• Job Description

  Req#: 33317

  Agency : Pollution Control Board (EPA)
  Closing Date/Time: 01/05/2024
  Salary: $7,234 - $11,031 Anticipated Monthly Starting Salary
  Job Type: Salaried Full Time
  County: Cook; Sangamon
  Number of Vacancies: 1
  Plan/BU: RC010

  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.

  Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

  Posting Identification Number #33317

  Position Overview

  The Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) is seeking to hire a Staff Attorney. This position performs specialized legal and administrative work as a legal technical advisor to the Board in preparing opinions and orders in Identical in Substance (IIS) rulemakings; in conducting IIS hearings, and in representing the Board before the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules(JCAR). The IPCB offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a professional and collaborative work environment.

  Job Responsibilities

  1. Performs specialized legal and administrative work as a legal technical advisor to the Pollution Control Board.

  • Drafts Pollution Control Board opinions and orders in IIS (Identical in Substance) rulemakings to amend Illinois environmental regulations to maintain conformity with federal environmental regulations
  • Tracks federal regulatory amendments requiring IIS rulemaking in Federal Register and other sources
  • Researches applicable Federal and State environmental laws, court decisions and prior opinions and orders
  • Consults with Senior Attorney, Chair, other Board members and legal staff members regarding findings
  • Consults with Technical Unit staff on all scientific/technical issues
  • Determines scope of required IIS amendments to Illinois regulations
  • Prepares legal opinions and orders for presentation at Board meetings.

  2. Reviews and analyzes IIS regulatory hearing records, conducts legal research and consults with Senior Attorney/Board Member regarding proposed regulation.

  • consults with Technical Unit staff on sampling and analytical methods that must be incorporated by reference
  • drafts regulation and supporting opinion for Board approval
  • submits IIS regulatory filings with the Administrative Code Unit of the Secretary of State and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules(JCAR)
  • makes corrections and appropriate changes to proposed regulations based on JCAR comments and drafts orders adopting required IIS rules to ensure compliance with applicable statutory deadline.

  3. Acts as Regulatory Hearing Officer and conducts statewide hearings concerning proposed IIS regulations

  • schedules hearings concerning proposed regulations
  • schedules hearing locations and time
  • develops clear and complete hearing record for informed Board action.

  4. Advises and assists a Board Member regarding IIS proceedings

  • answers public inquiries on assigned matters and as rotating “attorney of the day”
  • coordinates with Board Clerk and other staff for appropriate handling of IIS rulemakings
  • advises Board and staff members of federal environmental regulatory actions including those that fall outside the IIS mandate.

  5. Performs other duties as required or as assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

  Minimum Qualifications

  1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
  2. Requires three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.
  3. Requires an active Illinois Law License.

  Specialized Skills

  1. A minimum of one year administrative law experience in the field of pollution control, environmental law, regulatory law or environmental policy.

  Preferred Qualifications

  1. Bachelor’s degree in physical, geological, biological sciences or engineering.

  2. A minimum of one-year administrative law experience in the field of pollution control, environmental law, regulatory law, or environmental policy.

  Conditions of Employment

  1. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.

  2. 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.

  3. Requires the ability to pass a background check.

  About the Agency

  The Board is an independent agency created in 1970 by the Environmental Protection Act (Act). Under the Act, the Board has two major responsibilities: determining, defining, and implementing environmental control standards for the State of Illinois, and adjudicating complaints that allege non-criminal violations of the Act. The Board also reviews appeals arising from permitting and other determinations made by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), as well as pollution control facility siting determinations made by units of local government.

  Benefits

  • Flexible work schedules (Remote work is available)
  • Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
  • Pension Plan
  • Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
  • Pre-tax benefits programs including but not limited to: Deferred Compensation, Medical, Daycare, etc.
  • Employees earn twelve (12) paid Sick Days annually
  • New Employees earn ten (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to twenty-five (25) paid Vacation Days annually
  • Employees earn three (3) paid Personal Days annually
  • Thirteen-Fourteen (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)

  Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  Work Location: 60 E Van Buren, Suite 630, Chicago, IL 60605
  Agency Contact:

  Bruce Bennett

  Email: bruce.bennett@illinois.gov

  Phone #:217-524-8512

  Job Family: Legal, Audit & Compliance

  This position DOES contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

  Revolving Door:
  Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during State employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (“OEIG”) or may be subject to a fine.

  APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

  Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

  If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.

  State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.

  Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

  If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

  State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

  Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

  The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:

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• About the company

  The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.

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