Environmental Health Specialist IV

This is a Department of Environmental Health exclusive recruitment.

The County of Riverside has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Health Specialist - Level IV, located in the Hemet Office.

The Environmental Health Specialist - Level IV conducts the most comprehensive and complex assignments, inspections and investigations involved with the planning and enforcement of federal, state, and local environmental health laws, codes, and regulations.

The selected candidate must be able to navigate both on the professional and retail level as you will be advising facility managers and property owners regarding conformance and compliance.

You will also need to successfully navigate a large enterprise environment while performing lead duties over staff.

An Environmental Health Specialist - Level IV must also have a high degree of technical proficiency and must exercise a significant level of initiative and independent judgment within defined technical and procedural limits on a daily basis as this position requires, on frequent occasions, working nights, weekends and holidays.

Meet the Team!

The Riverside County Department of Environmental Health is a multifaceted department dedicated to protecting the health of people and the environment in Riverside County.

Their mission, "to enhance the quality of life in Riverside County," is accomplished through a dedicated staff of professionals including licensed and/or certified inspectors overseeing and enforcing numerous programs, from food facility inspections to hazardous waste designed to protect both the public and the environment.• Assist the program supervisor with the supervision and training of staff.

• Advise on methods and techniques applied, to environmental health and safety; review completed assignments and assist in the more difficult and sensitive investigations and enforcement activities.

• Initiate hearings for suspension/revocation of permits; serve as hearing officer.

• Perform administrative studies of environmental laws and ordinances by comparing federal, state, and local codes in a specific program area to determine their impact on environmental health programs and operating methods.

• Determine training needs through investigation, consultation, and evaluation of requests; develop and recommend programs to meet these needs.

• Prepare inspection reports, legal notices, citations, notices of violations, and other investigative reports for the enforcement of environmental health laws and regulations.

• Issue official notices of corrective action and abatement; make follow-up investigations to ensure compliance.

• Organize, coordinate, or lead conferences; make outside speaking engagements and serve on professional committees; observe and evaluate the effectiveness of staff serving as instructors: oversee training of existing and newly hired staff.

• Establish contacts with local colleges and universities to orient, encourage, and counsel graduates ...