Environmental Protection Engineer ; UMP); Rockford, IL

Salary:
Anticipated Starting Salary $6,540 monthly;
Full Range $6,540 - $7,480 monthly.

Job Type: Salaried

Category:
Full Time

Work Hours:

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: 4 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needs.

Headquarter

Location:

4302 N Main St, Rockford, Illinois, 61103

Work County:
Winnebago

Agency Contact: joseph.mercier

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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Water (BOW), Field Operation Section, Rockford Regional Office is seeking to hire an Environmental Protection Engineer
1. 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 Rockford Regional Office. The ideal candidate will assist a higher-level engineer/specialist 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 IEPA 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.

• Assists higher level field staff to gain knowledge and training in conducting inspections of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities; combined and separate sanitary sewer systems; municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), industrial, and construction storm water facilities; mine facilities; and livestock facilities for the Rockford Regional Office, Field Operation Section (FOS), Division of Water Pollution Control, Bureau of Water.
• Assists higher level field staff to gain knowledge and training in investigating/evaluating citizen complaints and emergency response incidents related to water pollution; odors from wastewater treatment and livestock facilities; and fish kills.
• Assists higher level field staff to gain knowledge and training in providing technical support for the enforcement process.
• Assists higher level field staff to gain knowledge and training in reviewing technical documents associated with federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State water pollution control permits; facility plans and specifications; long term control plans (LTCP);
  Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance (CMOM) plans; wastewater operator contracts; and loan projects.
• Participates with higher level field staff to gain knowledge and training in conducting meetings and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Performs 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…