Environmental Protection Engineer ; Ump

Job Requisition : 52318

Closing Date: 01/07/2026

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency

Class

Title:

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENG I - 13791

Skill Option: None

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,319 monthly;
Full Range $6,319 - $7,227 monthly.

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Cook

Number of Vacancies: 2

Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators, Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators, and Physicians AFSCME

Union Position Statement: This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Water (BOW), Public Water Supplies, Field Operations Section, Northern Region – Elgin Regional Office is seeking to hire an Environmental Protection Engineer I. 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 Elgin 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 Public Water Supplies.

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)).

• Assist higher level staff to gain knowledge and training in conducting routine engineering evaluations of public water supplies for the Northern Region, Elgin Regional Office, Field Operations Section (FOS), Division of Public Water Supplies, Bureau of Water (BOW).
• Assist in investigating/evaluating/monitoring routine citizen complaints/inquiries regarding public water supplies.
• Assist in responding to public water supply emergencies.
• Gain knowledge and receive training in providing routine assistance/guidance to officials/consultants in resolving routine operational issues and improving water quality.
• Gain knowledge and receive training in collaborating with Region FOS Manager and/or Working Supervisor, CAS, and Agency Division of Legal Counsel (DLC) in evaluation of enforcement priorities.
• Attend and observe meetings with local officials and site representatives.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties.

• 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 hydrologies 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.
• This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

• Prefers the ability to utilize a personal computer with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access software.
• Prefers ability to prepare clear and concise written reports and correspondence, good organizational skills and decision-making abilities.
• Prefers ability to establish and maintain oral communication and working relationships with municipal officials, facility operators and owners, plant managers, or their representatives.
• Prefers a knowledge of public water treatment facilities, and related techniques, procedures, and processes.
• Prefers experience applying or complying with the rules governing the sanitary survey process of public water supplies consistent with the Safe Drinking Water Act (40 CFR 16) and State regulations.

• As required by OSHA 29 CFR , this…