Job Requisition ID: 59160
Opening Date: 10/14/2026
Closing Date: 10/28/2026
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Class Title: ENV PROT ENGINEER I (13791)
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,540 monthly; Full Range $6,540 - $7,480 monthly.
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:
Work Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday 1 hr lunch
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@illinois.gov
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 illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Posting Identification Number 59160
Environmental Protection Engineer I
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
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Position Overview
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 engineers / specilist 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.