$56.96-$69.24 Hourly / $9,874.00-$12,001.00 Monthly / $118,482.00-$144,014.00 Yearly
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.
1. May supervise a team of Environmental Health Inspectors assigned to a district engaged in the enforcement of the provisions of various codes, orders, ordinances and laws pertaining to health, safety, environmental hazards or conditions; enforces local health, housing and planning codes and noise ordinance; state health and safety, administrative, agricultural, penal, milk and dairy codes, Industrial Relations Act, and meat plant regulations.
2. Conducts inspections and investigations of complaints involving areas such as food and drink establishments and other facilities requiring permits to operate buildings and multiple dwellings and hazardous materials and waste facilities; investigates complex and difficult cases including those being prepared for hearings before the Director of Health.
3. May have specialized program responsibility on a countywide basis in areas such as industrial hygiene, food safety, noise abatement, environmental hazards, institutional inspections, solid waste management, hazardous/medical waste, water quality control or smoking control.
4. Attends meetings, educational conferences, and makes environmental health presentations to businesses, City agencies and other groups.
5. Prepares legal notices of violations; issues citations and prepares cases for hearings; testifies as a witness in court litigation; performs duties related to the issuance, denial, suspension and revocation of permits.
6. Interprets environmental health code provisions; coordinates environmental health requirements with other departments and bureaus; and performs related duties.
Knowledge of: Environmental sciences, such as bacteriology, chemistry, toxicology, food science and ecology; federal, state and local environmental health laws and regulations; and field inspection techniques.
Ability to: Identify problems, set priorities and formulate solutions; train, evaluate, and discipline staff; communicate orally and in writing to other departmental staff, various agencies and the general public; and provide information and education regarding environmental health issues.
These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.
Education:
Both specialties: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, environmental health, mathematics, or the physical, natural or biological sciences.
Experience:
Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty: Requires four (4) years of experience in hazardous materials, hazardous waste, site mitigation and/or medical waste as a technician or inspector in an environmental health agency or related regulatory/service agency, or as a professional consultant in the environmental health industry; OR
Two (2) year of experience as an inspector in a Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA).
Consumer Protection Specialty: Requires two (2) years of experience in food, housing, water quality and supply, vector control, noise abatement and/or other related environmental health inspection work.
License and Certification:
Consumer Protection Specialty: Requires possession of a REHS (Registered Environmental Health Specialist) Certificate, issued by the State of California Department of Public Health Services and eligibility to be deputized as a peace officer.
Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty: Requires a CA UST Inspector Certification issued by the International Code Council (ICC) and possession of a current HAZWOPER Certification.
Both specialties: Require possession of a valid California Driver's License.