ENV PROT ENGINEER I

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency safeguards environmental quality and protects the state's natural resources, health, welfare, and quality of life. The Environmental Protection Engineer I supports municipal wastewater permitting programs through supervised engineering work, permit application reviews, stakeholder participation, and permit record maintenance.

What you'll do:

• Assists higher-level staff to gain knowledge and training in performing a variety of routine engineering functions as necessary to support municipal wastewater permitting programs in the Municipal Unit C, Permit Section, Division of Water Pollution Control, Bureau of Water
• Assists higher level staff in the timely review of State construction and operating permit applications for routine municipal treatment facilities, sanitary sewers, force mains, lift stations, land application of sludge, and spray irrigation of municipal wastewaters
• Participates and observes higher level staff in meetings, public hearings, and/or discussions with applicants, consulting engineers, other Agency staff, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) staff, other State and Federal Agencies or the public
• Maintains records related to permit programs
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonable within the scope of the duties enumerated above

What they're looking for:

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with a bachelor's degree in an engineering science
• Typically, the subject matter would involve the type of coursework associated with environmental (sanitary, hydraulic, hydrology, and air pollution specialties), civil (sanitary, hydraulic, and hydrology specialties), general, industrial, mechanical, chemical, public health, electronic, acoustical, or aeronautical engineering or engineering mechanics or a closely related engineering specialty
• Requires no previous experience
• Requires a current and valid driver's license
• Requires the ability to travel
• Prefers knowledge of wastewater pollution and best management practices
• Prefers knowledge of State and federal laws, rules and regulations related to wastewater discharges
• Prefers ability to establish and maintain working relationships with municipal officials, facility operators and owners, plant managers, or their representatives and the public
• Prefers the ability to review comprehensive, technical, and scientific reports
• Prefers the ability to utilize a personal computer with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access software

Benefits:

• 37 ½ hour work week
• Paid time off for vacation, sick or personal leave, and holidays
• Pension and other retirement benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Insurance eligibility on day one, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance