The County of San Diego and the Department of Environmental Health & Quality Invites Your Interest for This Exciting Career Opportunity!
SUPERVISING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST - Land and Water Quality
Interviews will take place the week of December 2, 2024
***Employees in this job class that possess a current valid registration as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) are eligible for an additional 5% to their base pay.The Department of Environmental Health and Quality is seeking qualified Supervising Environmental Health Specialist candidates for the Land and Water Quality Division.
Supervising Environmental Health Specialists supervise, plan, and coordinate a team of employees that implement environmental health programs through permitting, inspection, education, consultation, planning, investigation, and enforcement activities in a wide variety of areas including food, housing, water quality, recreational health, land use, site assessment and mitigation, solid waste and hazardous materials.
The Land and Water Quality Division seeks to increase life expectancy and the quality of life by promoting public health and safety for the 3.3 million residents of San Diego County and the more than 17.4 million overnight guests that visit the County each year. Our commitment is embedded in our goals and objectives that focus on reducing risks that can lead to foodborne illness.
Minimum Qualifications- A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency, with at least 30 semester units of basic biological, physical, or environmental science courses which must have included one or more laboratory courses in chemistry, physics, microbiology, biology, and one or more mathematics courses in college algebra or higher math, AND, six (6) years of experience as an environmental health professional with a recognized public environmental agency or private environmental organization or company, at least three (3) years of which must have been at the lead level; OR
- Four (4) years of experience as an Environmental Health Specialist II in the County of San Diego; OR
- Three (3) years of experience as an Environmental Health Specialist III in the County of San Diego.
Note: Possession of a master's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency, in a science field such as biology, chemistry, environmental health, environmental engineering, ecology, or geology may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Current County employees may be excluded from this process.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.
The County of San Diego is committed to valuing diversity and practicing inclusion because our diverse workforce is our greatest asset and our customers are our number one priority.
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