Title: Environmental Health Coordinator

State Role Title: Environmental Specialist I

Hiring Range: $79,000-$85,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: SHELLFISH SANITATION DIVISION

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This Shoreline Survey Program Coordinator position is an opportunity for a well-qualified, motivated individual with a focus on leadership, project management, environmental quality and public health. It is based out of one of the Division of Shellfish Safety and Waterborne Hazards field offices in Accomac, Kilmarnock and Norfolk, VA.

The Environmental Health Coordinator provides expert technical consultation to regulated businesses and agency field staff in assigned program areas. May provide consultation and liaison assistance to field units in designated regions. Interprets and applies environmental laws, regulations, policies and procedures to determine compliance and reduce risks to the public’s health in shoreline surveys of shellfish growing areas. Serves primarily as a leader or supervisor for a specific environmental program agency wide.

The Shoreline Survey Program Coordinator will work closely with VDH DSSWH staff, external stakeholders, and cross-state agencies to ensure that all shoreline survey work complies with most recent national standards and regulatory requirements. Duties include technical expertise and program management; training and standardization; and data management and analysis, through
coordination with field, lab and classification staff, quality assurance and subject matter expertise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience providing effective technical consultation to the public and agency staff.
• Considerable knowledge of instructional design, adult learning principles, needs assessment, evaluation methodologies, and training administration.
• Considerable knowledge and experience in the principles and methods of environmental health and the National Shellfish Sanitary Program.
• Advanced skills in data management, database oversight, data quality assurance (QA) techniques, and data analysis.
• Demonstration of strong collaborative skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver clear reports and presentations, and communicate effectively in writing and speech.
• Experience developing training, SOPs, job aids, or regulatory policies that ensure compliance and consistent program implementation.
• Working understanding of onsite sewage systems, wastewater treatment plants, sanitary and stormwater conveyance network’s function and relation to water quality.
• Extensive working experience of Geographic Information System software, including ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, Field Maps and Survey123. Applicants should have experience building and using maps in the field and managing data with
multiple users and stakeholders.
• Experience conducting shoreline surveys or related field investigations to identify, assess, and document actual or potential pollution sources impacting the environment.

Additional Considerations

• Relevant project management experience working both independently
and as part of a team.
• The responsibilities require a working knowledge of: experimental design; hypothesis testing; project coordination; quality assurance/control principles and techniques; technical writing; Federal/State laws and regulations; microbiological collections and laboratory analyses.
• Experience in trailering, launching, landing, maneuvering, and piloting of outboard
powered boats.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.
As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Isis Romero

Phone: (804) 864-7000

Email: isis.romero@vdh.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.