Environmental Health Specialist IV

County of Monterey • Salinas, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Health Bureau, part of the County of Monterey’s Department of Health, oversees seven major environmental health regulatory programs. This position is for a full-time Environmental Health Specialist IV (EHS IV) within the Healthy Housing Services program. This program ensures safe and healthy living environments by inspecting and enforcing housing regulations for various facilities, investigating complaints, addressing substandard conditions, conducting vector control and agricultural field toilet inspections, supporting lead poisoning prevention, and performing other environmental health activities. The EHS IV is a supervisory/leadership role focused on supporting the Director of Environmental Health's goals through administrative oversight and quality assurance. This role involves reviewing staff work, providing feedback, spotting trends, ensuring proper follow-up, and guiding the team to meet performance measures and maintain high standards. The position also manages grant-funded projects, requiring administrative, contract policy, and technical analysis, strategic planning, stakeholder collaboration, program recommendations, and public outreach. The EHS IV manages their program by efficiently utilizing team resources, planning thoroughly, delegating tasks, monitoring progress, and communicating frequently. A $10,000 signing bonus is offered for regular full-time hires as of October 11, 2023. Veterans’ preference points are awarded for this recruitment.

Requirements

• Thorough Knowledge of: Federal, state and local laws, regulations and procedures governing environmental health.
• Principles, methods, technology and equipment applied in inspection, analysis and enforcement of environmental health regulations.
• Principles and practices of effective supervision.
• Working Knowledge of: Engineering, chemistry, microbiology, biology, epidemiology, hydrology and geology relating to environmental health programs.
• Ability to write effectively to prepare complex written reports, correspondence and memoranda.
• Ability to speak effectively to individuals and groups.
• Ability to supervise, train and evaluate professional and technical environmental health staff.
• Ability to detect unsanitary conditions and potential public health risks.
• Ability to collect, analyze and evaluate technical data and develop recommendations and policy proposals.
• Ability to interpret complex written reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relations with government officials, the public, business and community representatives and other employees.
• Successfully complete a background check to include fingerprinting.
• Possess and maintain a valid California Class C driver’s license or the ability to provide suitable transportation that is approved by the appointing authority.
• Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and during times of disaster and/or emergency.
• Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as an Environmental Health Specialist issued by the State of California, Department of Health Services.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to speak, read, and write effectively in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Plans, schedules, assigns and evaluates the work of an environmental health staff.
• Reviews inspection and investigation reports prepared by staff.
• Represents the Division in all program areas to public bodies and private groups within the district.
• Performs inspections and investigations as necessary.
• Acts as a liaison to a variety of agencies on matters relating to the district.
• Monitors and coordinates the inspection, investigation and enforcement activities of the staff.
• Accompanies staff in field investigations to insure consistency, completeness and conformity to laws and regulations.
• Trains staff in all laws, ordinances and regulations, policies and procedures relating to environmental health programs.
• Develops, interprets and implements policies, regulations, procedures and programs for the unit or district.
• Identifies operational problems and recommends solutions.
• May perform the most complex and sensitive investigations or studies involving potential violations of environmental health laws, rules and regulations.
• Prepares reports of findings, recommends legal action and prepares materials for use in legal actions.
• May act as liaison to other governmental agencies and represents the Division in responding to inquiries or providing information to the public, business and other interested groups.

Benefits

• Up to a $10,000 signing bonus to candidates hired into regular full-time positions for this classification from this recruitment.
• Excellent benefits package (details available on the County of Monterey website).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager