Environmental Specialist Ii
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Healthcare
Public Health
Requisition No: 883449
Agency:
Department of Health
Working Title:
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II -
Pay Plan:
Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $42,590.86 to $44,720.40
Posting Closing Date: 10/16/2026
Total Compensation Estimator Tool DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - Open Competitive Your Specific ResponsibilitiesDo you enjoy the thought of making your community a better place to live and ensuring it is safe from environmental health threats? If so, an exciting opportunity awaits the right candidate to join a dynamic 10-member environmental health team passionately engaged in a variety of cutting-edge environmental health initiatives. You will have the opportunity to work within ten regulatory programs that includes Food, Biomedical Waste, Group Care, Swimming pools, mobile home parks and Ocean Sampling.
The position also offers an incredible learning/mentoring opportunity for those desiring a career in the environmental health sciences.
Reporting to the Facilities Program Consultant, environmental health threats are mitigated through conducting inspections and risk assessments in a variety of facilities. The ideal candidate would be someone passionate about environmental health causes and a desire to develop their scientific, regulatory, and public relations professional skills. The position is based in Daytona Beach, Florida. Most of your daily time will be spent out in the community interacting with the public and inspecting facilities.
Each day will also involve some office time for report writing, answering calls and processing inspection-related documents.
Volusia County is home to over 47 miles of beaches, including the world-famous Daytona Beach, and is one of the fastest growing counties within central Florida. Our offices are surrounded by over 52 miles of paved bicycling trails, over 50 miles of kayaking trails, and two first-magnitude springs, three universities, theatres, museums and a multitude of other cultural opportunities.
This position serves as an ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II and works under the general supervision of the ENVIRONMENTAL HLTH PRGRAM CONSULTANT-SES, position # conducting EH surveillance and inspection activities.This position performs work independently within general environmental health program areas. The incumbent serves on various programmatic teams led by Program Manager(s) and may be a member of ad hoc teams that deal with special projects. The position is based in the Daytona Beach office and is responsible for a geographic area within Volusia County.
Environmental Health Functions- Conducts inspections in the following primary programs areas:
- Public swimming pools/bathing places, Food Hygiene Facilities, Biomedical waste, Group Care Facilities, Tattoo, Geographic Information System mapping, mobile home parks, recreational vehicle parks and temporary campgrounds.
- Conducts complaint investigations of these facilities and of environmental sanitary nuisances.
- Enters inspections and permit findings into EHD database.
- Obtains samples or gathers demonstrative evidence as required.
- Maintains all records required in the proper performance of the above programs.
- Incumbent seeks compliance with all laws, rules, codes, regulations and ordinances applicable to these programs by following established legal policies and procedures.
- Initiates enforcement action by drafting notices of violation, notices of intended action or citations, provides testimony in legal cases and assists department legal staff with case preparation.
- Works primarily outdoors to perform inspections in a wide variety of environments.
- Completes assigned work and prepares reports of activities within required time frames.
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