Environmental Health Scientist/Inspector

Southwest Utah Public Health Department • Kanab, UT

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About The Position

The Environmental Health Scientist/Inspector participates in reviews, inspections, and analyses to ensure compliance with environmental health laws, programs, and regulations. Areas include food service, onsite wastewater, culinary water, public swimming pools, nuisance complaints, subdivision infrastructure, indoor clean air, solid waste and landfill, hazardous waste, recreation facilities, schools, general sanitation, and day-care facilities. The role assesses environmental risks, recommends appropriate remedies, and uses planning models to identify trends and forecast future needs and impacts.

The position may require staying at or returning to work during public health incidents or emergencies to perform classification-specific duties or other duties in an assigned response position. This may involve a non-traditional work schedule or duties outside normal assignments.

Requirements

• Possess a current Utah driver's license.
• Become a licensed Environmental Health Scientist in training within 60 days.
• Become licensed as an Environmental Health Scientist by the Utah Department of Professional Licensing (DOPL) within one year of hire.
• Become certified as an inspector in various aspects of environmental health as required by state regulations or agencies.
• Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university program with major study in agronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, environmental health science, geology, microbiology, physics, physiology, sanitary engineering, or zoology; OR hold an accredited bachelor's or master's degree that includes a college-level algebra or math course and 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours from at least three of those curricula.
• Have working knowledge of federal and state regulations governing food quality and safety, air quality, water quality, wastewater, and hazardous waste.
• Have working knowledge of general and standard laboratory procedures, instruments, measurements, and terminology.
• Have working knowledge of hazards associated with chemicals, equipment, and organic and inorganic substances.
• Have working knowledge of communicable diseases and other diseases linked to environmental health conditions.
• Have working knowledge of environmental health resources and funding sources available in rural areas.
• Have public relations skills and knowledge of general county operations, including applicable laws and regulations.
• Have computer skills, including word processing, data processing, spreadsheets, and related software applications.

Responsibilities

• Participate in reviews, inspections, and analyses to ensure compliance with environmental health laws, programs, and regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments of environmental issues and recommend appropriate remedies.
• Use planning models to identify trends and forecast future needs and impacts.
• Respond to public health incidents or emergencies as required, including performing assigned response duties.

Benefits

• Retirement pension and 401(k) through URS.
• Three and a half weeks of PTO.
• Medical, dental, and vision monthly premiums fully covered by the employer, with an HSA program.
• Free life insurance for the employee, spouse, and dependents.
• Twelve observed paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time