On-Site Sewage (OSS) Permitting - Health & Environmental Investigator IV

Are you interested in improving environmental health by ensuring that on-site sewage systems (OSS) are designed and installed to provide effective treatment that protects people and the environment?

This position is a unique opportunity within the Environmental Health Services (EHS) Division of Public Health – Seattle & King County to serve with Local Health Officer authority to implement the OSS Program. You will also lead a highly skilled team of professional sanitarians to implement King County Board of Health Title 13 On-Site Sewage code to support new development, replacement systems, and ensure the 85,000 on site systems in King County are safe.

This position reports to the Community Environmental Health (CEH) Section Manager.

Through the work of over 190 dedicated employees, the Environmental Health Services Division promotes healthy and equitable environmental conditions and prevents disease through sanitation, safe food, air, and water, and reduction of exposure to hazardous materials. In addition to permitting and inspecting public pools, spas, pet businesses, plumbing installations, on-site septic systems, and solid waste facilities, the division also works in partnership with community to address unhealthy environmental conditions and leads the department’s climate change efforts.

Our vision is healthy, safe, and vibrant communities that are free of health disparities based on race, gender, or economic status.

The Division’s core values include equity and social justice, integrity, community service, collaboration, a supportive work culture, and learning from each other and the communities we serve. To learn more, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

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This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months.

• Seven (7) years of working knowledge of and experience in environmental health – Onsite Sewage Systems technical, regulatory, administrative, and policy issues and operation and maintenance practices of onsite sewage systems OR equivalent education/experience.
• Registered Sanitarian OR ability to obtain registration within 6 months of hire.
• Mature and developed understanding of personnel dynamics including conflict resolution, inclusiveness, transparency, employee recognition, and team building.
• Strong listening skills harness staff talent, build program resiliency, efficiency and staff excellence.
• Good governance / Customer service. Providing a value-added experience.
• Partnership and Collaboration. Ability to build and sustain partnerships to advance program goals. Demonstrated skill in coordinating with industry contractors, local government partners, and property owners on code and code interpretation, and…