CHEMIST I (UMP)

State of Illinois•Springfield, IL

1d•$5,572 - $7,898•Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Division of Laboratories, Inorganic Analysis Unit, at the Springfield Combined Laboratory is seeking a Chemist I to join our team as an Analytical Chemist. The candidate would be comfortable with good lab techniques/practices, performing analytical methods and working with hazardous chemicals. We are looking for a motivated professional who is highly organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable adapting to evolving priorities in a collaborative, fast‑paced laboratory environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills—verbal, written, and electronic—and the ability to work effectively with both internal colleagues and external partners. The benefits of working at the EPA 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).

Requirements

Requires completion of four years of college, including 32 semester hours in chemistry from a recognized college or university.
Requires a valid and current appropriate drivers license.
Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
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 ability to pass a name-based background check.
Must apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of chemical analyses as applied in environmental analytical work.
Ability to assume responsibility for extreme accuracy in analyses and to set up and use highly sophisticated analytical laboratory instrumentation.
Ability make chemical analyses of various products and substances according to standardized procedures.
Ability to follow written and oral directions, formulae, and charts.
Working knowledge of the USEPA Drinking Water Manual and the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) Institute (TNI) standards as they apply to accreditation for the analysis of environmental samples.
Ability to utilize a personal computer with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite software.

Responsibilities

Performs analyses of environmental samples for inorganic compounds for the Inorganic Analysis Unit.
Prepares Data Packets (DP), reviews and presents data from the analyses performed.
Provides laboratory support functions as required.
Performs method development as required.
Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties.