Environmental Specialist IV

Environmental Specialist IV

Environmental Specialist IV is the supervisory/advanced practitioner level in the series. Under direction, incumbents have first‑line supervisory duties for a team of scientific, professional and technical staff. Duties include arranging, directing, prioritizing, reviewing, and evaluating the unit’s processes and final products as well as administering line personnel functions.

Some positions have advanced practitioner responsibilities requiring a professional certification or registration designated by law and/or have indirect supervisory responsibilities over the final outputs and products rather than direct supervision of staff or processes. These positions require the consistent application of scientific expertise above the advanced journey level.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a major in health science, public health, natural science, physical science, environmental science, or a related field.
• Two years of advanced‑journey level professional experience in environmental regulation, analysis, environmental research, conducting a monitoring or surveillance program, and/or providing lead direction for a multi‑disciplinary staff performing duties and responsibilities equivalent to the Environmental Specialist III class in Sacramento County service.
• OR four years of professional experience in environmental inspections, enforcement, regulation, analysis, and/or research performing journey level duties and responsibilities equivalent to the Environmental Specialist (Level II) class in Sacramento County service.
• Up to one year of the required education may be substituted by full‑time, or equivalent part‑time, experience similar to that described on the basis of 173.6 hours = 21.7 days = 1 work month = 3 semester or 4.5 quarter units.
• Possession of a Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in health science, public health, natural science, physical science, environmental science, business or public administration, or a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Employees granted status in the class of Senior Environmental Health Specialist and possessing split‑off rights as granted by the Civil Service Commission and Board of Supervisors via SRA #90‑85 may be appointed to Environmental Specialist IV positions, in accordance with County Personnel Policies and Procedures #C‑7, without appearing on the certification list.
• Applicants interested in Environmental Health positions are required to provide documentation of the Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS).
• If the word “experience” is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full‑time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part‑time paid experience may be accumulated and pro‑rated to meet the total experience requirements.
• If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.