ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST III

State of Illinois•Rockford, IL

2d•$6,135 - $8,790•Hybrid

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform complex and technical environmental health duties at an advanced level. Travels to perform difficult and complex professional environmental health investigations and regulatory inspections at regulated entities with an emphasis on the General Engineering Programs, such as swimming facilities, manufactured home communities, and campgrounds. Activities include site assessment, sample collection, and enforcement for Office of Health Protection Programs in the Rockford Regional Office.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with at least 30 semester hours in the physical or biological sciences.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience in environmental health practice.
Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties.
Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Three (3) years of experience applying knowledge of local, state, and federal environmental health and public health laws and regulations.
Three (3) years of experience conducting environmental health regulatory assessments and inspections at regulated entities.
Three (3) years of experience writing inspection reports and communications to the public and regulated entities.
Three (3) years of experience applying knowledge of general environmental health sanitation principles and practices.
Three (3) years of experience in environmental field sampling equipment and testing techniques.
Three (3) years of work experience using Microsoft software products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Responsibilities

Prepares complex, detailed reports on investigation findings, regulatory inspection reports, and evaluates corrective action necessary for compliance with applicable program and division mandates and regulations.
Participates in conferences, consultations and corrective action planning with owners, managers, operators, employees, the public, program partners and the regulated industry related to applicable environmental programs.
Attends and completes mandatory knowledge-based and practical training required by Office of Health Protection standard operating procedure and program requirements for regional program activities.
Receives training and orientation in the collection of data, documentary evidence, sample collection, environmental standard methods, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures with respect to the applicable environmental programs.
Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
13-14 paid holidays per year
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources