Environmental Health Specialist- Onsite Wastewater

Harnett County Department of Public Health is seeking an Environmental Health Specialist for their Onsite Wastewater program. This employee is responsible for promoting public health through education, surveillance, consultation, inspection and enforcement of environmental health laws and regulations pertaining to onsite-wastewater disposal and inspection of food, lodging, institutional and other related facilities as mandated by the state.

• Performs on-site evaluations of proposed sites for individual dwellings, subdivisions, mobile home parks, and any other areas of development that are not served by public sanitary sewer systems.
• Issues improvement permits, authorization to construct systems, and operation permits upon required authorization.
• Collects water samples upon request and evaluates existing wells for construction compliance.
• Conducts on-site visits to establishments for the purposes of complaint investigations, pre-opening construction, permits, and educational reasons.
• Writes reports, letters and memorandums.

• Working knowledge of environmental health laws, rules, and procedures, as well as a complete understanding of the concepts of public health law.
• Knowledge of soil science, microbiology, biology, chemistry, food science, epidemiology, entomology, and basic engineering technology as applied to environmental health practices.
• Working knowledge of food sanitation, food borne diseases, communicable diseases, vector control, onsite sewage disposal, water supplies, solid waste management and institutional sanitation.
• General knowledge of community resources.
• Working knowledge of the responsibilities of other agencies involved in environmental health concerns.
• Working knowledge of the interrelationship between socio-economic factors and environmental health concerns.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and deal tactfully with a wide range of public contacts while enforcing public health laws and regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate degree from a program that is accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC); or, Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate degree in public health and one year of experience in the field of environmental health practice; or Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate degree with a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in the physical, biological, natural, life, or health sciences and one year of experience in the field of environmental health practice.

License or Certification Required – Must be eligible to meet the requirements for registration or license as an Environmental Health Specialist as outlined in Article 4, Chapter 90A of the NC General Statutes. Administering the Trainee Appointment
- Appointee must be eligible for registration and apply for registration as an Environmental Health Specialist Intern within 60 days of employment. Employee may remain registered as an Environmental Health Specialist Intern until registration as an Environmental Health Specialist or up to two years, whichever comes first. Special

Note:

This is a generalized representation of positions in this class and is not intended to identify essential functions per ADA.

Note:

This is a generalized representation of positions in this class and is not intended to identify essential functions per ADA.