Environmental Health Specialist Senior - Public Water

About This Role

Protecting public health by ensuring safe drinking water for citizens is the core mission of this senior environmental health specialist role, which focuses on providing oversight for groundwater waterworks. The position is based in the Danville Field Office, which serves a rural area, and involves ensuring compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight for groundwater waterworks in an assigned geographic area within the Danville Field Office
• Initiate and monitor inspections to ensure continued compliance with state and federal safe drinking water regulations

Requirements

• Working knowledge of biology, microbiology, chemistry, and math
• Knowledge of technology associated with the provision of drinking water
• Experience in expressing facts clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Experience in effectively communicating (written/verbal) in English and presenting at public meetings
• Experience in reading and interpreting law, regulations, policies, and technical documents

Nice to have:

• Licensure as a waterworks operator
• Previous experience with water-related regulation

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan)
• Sick, family/personal, and annual leave

Important Details

• Closing at: June 25, 2026 - 23:55 EDT

Application Process

• Submit applications online; faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered
• Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date
• Include relevant work history in applications and/or resumes to indicate qualifications for this position
• Answer supplemental questions comprehensively, referencing pertinent knowledge, skills, abilities, and previous experience related to the position
• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check, and E-Verify
• Other financial, credit, driving, background checks, or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions
• If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), submit the card before the closing date for this position (it may be submitted with the state application as an attachment)