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Environmental Health Specialist I – Site Hazard Assessment
Looking to put your knowledge of drug lab contaminated properties, hazardous waste investigations, and underground storage tanks in high gear? Join our action-oriented, highly professional Environmental Health Division team as an Environmental Health Specialist I.
This is an entry-level professional classification located in the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and is under the direction of an immediate supervisor.
Some of what you’ll do:
- Conducting field and office reviews of plan applications including but not limited to underground storage tanks, clandestine drug labs, and other hazardous substance releases to the environment for compliance.
- Collecting and interpreting data from field locations, e.g., water, soil and drug lab swipe samples.
- Inspecting, monitoring and evaluating industries and facilities for compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Investigating hazardous substance releases to the environment.
- Enforcing rules and regulations regarding the investigation, remediation and reporting of hazardous substance releases.
- Working with industry professionals to determine efficient and effective remediation methodologies.
- Composing reports and correspondence.
- Assisting in drafting and implementing codes and ordinances.
- Educating the public on environmental health issues, regulations, and policies.
- The operation of various office and field equipment is used to facilitate the analysis of field testing and the composition of statistical, narrative and graphical reports, e.g., personal computers with various software packages, and field equipment for hazardous materials or chemical analysis, etc.
Environmental Health Specialist I – Water Resources
Looking to put your knowledge of environmental health, water quality and drinking water in high gear? Join our action-oriented, highly professional team as an Environmental Health Specialist I in the Water Resources Program.
This is an entry-level professional classification located in the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and is under the direction of an immediate supervisor.
Some of what you’ll do:
- Monitor, regulate, and provide oversight to Group B and Group A public water systems in Pierce County.
- Conduct inspections of public water systems, including monitoring and evaluating the water system for deficiencies and compliance, addressing complaints, and providing technical assistance.
- Review permit applications to ensure water system adequacy.
- Provide education and outreach to water system managers and the public.
- Determine, evaluate, and assess water adequacy for land development, based on water quality, quantity, and compliance with state and local regulations.
- Respond to inquiries, complaints, as well as explain drinking water regulatory requirements to consultants, engineers, other state and local agencies, land use professionals and the general public.
- Respond to and investigate reported water borne illnesses.
- Compose reports and correspondence.
- Assist in implementing codes and ordinances.
- Monitor lakes for toxic algae
- Conduct marine bio-toxin monitoring
- Sample swimming beaches for fecal indicator bacteria
- Identify and correct sources of water pollution in shellfish areas
- Educate the public on environmental health issues, regulations and policies.
- The operation of various office and field equipment is used to facilitate the analysis of field testing and the composition of statistical, narrative and graphical reports, e.g., personal computers with various software packages, and field equipment for chemical analysis, etc.