Purpose of the Job
The purpose of this position is to promote individual and population health by providing the essential services of public health and housing services within a variety of settings. Responsibilities include community health, safety and energy education, health/safety promotion activities, and ensuring compliance with a broad range of current health and environmental codes/regulations. The Environmental Health Manager will oversee federally and state funded housing health and safety programs that support safe and healthy living environments.
The Environmental Health Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining applicable policies and procedures; identifying health and environmental hazards; coordinating multi-faceted health or environmental projects and providing technical assistance and information requiring a broad-base knowledge of health and/or environmental principles. Responsibilities will include coordinating inspections, environmental assessments, hazard reduction activities and program documentation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES |
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Regularly assigns work to other employees and supervises related activities. Provides recommendations on hiring new employees, employee training, promotions; employee coaching; evaluating employee performance; granting time off and scheduling work hours of employees. |
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES | TIME SPENT |
- ·Conducts routine/required inspections or audits of homes and construction to ensure compliance with current environmental codes, regulations and policies and provides technical and educational assistance. Performs plan reviews and field inspections for housing rehabilitation, weatherization and lead treatment services.
| 20% |
- Develops Environmental policies and Housing Services forms.
| 15% |
- Investigates health problems, housing needs and environmental health hazards, including public complaints and inquires on environmental, housing services or health matters.
| 15% |
- Participates in program development, implementation, coordination and support; may facilitate multidisciplinary and/or interagency teams.
| 10% |
- Provides information, interpretation, technical assistance and regulatory compliance advice to industry, the public and other agencies for environmental codes, regulations and policies.
| 10% |
- Coordinates/facilitates public health and housing rehabilitation/Weatherization services and activities with higher level environmental investigators, agencies and jurisdictions.
| 10% |
- Creates, maintains, updates and uses computerized data management systems.
| 10% |
- Coordinates, budgets and supervises project completion as well as contract management.
| 10% |
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES |
This position reviews, edits and provides recommendations on matters involving departmental budget, project level budget and team budget. |
PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES |
Provides project resource allocation based on pre-approved resources on matters involving organizational development, quality assurance projects, technology projects and capital development projects. |
ORAL COMMUNICATION DUTIES |
This position trains colleagues, explains County procedures or processes, negotiates and persuades and conducts meetings. |
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION DUTIES |
This position creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails, procedures, formal letters, press releases, proposals and grants, reports and spreadsheets. |
INTERACTIONS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC |
Interacts regularly with internal coworkers and other departmental personnel over the telephone, by email, and/or in person. Incidental contact with the public may occur as part of the work location. |
INTERACTIONS SPECIFICALLY WITH CUSTOMERS |
Always (More than 85% in a year) |
Minimum Education/Directly Related Experience Required
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED |
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health or Public Health Administration or related field. |
MINIMUM YEARS OF DIRECTLY RELATED EXPERIENCE REQUIRED |
Five (5) years directly related experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. |
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS REQUIRED/PREFERRED |
National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) 100 certification, Arizona Licensure as a Registered Sanitarian, National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) 300 certification. OSHA 30, Weatherization certifications, Lead RRP Training, Construction-related and Building Science certifications.
Certification as a Lead Inspector or Lead Risk Assessor in accordance with the EPA Lead-Based Paint Activities Rule (40 CFR Part 745) and HUD Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35), or the ability to obtain such certification within twelve (12) months of assignment to the position. Certification may be required to conduct lead-based paint inspections, risk assessments, dust wipe sampling, clearance testing and other lead hazard evaluation activities associated with federally funded Lead Hazard Reduction programs.
Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License. |
Supplemental Information
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED |
Home health and safety, including hazardous materials (handling and disposal), public safety regulations, public health management and environmental health sciences; construction standards, RRP Lead standards, OSHA standards, environmental health sciences, State Historical Preservation Office requirements.
Lead-based paint hazards and lead safe work practices; residential environmental health hazards; housing health and safety standards; HUD Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35); EPA Lead-Based Paint Activities and Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) regulations (40 CFR Part 745); environmental sampling methods including dust wipe sampling and clearance testing; healthy homes principles and weatherization and residential energy efficiency program standards associated with the Arizona Department of Housing and U.S. Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). |
SKILLS REQUIRED |
Analytical thinking; analytical writing; customer service; analyzing training needs; developing training strategies; problem solving; analyzing operations and quality control analysis; project management; budgeting; contract management. |
ABILITIES REQUIRED |
Solve problems using inductive reasoning; categorize and group data; make sense of multiple information; maintain mental response and quickness; read and write at professional level. |
PHYSICAL DEMANDS |
- Occasionally stands to present; routinely stands to attend to customers.
- Regularly sits to complete report and to complete a program; rarely sits to operate special equipment and to attend to reception areas; occasionally sits to attend to other duties.
- May be required to lift work related materials or equipment up to 75 lbs.
- Rarely requires dexterity for special gadgets and special machines; constantly requires dexterity for keyboard operation.
- Incumbents in this position may be required to walk to and from work sites, bend, stoop, crawl, kneel and twist.
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WORK ENVIRONMENT |
Incumbents in this position constantly spends time in office environment and in field when conducting health inspections; spends time in lobby environment; client homes; spends time in classroom(s); and routinely spends time in outdoor areas. |
SAFETY RISK EXPOSURE |
Incumbents in this position may become exposed to telephone verbal abuse by customers or citizens; individuals with high level of emotional distress; physical danger; mechanical hazards; chemical hazards; electrical hazards; bloodborne pathogens; communicable diseases; biological hazards; fire hazards; respiratory hazards and extreme temperature.
Incumbents may also be exposed to environmental hazards associated with residential inspections and construction environments, including occasional exposure to lead-based paint, dust and particulates, confined spaces such as crawlspaces and attics, construction debris and other hazards encountered during lead hazard control, environmental sampling or weatherization/rehabilitation activities. |
PROTECTIVE GEAR & SAFETY MANUALS |
Incumbents in this position are required to constantly follow written safety procedures and manuals relevant to the division or department. Regularly requires the utilization of biosafety gear and occasionally requires eye protection devices. |
CONSEQUENCES OF ERROR |
Potential errors can result in unfavorable public perceptions and legal ramifications. |
