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Job Requisition :58918
Opening Date: 09/18/2026
Closing Date: 10/02/2026
Agency: Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
Class

Title:

NUCLEAR SAFETY HEAL PHYS TECH I - 83715
Skill Option:None
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,135 monthly;
Full Range $6,135 - $8,790 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:
Work Hours: 8:00a - 4:30p ... Monday - Friday
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: Not available, fully in office
Headquarter

Location:

1301 Knotts St, Springfield, Illinois, 62703
Work County: Sangamon
Agency Contact: EMA.Jobs

Position Overview: The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is seeking to hire Nuclear Safety Health Physics Technician I. This position conducts the collection of environmental samples of various media in the environs of nuclear generating stations, licensed facilities and contaminated or potentially contaminated sites throughout the State. The position also conducts inspection and escort of certain types of radioactive materials and conducts radiological response operations.

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