ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENGINEER III

Job Requisition ID: 48141 
Closing Date: 07/11/2025
​Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Class Title: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENG III - 13793 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/2025) $6,242 monthly; Full Range $6,242 - $9,021 monthly.
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063
Merit Comp Code: 

 

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 48141

Environmental Protection Engineer III

 

***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), Public Water Supplies (PWS), Operating Permits Unit is seeking to hire an Environmental Protection Engineer III.  This position performs detailed technical engineering reviews of complex plans and specifications water treatment processes/technologies for engineering projects within all phases of the State’s Public Water Supplies permitting program; water main extensions, storage facilities and water treatment plant construction/improvement projects for their conformance with the Public Water Supplies’ Permit Program rules and regulations for the Public Water Supplies Permit Program, Division of Public Water Supplies, Bureau of Water. The ideal candidate for this position will be organized, detailed and possess the ability to adapt to change in a collaborative, fast paced environment. The position requires confidentiality and professionalism, often under sensitive and controversial circumstances.   The ideal candidate will also need to be able to communicate effectively verbally, electronically, and in writing with both internal and external stakeholders.

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

• Conducts complex engineering reviews in the Operating Permits Unit for the Public Water Supplies Permit Program, Division of Public Water Supplies for the Bureau of Water.
• Performs