Environmental Health Inspector - Consumer Protection San Francisco Department of Publi

Environmental Health Inspector – Consumer Protection (6120) – San Francisco Department of Public Health

Location:

San Francisco, CA

Salary: $130,962 – $159,094 annually

Application Opening:
November 7, 2025

Final date to receive applications:
Continuous

Recruitment ‑6120 [REF
58141O]

Appointment Type:
Permanent Civil Service

Schedule:

Full‑time, Entry level

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values diversity. All employees work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. The Population Health Division provides core public health services: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response.

Under direction, the inspector conducts inspections of housing, industrial plants and premises, solid waste facilities and vehicles, noise sources, food facilities, and public health and safety hazards to enforce laws, ordinances and regulations, recommend actions, issue citations, prepare reports, implement programs, and perform related duties.

• Enforce health, housing, planning, and air pollution codes, State health and safety regulations, and local ordinances.
• Investigate complaints, abate violations, coordinate with city departments, appear as witness, and testify in court.
• Conduct complaint inspections of dwellings, hotels, apartments, and commercial buildings; assess sanitation, maintenance, safety, and code compliance; make follow‑up inspections and recommendations for condemnation or vacation.
• Inspect noise sources, issue violations, recommend corrective action, and prepare cases for the Variance Board.
• Inspect food and drink establishments, detect violations, order corrections, advise operators, obtain product samples, and conduct foodborne illness investigations; appear at hearings and prepare related notices.
• Conduct miscellaneous inspections (laundry, ambulatory homes, animal boarding, refuse removal disputes, infestations, mosquito complaints, swimming pool plans, water supply permits, backflow prevention).
• Perform other special duties as required (sanitation surveys, hazardous materials sampling, recreational water facilities, reclaimed waters, meetings, and educational conferences).

• Licensed or qualified as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) issued by the State of California Department of Public Health Services.
• Valid California driver’s license.
• Applicants must clearly state how they meet the minimum qualifications and may be required to submit verification.

Only applicants certified in California qualify. Include your California REHS number with your application or upload a copy of your certificate.

Training and Experience Evaluation (Weight: 100 %). Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will complete a training and experience evaluation to assess knowledge, skills, and abilities. A passing score places applicants on the confidential eligible list for up to 12 months.

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department.

Applications are accepted only through the online process .gov. Contact the analyst, David Chalk, lk or (628) 271‑6702 for questions.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants are considered regardless of sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military, veteran status, or other protected categories.