Essential Functions
- Receives training for a period of six to twelve months duration to gain knowledge in and assist in conducting routine field inspections/investigations of hazardous and solid waste management and disposal facilities and remediation sites for the Field Operations Section (FOS), Bureau of Land (BOL), Northern Region/Des Plaines.
- Receives training to assist in providing for Region Manager’s close review.
- Receives training to provide information (verbally or in writing) on relevant environmental matters to facility owners/operators, the public, governmental agencies, and others outside the Agency.
- Receives training to assist with collecting water, soil, and waste samples to substantiate violations and/or determine the extent of contamination.
- Attends and participates in meetings and keeps current on relevant laws, regulations, policies and procedures related to waste management in Illinois.
- Perform other duties as assigned or required, which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree in some field of the life sciences.
- This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefers ability to prepare comprehensive written and oral reports;
- Prefers ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Prefers ability to profit from training received in designated area of state government.
- Prefers ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with other employees and Agency representatives.
- Prefers the ability to utilize a personal computer and knowledge of common Microsoft applications and software.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires a valid and current appropriate drivers’ license.
- Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
- Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends.
- Requires ability to attend seminars, conference, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics to the job duties.
- Requires the ability to use an Agency issued cell phone.
- Requires ability to participate in the medical monitoring program.
- Requires ability to pass a physical examination, which is intended to determine whether a person can wear respiratory protection and function in high heat stress situations while wearing chemical protective clothing.
- Requires ability to wear a respirator or other form of respiratory protection.
Conditions of Employment (continued)
- Requires ability to carry and utilize a self-contained breathing apparatus (weighing approximately 25 pounds).
- Requires ability to wear chemical resistant clothing in high heat stress situations while performing strenuous physical tasks (e.g., carrying equipment up a steep ravine at a temperature up to 100F).
- Requires ability to lift heavy equipment (e.g., 45 pounds).
- Requires ability of hiking, climbing, wading in streams, or getting in/out of boats or swimming in emergency situations to get to sites (as required by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120).
- This position will be required to complete (within 90 days of employment) and maintain working knowledge of (8-hour annual refresher) and/or certification to ensure position is up to date with laws, rules and regulations to maintain compliance with IL Department of Labor Occupational Safety Regulations: 40-hour OSHA training.
- Requires the ability to pass a name-based background check.
The condition of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday
Work Location: 9511 W Harrison Street, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60016
Joseph Mercier
Email: Joseph.Mercier@Illinois.gov
Phone #:217-785-2361
Posting Group: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
This title is within the Upward Mobility Program. General Program information can be found by clicking on the Upward Mobility Program link or for specific title information at UMP Title Descriptions. There are three categories of UMP titles: 1) certificate titles which require passing a written proficiency exam; 2) credential titles which require the possession of a specified college degree and/or licensure; and 3) dual titles for which a certificate may be earned by following either the certificate or credential pathway.
This position [DOES NOT] contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
Agency Statement: The mission of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) is to safeguard environmental quality, consistent with the social and economic needs of the State of Illinois, so as to protect health, welfare, property and the quality of life. IEPA works to safeguard the states natural resources from pollution to provide a healthy environment for its citizens. By partnering with businesses, local governments and citizens, IEPA is dedicated to continued protection of the air we breathe and our water and land resources.
The IEPA does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status). To be considered for permanent IEPA employment, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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