FILTRATION ENGINEER III

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Filtration Engineer III

Department of Water Management
Bureau of Water Supply/Treatment
Number of Positions: 1
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $87,516.00/year

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')
3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted from 4/15/25 until 11:59pm CDT on 4/29/25

The City of Chicago's Department of Water Management is seeking a Filtration Engineer III to perform professional engineering work in the operation, instrumentation and maintenance of water purification equipment and facilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Coordinates and participates in the operation and maintenance of purification and chemical feeding equipment; Investigates equipment breakdowns and makes recommendations to prevent their recurrence
• Observes instruments registering purification plant processes and conditions and records relevant data on operations logs
• Adjusts pumpage rates and chemical dosages to maintain water quality standards
• Evaluates laboratory reports on the analyses of water samples and notifies management of changes in water purification levels
• Calculates actual dosage rates of water purification chemicals and monitors residuals to ensure compliance with City or other governmental standards
• Repairs and replaces malfunctioning instruments and controls on purification equipment; participates in developing specifications for new equipment purchases
• Assists in conducting specifications tests on new and refurbished equipment; calibrates recording, regulating and treatment devices on purification equipment
• Completes daily control logs detailing plant activity, treatment changes, equipment readings and problems
• Prepares reports on plant operations and water quality levels for management to use in improving operational efficiencies
• Maintains records of inspections, permits, work orders, correspondence and related documentation
• Participates in researching water treatment processes to keep abreast of changes and trends in new equipment and chemicals
• Participates in the planning and conduct of research projects pertaining to purification engineering
• Assists in training and providing guidance to lower-level staff

Additional duties may be required for this position

NOTE: FILTRATION ENGINEER III IS A SHIFT POSTION.

Location: Jardine and Sawyer Water Purification Plants
Days/Days Off: ROTATING
Hours (3 shifts): 7:30 am to 3:30 pm
3:30 pm to 11:30 pm
11:30 pm to 7:30 am

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Civil Engineering or a directly related field of engineering supplemented by one year of filtration engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience, provided the minimum degree requirement is met.

Physical Requirements
Ability to access filtration equipment and instruments on multiple levels

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:
https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor