Description
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Engineer of Site Remediation
Recruitment #25-20003525-002
Date Opened: 10/31/2025 12:00:00 AM
Close Date: 11/14/2025 11:59:00 PM
Qualification Date: November 14, 2025
Job Type: Original Entrance
Salary: Starting Annual Salary (TAM 20): $156,336.70
How to Apply: Go to http://districtjobs.org to submit an application by November 14, 2025.
Duties: Performs supervisory, technical and administrative work in environmental site remediation under the general direction of the Executive Director. Work is reviewed primarily in terms of overall results.
Salary/Pay Plans
The salary listed above is Step 1 in a structured pay plan. At 6 months of employment with the District, the salary will increase to Step 2: $166,423.92. At 18 months, the salary will increase to Step 3: $176,510.36. There are 9 total steps for TAM 20 of the pay plan (view full pay plan). These increases are based on service time in the job classification and require a 'Meets Standard' performance rating.
Requirements
Original Entrance - Examination
Absolute Requirements: Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.
Minimum Requirements: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university majoring in civil, environmental or chemical engineering and nine years of professional engineering experience related to the environmental remediation of contaminated land. At least four years of experience must have been in supervision of professional engineers or geologists. At least one year must have been in an administrative capacity. Substitution: Full time graduate work in the designated fields of engineering may be substituted for the required non-supervisory or administrative experience on a year-for-year basis.
Examination: The examination will consist of a training and experience evaluation (T&E) weighted 40%, and an oral test, including a written exercise weighted 60%. Candidates must achieve a passing score to have their names placed on the eligible list.
The T&E will assess candidates' knowledge, skill and ability in areas such as project management, and environmental remediation of contaminated properties.
The oral test will assess candidates' knowledge, skill and ability in areas such as environmental regulations for site remediation applications; supervision; summarizing and preparing technical documents; oral and written communication.
Examination Process: All applicants will be advised by email if they have been admitted to the examination process. Applicants who do not receive a response to their application by end of day, Friday, November 28, 2025 should contact the Employee Selection Office at (312) 751-5100.
Each candidate whose application is approved, will be emailed a link which will contain the T&E form for completion and return to the Employee Selection Office as specified in the T&E instructions.
ORAL TEST: The tentative date for the oral test is Saturday, December 6, 2025 (and other dates if necessary to accommodate the number of candidates). Candidates will be informed by email of the date, time and place of the oral test.
The use of books, study guides, cell phones, tablets, smartwatches, laptops or other aids during the test is prohibited.
Original Entrance - Appointments
Appointments will be made from an eligible list with three categories: A (Exceptionally Well Qualified), B (Well Qualified) and C (Qualified). Candidates in the highest category will be given first consideration for appointment. This examination is also being given on a Promotional basis. In instances where both Original Entrance and Promotional eligible lists result from an examination process, it is the District's practice to appoint only from the Promotional eligible list until all names from that list have been considered. The eligible list has a duration of three years. Appointment is subject to successfully passing a physical examination, a drug test and a criminal history background investigation.
