeling; conduct subsidence complaint investigations concerning structure and land damage; train and assign subordinate staff in subsidence control permitting to assist with the workload as necessary; attend public hearings in areas affected by the proposed mine; provide explanation of rules, regulations, and effects of the proposed permitting actions to citizens; and travels in and out of State in performance of duties. Land Reclamation is a Division within the Department of Mines and Minerals and is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act of 1971 and the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act of 1980. This enables Land Reclamation to function as the state's regulatory authority for the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.  We welcome interested applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today. 

Essential Functions

• Directs, coordinates, and reviews all technical activities related to engineering, hydro-geologic, wildlife and mine subsidence control review of permit applications of the Southern Technical Services Section of the Land Reclamation Division. 
•  Serves as working supervisor.
•  Oversees all aspects of subsidence control.
•  Functions as the lead contact for the coal industry involving technical issues.
•  Coordinates and provides engineering design of reclamation of bond forfeiture sites.
• Provides assistance to