Job Details

Environmental Health Supervising Sanitarian

• $64,762 - $74,968
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Pension Plan

Duties:

• Supervises Environmental Health sanitarians, technicians, and clerical staff; ensures proper training, evaluates performance, schedules work, and assigns tasks.
• Oversees and conducts inspections of food service establishments, schools, mobile home parks, campgrounds, and child and adult care facilities, as well as other sites of public health significance.
• Determines compliance with sanitation codes and applicable state and local public health laws; issues violations and recommends approval or denial of permits and licenses.
• Provides staff guidance in resolving complex compliance issues. Reviews inspection reports to ensure consistency and accuracy in findings, notices, and permits; prepares and submits activity reports.
• Develops and implements environmental health programs and procedures.
• Assists engineers, architects, and the public with environmental health concerns and recommends solutions to complex technical problems.
• Serves as an expert witness in environmental health matters and related legal actions.
• Acts as Environmental Health Services Manager in their absence.
• This description is intended to illustrate the type and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job. It may not be a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities required by a person so classified.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of environmental health, biological, chemical or physical sciences, or engineering and a minimum of four years of progressively more responsible experience in the environmental health field.

Special Requirements:

• Registration as a Sanitarian in the State of Michigan is required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license with access to a reliable vehicle throughout the course of employment.
• In times of a public health emergency, may be required to report for specialized assigned duties inside or outside of Berrien County.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Considerable knowledge of modern environmental health practices, techniques, and programs.
• Strong understanding of county and state laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations related to environmental health.
• Demonstrated ability to apply environmental health principles to complex public health issues.
• Skilled in enforcing environmental health regulations firmly and tactfully.
• Effective communicator with the ability to present and explain environmental health topics to both small and large audiences.
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues, partner organizations, agencies, and the public.