Position Summary

The Environmental Health Director works under the direction of the City Chief Operations Officer. The Director manages and oversees a wide range of programs and activities within the Environmental Health Department. The Environmental Health Department is responsible for promoting and protecting public health, by preventing disease, and by preserving the integrity and quality of our environment through sustainable management and responsible stewardship.

Department programs include Consumer Health Protection (noise permitting, pool and food safety and inspection and epidemiology), Environmental Services (landfill remediation and groundwater monitoring), Urban biology (mosquito control, bed bugs, rodent borne disease and urban wildlife), Air Quality Programs (permitting, monitoring, enforcement and vehicle pollution) and Sustainability and Resilience efforts. The Director is responsible for:

Advancing efforts to improve environmental health and safety, including implementing short-term and long-range strategic plans, departmental goals, objectives, policies and priorities
Developing and administering the department budget, recommending and approving expenditures and implementing adjustments as necessary
Monitoring the Department's performance
Overseeing operations, financial matters and personnel
Responding to complaints, investigations and environmental remediation
Overseeing activities related to public information, planning, standards and compliance, regulation review and development, enforcement, inspection; surveillance, and analysis
Working with local, state and federal agencies to provide related public services
Collaborating with interested stakeholders and the general public on environmental health issues
Promoting the quality of our environment through sustainable resource management and responsible stewardship

This is an unclassified at-will position
Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

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