Environmental Health Specialist IV - Hazardous Materials​/Certified Unified Program Agency; CUPA

Environmental Health Program Lead

Be part of something amazing. The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package: general salary increase, educational incentive, bilingual incentive, flexible workweek/telework schedule, sick leave, vacation accrual, vacation redemption, deferred compensation, health insurance, dental and vision, flexible spending accounts, pension plan, holidays, additional benefits.

Ventura County is located on California's "Gold Coast," about 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 20 miles southeast of Santa Barbara. Residents enjoy rolling hills and wide ocean views in a nearly perfect Mediterranean climate, with an average annual temperature of 74.2 degrees. The beautiful scenery and pleasant weather, along with a high quality of life, are the main reasons why our residents choose to call Ventura County "home."

The primary goal of the Resource Management Agency (RMA) is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public through administration and enforcement of County ordinances, Board policy, and state and federal laws regarding land use, and commercial and environmental regulation. RMA includes five divisions:
Environmental Health, Planning, Building & Safety, Code Compliance, and Operations/GIS. RMA recognizes the value of having a diverse and inclusive workforce at all levels of our agency to best serve our clients and be representative of the community we serve and is committed to being an active participant in removing barriers to ensure equitable access and opportunities for success. The agency is dedicated to attracting, hiring, developing, retaining and valuing quality employees fully empowered to protect everyone's health, safety, and the environment, and committed to providing excellent customer service through the efficient, accurate, and consistent application of laws, ordinances, regulations, and policies.

The mission of the Environmental Health Division (EHD) is to protect public health and the environment by ensuring conformance with State laws and County ordinances pertaining to the following programs: food protection, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, onsite wastewater treatment systems, land use, medical waste, ocean water quality monitoring, recreational health, solid waste, underground storage tanks, and vector control.

The position:
Under general direction, performs progressively complex professional environment health activities within the Environmental Health Division's CUPA Program involving investigation, inspection, data collection and analysis, enforcement action, report preparation and public contact; assists in environmental health program administration; and performs related duties as required. The ideal candidate will be able to act as a project team leader and program coordinator; able to work with a diverse group of stakeholders in challenging situations with a high degree of tact and diplomacy;

be innovative and enthusiastic; and have strong communication and interpersonal skills. This person will also be highly motivated; self-directed and possess strong organizational skills; be able to identify and solve problems; interpret and administer various laws, regulations and ordinances, and exercise good judgment.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary, Extra Help, Intermittent, and Fixed-Term) vacancies for this position and similar positions within the Resource Management Agency. There are currently two (2) Regular vacancies within the Environmental Health Division, Hazardous Materials/CUPA Program, specifically program lead positions in the following areas:
Hazardous Waste and the California Accidental Release Program (CalARP) Above ground storage tanks (APSA) and Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP)

Tentative schedule:
Opening date:
Monday, March 23, 2026 Closing date:
Continuous (Previously: Friday, April 10, 2026)

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Performs inspections of various facilities and properties to determine conformance with applicable hazardous materials and hazardous waste federal, state and local laws and regulations. Serves as the program team leaders and coordinator for one or more programs. Acting as the subject matter expert and primary trainer for each assigned program. Researches, compiles, synthesizes, analyzes, and interprets information and data necessary to meet environmental health objectives.

Prepares written reports and makes recommendations for completion of environmental health projects. Coordinates environmental health projects, defines problems and alternative solutions, and sets objectives. Conducts field investigations of various sites to have first-hand knowledge of the location under study. Coordinates and/or negotiates with other individuals, developers, groups, sections, divisions, departments and agencies on various technical or legal aspects of environmental programs,…