SITE TECHNICIAN II

Job Requisition ID: 54726
Opening Date: 04/13/2026
Closing Date: 04/27/2026
Agency: Department of Natural Resources
Class Title: SITE TECHNICIAN II - 41132 
Skill Option: UMP Certificate 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26): $4,747 monthly; Full Range: $4,747 - $6,446 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Mason
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC028 Paraprofessional Human Services Employees, 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.

 

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.

 

****A CLASS "A" CDL INCLUDING AIR BRAKES ENDORSEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB POSTING****

Please attach a copy of your Class "A" CDL to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application.

 

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Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking to hire a Site Technician 2 at Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area. This position will perform maintenance of the grounds, facilities, and equipment including but not limited to planting of vegitation and banding of waterfowl. The individual in this position will operate vehicles with a total GCWR of 26 001 or more pounds with Air Brakes. Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area is approximately 10,360 acres, including 1,700 acres of water located at the merging of the Sangamon and Illinois River, spanning across Cass, Schuyler, and Mason Counties. The site is primarily managed for public hunting and offfers opportunities for fishing and boating. We welcome interested applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today. 

Essential Functions

• Under direct supervision, operated heavy equipment and performs semi-skilled work associated with the hunting and resource management programs.
• Operates trucks and tractors and attachments to perform maintenance and renovation tasks on the site's grounds, trails, waterways, spillways, day-use areas, boat ramps, levees, roads and parking lots
• Builds concrete forms for water control structures
• Plants trees, shrubs, flowers and inspects public use areas for hazards such as flooding, fallen trees, erosion, broken picnic tables, and road washouts from flooding and burrowing animals
• Operates pumps, boats, wells, and water control gates for the drawdown and flooding of 14 water impoundments
• Patrols area to check on encroachment and unauthorized area usage
• Traps and bands waterfowl
• Cleans and disinfects restrooms
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

• Requies education and experience equivalent to high school graduation and two year's maintenance or farming experience preferably associated with the building trades and/or the operation of heavy equipment and machinery.