The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for: Student Worker and Technical Advisor II. Both positions are located in Springfield.

STUDENT WORKER position:

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking to hire Student Workers to participate in a training program for a period not to exceed six months (Summer) while enrolled and attending high school or college. The ideal candidates for these positions will have the ability to follow instructions and to carry out routine operations, once established, without further instruction. Performing a wide variety of tasks as instructed by Agency Bureau/Division staff to enhance knowledge relative to the overview if Agency operations and activities.  

Minimum Qualifications: (1) Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to enrollment in high school or college and (2) Requires no previous work experience

Salary: $2,610.00/month based on hours worked ($16/hour)  The application deadline is March 27, 2023.

For additional details, view the job description.

TECHNICAL ADVISOR II* position:

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), Division of Legal Counsel (DLC) is seeking to hire a Technical Advisor II to serve in the area of Bureau of Land (BOL)-Enforcement. This position performs technical and legal work of a general nature, providing legal counsel to the BOL in support of its civil enforcement program under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and associated regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in conducting administrative hearings, legal hearings, and litigating matters before administrative tribunals 

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

Minimum Qualifications: (1) Requires graduation from a recognized law school and (2) Requires possession of a valid license to practice law in Illinois

Salary: $5,536.00-$8,279.00 monthly  The application deadline is April 5, 2023.

For additional details, view the job description.

About: The mission of the Illinois EPA is to safeguard environmental quality, consistent with the social and economic needs of the State, so as to protect health, welfare, property and the quality of life. Illinois EPA works to safeguard the state’s natural resources from pollution to provide a healthy environment for its citizens. By partnering with businesses, local governments, and citizens, Illinois EPA is dedicated to continued protection of the air we breathe and our water and land resources.

Contact Kathy Taylor: 217-785-1745 | Kathy.Taylor@illinois.gov