CHEMIST ; UMP

Position: CHEMIST I (UMP)
Job

Requisition

Opening Date: 05/26/2026

Closing Date: 06/09/2026

Agency:
Environmental Protection Agency

Class

Title:

CHEMIST I - 06941

Skill Option:
None

Bilingual Option:
None

Salary:
Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26) $5,572 monthly;
Full Range $5,572 - $7,898 monthly.

Job Type: Salaried

Category:
Full Time

County:
Sangamon

Number of Vacancies : 1

Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME

Merit Comp Code:

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

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the  website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the Success Factors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Posting Identification Number 56352

Please upload a copy of your official/unofficial transcripts for all degrees earned,

and a copy of any applicable professional licenses you possess to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application.
* Note:

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency must verify and have proof of higher education and coursework (if applicable) for any degree earned before any offer can be extended.

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Position Overview

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Division of Laboratories, Inorganic Analysis Unit, at the Springfield Combined Laboratory is seeking a Chemist I to join our team as an Analytical Chemist. The candidate would be comfortable with good lab techniques/practices, performing analytical methods and working with hazardous chemicals. We are looking for a motivated professional who is highly organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable adapting to evolving priorities in a collaborative, fast‑paced laboratory environment.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills-verbal, written, and electronic-and the ability to work effectively with both internal colleagues and external partners.

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). We invite all qualified candidates to apply.

Essential Functions

* Performs analyses of environmental samples for inorganic compounds for the Inorganic Analysis Unit.

* Prepares Data Packets (DP), reviews and presents data from the analyses performed.

* Provides laboratory support functions as required.

* Performs method development as required.

* Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties.

Minimum Qualifications

* Requires completion of four years of college, including 32 semester hours in chemistry from a recognized college or university.

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

Preferred Qualifications (In order of Significance)

* Preferred working knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of chemical analyses as applied in environmental analytical work.

* Prefers the ability to assume responsibility for extreme accuracy in analyses and to set up and use highly sophisticated analytical laboratory…