Environmental Protection Specialist IV (Working Supervisor)

About the role

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), Bureau of Water, Field Operations Section, Champaign Regional Office is hiring an Environmental Protection Specialist IV (Working Supervisor). The position supervises professional staff on pollution control or pollution abatement programs in the field or office, acts as the technical expert on hydrology-related issues in the unit, and reviews complex scientific documents to give technical assistance to staff inspectors, professional staff and mine operators.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as working supervisor of the Field Operations Section staff in the Bureau of Water, Water Pollution Control.
• Direct highly technical site inspections, investigations, complaint and incident inspections, and special investigations.
• Provide technical support for the enforcement process.
• Review complex scientific documents and interpret and explain Agency policies and water pollution control regulations.
• Conduct meetings and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

Required profile

• Equivalent to four years of college in physical, life, environmental sciences, engineering or geology.
• Two years of supervisory experience in pollution abatement or a related field.
• Two years of experience inspecting municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities and applying state and federal water pollution control laws and regulations.
• Experience reviewing technical documents for NPDES and state permitting, facility plans, long-term control plans, CMOM plans, wastewater operator contracts and loan projects.
• Valid driver's license; ability to travel, including overnight stays, and to work overtime, evenings and weekends.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, operate field water testing and sampling equipment, and pass a background check.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental or agricultural engineering.
• At least three years supervising professional staff, reviewing technical documents, conducting inspections and investigations, and preparing reports and analysis of technical data.
• Ability to explain enforcement processes to stakeholders and to use a personal computer with software applications.

What we offer

• Anticipated starting salary of $8,060 per month, full range $8,060-$11,851 per month.
• 37.5-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with 1 hour lunch; hybrid availability 4 to 5 days per week in the office.
• Paid time off, holidays, pension and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement, and medical, dental, vision and life insurance on day one.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the State of Illinois online application system; paper applications are not accepted. The position is salaried, full-time, and union-covered.