Title:  Environmental Health Supervisor (Consumer Protection)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF JOB:

The Environmental Health (EH) Supervisor ensures compliance with EH laws, rules, and regulations as stipulated by the County Health Department and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). This role has day-to-day supervisory accountabilities for assigned positions, employees, and program operational activities.

DUTIES:

Supervisor

• Effectively supervises Program personnel, including the assignment and review of individual work, team projects, and program process. Assists in the selection and hiring of Program staff. Coaches, mentors, and evaluates professional staff performance in a productive, positive manner; and supports skills, personal and career development within the team. Implements disciplinary corrective actions, when necessary, in conjunction with the Environmental Health Manager and Human Resources.
• Oversees staff who conduct inspections, plan reviews, and permitting of regulated program activities.
• Develops and conducts training programs for staff and educational programs for community outreach.
• Instructs staff in the methods, techniques, and procedures utilized in investigation, analysis, evaluation, application, and enforcement of applicable standards.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with Program staff, Department teams, and other Arapahoe County employees, representatives of other agencies and organizations, and members of the community.
• In coordination with Human Resources, position acts with compliance of County’s guidelines for employees.

Program Day-to-Day Operations

• Supervises the daily operation and administration of the program.
• Develops, evaluates, interprets, and maintains standard operating procedures for the applicable program. In coordination with the EH Manager, recommends process improvements and assists with implementation actions. Provides supervision and guidance on procedures for program staff, regulated industry, and members of the public.
• May support staff with inspections, plan reviews, permitting and other program activities. Reviews inspection and investigation reports to ensure overall quality.
• Collaborates and conducts outreach with local community groups, local health departments, and governmental agencies in applicable program matters and to provide technical program information and direction to interpret laws, regulations, and policies. Represents the Department in professional organizations and events.
• Proficiently conducts specialized programs, projects, and research that supports the program.
• Maintains working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulations and procedures, and enforcement and legal processes and procedures related to the program. Oversees administrative processes to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures.
• Initiates and monitors pending enforcement actions taken by the Department. Supervises and participates in gathering evidence and case preparation, testifies at hearings, and other proceedings.
• Participates in tracking legislative bills related to the program. Participates in appropriate local and state policy and regulatory stakeholder processes.
• Assists in the development and supervision of the program budget. Recommends program expenditures. Provides oversight of fiscal/budgetary issues and well as programmatic details in administration of grants and/or contracts associated with the program. Research grants to support targeted funding opportunities.
• Incorporates accessibility, equity, and environmental justice concepts into Environmental Health programs and services.

REQUIREMENTS:

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Responds, as required, to support public health emergencies, incidents, and events. Employee participates in all exercises and drills on emergency preparedness and response, as required. Completes trainings identified as appropriate for this level employee and initiates corrective actions and responses pursuant to Federal, State, and Local laws, statutes, and regulations.

Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Relates well to all kinds of people, builds rapport, and establishes trust and confidence.
• Ability to communicate effectively, including delivering hard messages sensitively and compassionately.
• Requires a well-developed knowledge of the principles, techniques, practices, and procedures related to environmental health.

Behavioral Competencies (these are required for all positions at ACG):

• Accountability
• Accessibility
• Inclusivity
• Integrity

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental health, public health, public administration, or a related field.
• Six years’ progressive experience in environmental health performing technical tasks in the investigation of environmental health conditions or equivalent experience elsewhere.
• Any equivalent combination of education and work experience that satisfy the requirements of the job will be considered.
• Professional Qualifications: Requires an approved industry specific credential or certification, or registration as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). Credentials or certifications in must be obtained within one (1) year of employment. Continuing Education (CE) hours must be maintained in accordance with the credential or  certification. Documentation of certification or credential in good standing must be provided upon request.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental health, public health, public administration, or a related field.

Pre-Employment Additional Requirements:

• Must successfully pass pre-employment testing which includes an acceptable motor vehicle record (MVR) and background check.
• Possession of a valid Class “R” Colorado Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one within two weeks of appointment.

Post-Employment Requirements:

• This position requires reliable transportation and the ability to operate motor vehicles.
• Must work on-call rotation for urgent business hours/after-hours calls related to Environmental Health.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is generally conducted within various indoor and outdoor worksites.
• May require work in industrial and construction areas.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

 The following are some of the physical demands commonly associated with this position.

• Spends 50% of the time sitting and 50% of the time either standing or walking.
• Requires ability to lift, carry, pull, or push equipment occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Requires the ability to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions and ability to walk and navigate on all types of terrain.
• Occasionally climbs, stoops, kneels, balances, reaches, crawls and crouches while performing office or work duties.
• Requires the sufficient hearing and speech ability to communicate verbally in response to inquiries, complaints, and to speak to large groups of people in an educational presentation.
• Requires manual dexterity to operate computer equipment and test equipment.
• Requires color vision to distinguish titration/chemical reaction to color changes. Requires correctable vision to observe sampling activities and conduct investigations of health situations.
• Incumbent experiences occasional exposures to disease, blood borne pathogens, toxic compounds, pesticides, gases, and fumes.
• This role may require wearing of PPE (personal protective equipment) on construction sites and in other hazardous environments when necessary, including protective clothing, hard hat, safety goggles/glasses, and closed toed, slip-resistant shoes. Must demonstrate knowledge of and proficiency in use of PPE.

Definitions:

• Occasionally: Activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.
• Frequently: Activity exists between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time.
• Constantly: Activity exists more than 2/3 of the time.