Environmental Engineer Ii

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER II

Job Number: 417209

Annual Starting Salary: $90,144

Number of Positions: 5 (Additional vacancies are possible pending budget approval)

These positions are open to the general public and to all current city employees covered under the terms of the City's collective bargaining agreement with the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - (BARGAINING UNIT #01, 03, 04, 05)

Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

• Manages environmental consultants conducting environmental assessments and other environmental tasks.
• Reviews and analyzes environmental data to evaluate site conditions and regulatory compliance.
• Conducts field investigations and inspections of a variety of sites, e.g., vacant lots, redevelopment, industrial, and waste disposal.
• Interprets applicable federal, state, and municipal environmental laws for compliance or enforcement actions.
• Documents investigation and inspection findings and recommends appropriate corrective or enforcement actions including the development of cost estimates for recommended actions.
• Prepares technical reports, presentations, findings, and recommendations.
• Supports activities related to brownfield assessment/remediation or air pollution monitoring, compliance, and enforcement grants including preparing grant applications
• Reviews or prepares permit grant applications, e.g., stormwater, construction, demolition debris, and plans.
• Performs engineering calculations.
• Coordinates with other engineers, project managers, consultants, City departments, and regulatory agencies. Leads and participates in meetings with multiple levels of City staff and the private sector.
• Provides technical assistance to City departments and the private sector regarding environmental protection standards and guidelines.
• Manages environmental projects.
• Serves as a subject matter expert and may testify in court as an expert witness on environmental issues.
• Additional duties may be required for this position.

NOTE:

The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.

Location: Department of Environment

2160 W. Ogden

2 N. Lasalle, Suite 200

Chicago, IL 60612

ORChicago, IL 60602

Shift: Monday-Friday

Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.

(Shift may vary due to the needs of the operation)

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Environmental Engineering or a directly related field, plus one (1) year of work experience in environmental engineering.

A valid State of Illinois driver's license is required.

NOTE:

To be considered for this position you must provide information about your educational background and/or work experience. You must include job titles, dates of employment and specific job duties. (If you are a current City employee, Acting Up cannot be considered). If you fail to provide this information at the time you submit your application, it will be incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position.

There are three ways to provide the information:
1) you may attach a resume;
2) you may paste a resume; or
3) you can complete the online resume fields.

Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired you must provide, upon request, with adequate information regarding your educational and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diploma must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.

NOTE:

A copy of your official transcripts and/or professional license, or training certificates will be required at the time of interview, if applicable.

This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview which will include a universal assessment. The interviewed candidate(s) who possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected. The interviewed bidders possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected in seniority order according to the collective bargaining agreement.

• Previous work experience conducting site surveys.
• Previous work experience preparing environmental permit applications, emissions inventories and hazardous waste reports.
• Previous work experience monitoring adherence to local, state and federal standards like the EPA, OSHA, CAA and CWA.

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