Engineering Technician Iii

Job Title: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN III
Agency: Department of Public Health
Office: Health Care Regulation
Division: Life Safety and Construction
Posting ID: 45-22-0154, 45-22-0155, and 45-22-0171
Posted: 11/2/2023-11/16/2023
Salary: $4,706-$6,887/month
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 3
Plan/BU: RC014

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 45-22-0154, 45-22-0155, and 45-22-0171

Agency Marketing Statement
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within
Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $600 million in state and federal funds, 7 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,100 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.

Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform plan reviews of architectural, MEP and fire/life safety systems to include electrical, fire alarm nurse call, security systems, mechanical, plumbing and piping engineering, medical gasses, and sprinkler systems including evaluation of specifications that are non-routine and require a variety of guides, references and precedents of health care facilities for which the Department has responsibility for licensure, inspection and certification.

Job Responsibilities
1. Travels to participate in “on site” inspections and surveys of existing facilities to determine conformance with appliable laws, regulations and codes relating to certain Federal assistance programs, Federal certification programs, State licensure, or generally recognized medical facility standards for architectural, MEP and fire/life safety systems.

2. Receives, reviews, approves or disapproves and/or comments upon health care drawings, specifications and change orders in accordance with the various applicable laws, regulations and codes relating to physical plant and MEP systems.

3. Completes required inspection forms in office or on site, informs health care facilities of deficiencies, evaluates and approves proposed methods of correcting deficiencies.

4. Investigates “on site” incidents/complaints for life/fire safety code and MEP systems for conformance with applicable State and Federal Codes.

5. Researches new products and their impact on existing design and construction standards.

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

Minimum Qualifications
Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of two years of college work with course work in Engineering.
Requires three years of technical experience in Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications
Three years experience with the principles and practices of Engineering.
Three years experience reading drawings/blue prints.
Three years experience of the utilization of materials, planning and composition, and construction techniques.
Three years experience disseminating and interpreting comprehensive engineering reports.
Three years experience recognizing and reporting errors, inconsistencies and other deficiencies in technical data.
Ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with healthcare providers and consultants.

Conditions of Employment
Requires the ability to travel.
Requires possession of a valid Driver’s license.
Requires physical ability to climb stairs and ladders, and inspect physical environment and life safety systems to include construction sites.
Requires completion of the Certified Fire Inspector One certification program and a Life Safety
Code Surveyor certification program within 24 months of hire.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM
Work Location: 525 W Jefferson St Springfield, IL 62702-5056
Agency Contact: DPH.HRApplications@illinois.gov
Agency Phone: 217-785-2031
Job Family: Health Services; Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

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.

This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

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: donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $4,706.00 - $6,887.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person