ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENGINEER I OPT. SP (Spanish Speaking)

Job Requisition ID: 45181 
 Closing Date/Time: 03/17/2025
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Class Title: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENG I - 13791 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: Spanish 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,079 monthly; Full Range $6,079 - $6,952 monthly.
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 2
Plan/BU: RC063

 

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  45181

 

Environmental Protection Engineer I  Opt. SP (Spanish Speaking) (UMP)

 

***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. 

*Answer all questions thoroughly-DO NOT STATE SEE RESUME*

 

 

 

 

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Position Overview

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Water (BOW), Field Operation Section, Des Plaines Regional Office is seeking to hire an Environmental Protection Engineer I Opt. SP (Spanish Speaking).  This position performs a variety of closely supervised functions that are designed to provide a basic introduction to, and training in the explicit engineering programs for the Field Operation Section Des Plaines Regional Office.  The ideal candidate will assist a higher-level engineer in the investigation of the design, location, construction, maintenance, or inspection of subsystems of public and private facilities relating to Field Operations Section.

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

•  Assists higher level field staff in conducting inspections and sampling surveys of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities; MS4, industrial, and construction storm water facilities, livestock facilities and agrichemical facilities for the Des Plaines Regional Office, Field Operation Section (FOS) in the Division of Water Pollution Control, Bureau of Water.
•  Assists higher level field staff in investigating/evaluating citizen complaints and emergency response incidents of water pollution, sewage and livestock waste odors, and fish kills.<