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Senior Public Service Administrator, Operations Manager

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Location Type: Office

Location: SpringfieldIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $9,583 - $10,417 per month

Job Level

About the role

  • Serve as the Bench Analysis and Support, Laboratory Operations Manager, Bureau of Safety and Sustainability (BSS), Division of Laboratory, for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
  • Serve as a full-line supervisor to staff
  • Serve as the Chief Training and Laboratory technical and analytical expert
  • Serve as the Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) and serves as the technical expert for hazardous waste and sample disposal
  • As Laboratory Liaison responsible for key laboratory support functions
  • Perform other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above

Requirements

  • Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four years of college with coursework in chemistry
  • Prior experience equivalent to four years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the field of Analytical Laboratory Science
  • Prefer at least (4) four years of experience applying the principles, practices, and techniques of organic and inorganic chemistry through instrumental analysis in a laboratory setting
  • Prefer at least (4) four years of experience in the utilization and administration of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
  • Prefer at least (4) four years of experience with purchasing, tracking, and management of laboratory inventory, supplies, instrumentation, equipment, contractual services, and commodities
  • Prefer at least (4) four years of experience with managing staff in a laboratory setting
  • Prefer at least (4) four years of experience serving as technical lead for bench and microbiological analyses, such as method development, quality control, troubleshooting of instrumentation, and recommendation of new equipment
  • Prefer at least (4) four years of experience performing microbiological analysis of drinking water samples for coliform and E. coli
  • Prefer at least (4) four years of experience in overseeing lab safety protocols, ensuring compliance with a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) through regular review and staff coordination, and serving as Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO)
  • Prefer experience managing hazardous and other laboratory wastes, managing sample storage systems, and maintaining SOPs for proper handling, short-term storage and regulatory compliant disposal practices
  • Prefer at least 24 hrs. of college semester credit hours in chemistry or a masters degree in chemistry
  • Prefer at least (4) four years of experience developing and maintaining internal and external stakeholder relationships; including laboratory customers, external partners and laboratories subcontracted for analytical services.
Benefits
  • 37 ½ hour work week
  • Generous salary and benefits package
  • Paid time off for vacation, sick or personal leave, holidays
  • Pension and other retirement benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Insurance eligibility on day one (medical, dental, vision, and life)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
analytical laboratory scienceorganic chemistryinorganic chemistryinstrumental analysisLaboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)laboratory inventory managementmethod developmentquality controlmicrobiological analysisChemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)
Soft Skills
staff managementtrainingtechnical leadershiprelationship managementcommunication
Certifications
Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO)