Overview
Conservation Police Sergeant Jobs in Springfield, USA at State of Illinois
Position: CONSERVATION POLICE SERGEANT
Job
Requisition
Opening Date: 05/14/2026
Closing Date: 05/29/2026
Agency:
Department of Natural Resources
Class
Title:
CONSERVATION POLICE SERGEANT – 09347
Skill Option:
None
Bilingual Option:
None
Salary:
Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26) $9,644 a month;
Full Range $9,644 – $14,190 a month
Job Type: Salaried
Category:
Full Time
County:
Sangamon
Number of Vacancies : 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC104 Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council
Merit Comp Code: N/A
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 website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the Success Factors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Please upload a copy of your official/unofficial transcripts for all degrees earned and a copy of any applicable professional licenses you possess to MY DOCUMENTS section of your application.
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Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is hiring a Conservation Police Sergeant for the Division of Law Enforcement Support Services. This position serves as a full line supervisor providing guidance and training to staff, directs the Law Enforcement License/Permit Programs and serves as a liaison with the Illinois General Assembly, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Illinois State Police Laboratory, serves as an US Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Game Warden providing assistance in coordinating law enforcement efforts between state and federal agencies.
We welcome all qualified candidates to apply.
Essential Functions
* Under direction of the OLE (Office of Law Enforcement) Training Lieutenant, Directs and oversees the Law Enforcement License/Permits Programs consisting of wildlife rehabilitator, falconry, mounting (scientific permits), crossbow and standing vehicle permits and ginseng license.
* Under direction, serves as a sworn statutory peace officer and full-line supervisor.
* Administers and provides directions for revocation/suspension of privileges under all programs.
* Serves as Office of Law Enforcement liaison with other agencies and IDNR Divisions, the Illinois General Assembly, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Laboratory, Illinois State Police Laboratory.
* Develops and implements procedures to monitor compliance with Conservation laws and regulations by licensed commercial establishments (i.e., fur buyers, fish markets, etc).
* Enforces all Illinois Revised Statues, Administrative Rules and applicable Federal laws.
* Serves as Law Enforcement’s representative on special agency committees and projects.
* 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 completion of a bachelor’s degree, preferably with major coursework in either law enforcement, social justice, or the social sciences, or in a related conservation field such as forestry or natural resource management, biological and physical sciences; equivalent training or related experience as a law enforcement officer or related technical conservation resource/public lands management experience may be sutstituted on a year-for-year basis.
* Requires successful completion of an approved training program such as the Illinois Conservation Police Officer Training Program which includes successful completion of the Illinois Basic Police Training Program.
* Requires three years’ law enforcement experience as a Conservation Police Officer.
Preferred Qualifications
* Working knowledge of outdoor recreational and commercial equipment used for fishing, trapping, hunting, boating and snowmobiling.
* Working knowledge of outdoor recreational participant’s habits, methods, and techniques relative to various state and federal conservation laws.
* Working knowledge of investigations, arrests, confiscation and handling of evidence, and prosecution procedures.
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Title: Conservation Police Sergeant
Company: State of Illinois
Location: Springfield, USA
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