Salary: $58,718.40 – $75,524.80 Annually
Closing: 7/4/2021 11:59 PM Pacific

See full job details at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tpchd/jobs/3127902/environmental-health-specialist-i-ii-surface-water

Some of what you’ll do: 
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate a social marketing campaign for Lake Tapps watershed residents to reduce nutrient pollution (TappsWise).
  • Maintain, coordinate, and build partnerships with community leaders and groups.
  • Provide education and outreach to the Lake Tapps watershed residents and other groups including writing of newspaper articles and press releases, advertising of workshops through social and print media, booking of speakers and workshop locations, and developing of workshop presentations and handouts. 
  • Exhibit creativity in strategies to engage the community in nutrient reduction to the lake.
  • Assist with QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) of field data collected through collector app and lab data.
  • Assist in sampling for various surface water grants.
  • Assist with Operations and Maintenance program management
  • Monitor for toxic algae at Lake Tapps.
  • Assist with water quality team meetings in the Pierce County Shellfish Protection Districts.
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What you bring to the table

  • Knowledge of environmental health principles and practices.
  • Knowledge of and the ability to apply math and science applications to environmental health work.
  • Skill in analyzing, compiling, recording, and assessing data.
  • Skill in planning and organizing work activities to meet established objectives.
  • Skill in communicating effectively within a sometimes stressful environment.
  • Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with tact, diplomacy, and sensitivity.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Knowledge of GIS (CountyViewWeb) preferred

 

Who should apply

A Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science with a minimum of 45 credit hours or 30 semester hours in the basic natural or physical sciences; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Possession of a Certificate of Registration as a Sanitarian within one year of appointment is highly desirable.
 

  • The Environmental Health Specialist I requires zero to two years experience.
  • The Environmental Health Specialist II requires a minimum of two years experience in an EHS I position or equivalent at time of hire and possession of a current Certificate of Registration as a Sanitarian (RS) or a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) is required within six months of hire.

*Candidates that meet qualifications for EHS II Salary range is $29.63 – $38.15/hourly

  • Ability to successfully pass a background investigation.
  • Possession of a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driver’s abstract is required prior to employment.

 

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Work Setting: 

  • Work is conducted outdoors with routine exposure to regular climatic changes, which may involve, heat, humidity, snow and rain.
  • When required to be in the office, your office will be set up to provide personal safety, including social distancing, screening, sanitation, disinfection, and masks.

Physical Demands:

  • Strength enough to lift, push, or pull field equipment weighing between 20-40 pounds.
  • Physical agility is required due to the rigorous nature of some of the fieldwork, i.e., walking continuously throughout the day on uneven ground and through wooded and brushy areas; climbing up and down stairs and hills; and crouching, stooping or bending repeatedly throughout the day in the course of conducting field investigations.

Tools and Equipment: (Provided by the Health Department)

  • Computer, telephone, agency vehicle, water sampling equipment, rubber boots, waders.

Travel

  • Extensive local or regional travel is required to conduct field investigations, attend meetings, conferences, and seminars.

Emergencies
When public health responds to an emergency you may be assigned duties that are outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.