Position Overview

Essential Functions

• Observes, participates in, and assist with the Hazardous Waste Management (HWM) program, in the Bureau of Land (BOL), Materials Management and Compliance.
• Participates in the oversight and direction of the Special Waste Management (SWM) program and other routine reports related to both hazardous and non-hazardous waste, including, but not limited to, Potentially Infectious Medical Waste (PIMW) annual reports, PIMW transport fee quarterly reports, and non-hazardous Solid Waste Annual Report Site info forms, in the Bureau of Land (BOL), Materials Management and Compliance Section (MMCS), within Compliance & Reporting Unit.
• Observes and assists in responding to both internal and external routine problems related to annual reporting as it pertains to hazardous waste, hazardous and non-hazardous special waste, PIMW and the RCRA USEPA manifest database.
  
• Observes and assists in technical review of fees remitted to IEPA by landfills and other regulated entities to ensure compliance with applicable state law.
  
• Observes and assists higher level specialists in implementation of the State of Illinois’ administration of waste manifest programs as required by state and federal law.
  
• Attends and participates in communications with trade and government associations.
  
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties.
  

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers working knowledge of modern inspectional and investigative techniques and procedures.
• Prefers working knowledge of modern environmental control systems, facilities, techniques and procedures.
• Prefers working knowledge of state laws, rules and regulations as pertaining to environmental protection or pollution abatement.
• Prefers ability to prepare comprehensive, technical, and scientific reports of field investigations and/or inspections.
• Prefers ability to analyze and interpret the scientific data of plans for facilities, installations and equipment.
• Prefers ability to establish and maintain working relationships with municipal officials, facility operators and owners, plant managers, or their representatives.
• Prefers ability to interpret pertinent state laws, rules, regulations, policies, or procedures of the agency to individuals and municipal bodies.
• Prefers the ability to utilize a personal computer with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel 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 pass a name-based background check.

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  The condition of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.