Environmental Specialist IV

County of Sacramento•Sacramento, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Environmental Specialist IV is the supervisory/advanced practitioner level in the series. Under direction, incumbents have first-line supervisory duties for a team of scientific, professional and technical staff. Duties include arranging, directing, prioritizing, reviewing, and evaluating the unit’s processes and final products as well as administering line personnel functions. Some positions have advanced practitioner responsibilities requiring a professional certification or registration designated by law (and described in Special Requirement) and/or have indirect supervisory responsibilities over the final outputs and products rather than direct supervision of staff or processes. These positions require the consistent application of scientific expertise above the advanced journey level.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with major in health science, public health, natural science, physical science, environmental science, or a related field.
Two years of advanced-journey level professional experience in environmental regulation, analysis, environmental research, conducting a monitoring or surveillance program, and/or providing lead direction for a multi-disciplinary staff performing duties and responsibilities equivalent to the Environmental Specialist III class in Sacramento County service.
OR Four years of professional experience in environmental inspections, enforcement, regulation, analysis, and/or research performing journey level duties and responsibilities equivalent to the Environmental Specialist (Level II) class in Sacramento County service.
Ability to stoop and kneel to conduct inspections, take water and other environmental samples, and inspect equipment.
Ability to climb fences, stairs, and ladders.
Ability to walk rough terrain and muddy fields.
Ability to work in an underground environment.
Ability to climb in and out of swimming pools under construction.
Ability to wear protective clothing.
Normal hearing.
Normal verbal communication ability.
Ability to visually distinguish between colors.
Ability to calibrate and use technical and monitoring instruments.
Ability to read gauges and meters.
Ability to see in dimly lit areas.
Incumbents are subject to work in adverse weather conditions, emergency situations, and perform duties outside of normal working hours, as necessary.
Possession of a valid California Driver’s License, Class C or higher, before the date of appointment.
Ability to read English at a level necessary to examine, interpret, and apply scientific, legal, technical, and complex guidelines, documents, records and reports.
Ability to speak English at a level necessary to communicate clearly and effectively.
Ability to write English at a level necessary to produce concise, accurate and impartial reports, narratives, summaries and recommendations.
Ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, scientific and technical terminology into terms understandable to the general public.
Ability to locate, research, interpret, and apply environmental laws and regulations.
Ability to work independently within established guidelines, prioritize and coordinate activities, and meet critical deadlines.
Ability to perform work assignments related to environmental inspections, compliance, monitoring, regulation, and research.
Ability to work cooperatively with others; build and maintain constructive relationships with those encountered during course of work; respond effectively and tactfully to hostility, confusion or concerns expressed by others.
Ability to collect, process, evaluate, and summarize scientific and technical data and ideas to make effective decisions and develop appropriate solutions.
Ability to develop, prepare, and present studies and reports to governmental boards, civic organizations and other groups.
Ability to effectively represent the department in contacts and relationships with the public, local business community and other government agencies.
Ability to use sound judgment and personal initiative to accomplish assignments.
Ability to use appropriate interpersonal style and approach to ensure team cohesiveness and cooperation.
Ability to perform complex work regarding environmental inspections, compliance, monitoring, regulation, and research.
Ability to lead complex or sensitive work projects.

Nice To Haves

Possession of a Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in health science, public health, natural science, physical science, environmental science, business or public administration, or a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience.
Up to one year of the required education may be substituted by full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience similar to that described on the basis of 173.6 hours = 21.7 days = 1 work month = 3 semester or 4.5 quarter units.
Employees granted status in the class of Senior Environmental Health Specialist and possessing split off rights as granted by the Civil Service Commission and Board of Supervisors via SRA #90-85, may be appointed to Environmental Specialist IV positions, in accordance with County Personnel Policies and Procedures #C-7, without appearing on the certification list.
Documentation of the Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS).
Possession of a valid certification as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) issued by the State of California.
Possession of a valid certification as a Registered Dairy Inspector, issued by the State of California.
Possession of valid certification as a Registered Geologist, issued by the State of California.
Possession of valid certifications, as deemed necessary by legislative mandate or appropriate regulatory authority in the State of California.
Ability to speak, read, and/or write a language, in addition to English.
Working knowledge of a specific culture, such as Black Culture, Mexican/Spanish Culture, or Asian Culture.

Responsibilities

Arranging, directing, prioritizing, reviewing, and evaluating the unit’s processes and final products.
Administering line personnel functions.
Performing advanced practitioner responsibilities requiring a professional certification or registration.
Having indirect supervisory responsibilities over the final outputs and products.
Applying scientific expertise above the advanced journey level.
Providing work direction and instruction to scientific, technical and professional staff.
Reviewing work for pertinence, accuracy and completeness.
Analyzing complex environmental compliance problems.
Making statistical inferences from complex data, and developing recommendations or solutions.
Representing the department in contacts and relationships with the public, local business community, other government agencies, and media.
Planning and organizing the work of an assigned group of scientific, professional and technical staff.
Establishing, monitoring and controlling projects and schedules to meet goals and objectives.
Supervising, training, coaching, and evaluating staff.
Investigating and resolving disciplinary issues and customer complaints.
Representing management in responding to and adjusting first level grievances.
Serving as a technical expert in a scientific discipline.
Performing a wide scope of the more complex and difficult studies, reports, and projects related to environmental inspections, compliance, monitoring, regulation, and research.
Recognizing problems, developing recommendations and solutions for difficult and complex environmental management problems, and overseeing corrections.
Reviewing and interpreting impact of legislative changes.