Title: Environmental Specialist Senior - Public Water

State Role Title: Environmental Specialist I

Hiring Range: $51,401.00 - $60,952.00

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: Dept of Health

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH), Office of Drinking Water (ODW), is seeking an Environmental Health Specialist, Senior to join the Richmond Field Office team! This position is located in downtown Richmond and will assist in ensuring safe drinking water for citizens in the Richmond Field Office service area. If you like city living or if you like a more rural setting, the Richmond area has it all!

The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure safe drinking water to several counties in the Richmond Field Office service area (District 17). The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has “primacy” or primary enforcement authority for implementing and enforcing the federal drinking water regulations. These functions are initiated and monitored by the inspectors assigned to various regions and are of critical importance to sustaining a program of inspections to ensure continued compliance with state and federal regulations.

Critical duties include:
(1) Conducting inspections and sanitary surveys of groundwater source waterworks
(2) Interpreting federal and state regulations applicable to waterworks’ owners and operators
(3) Providing guidance to owners and operators to ensure they achieve compliance with health and safety standards
(4) Providing assistance to help waterworks return to compliance in cases where they violate the drinking water standards
(5) Training operators in the operation and maintenance of waterworks; and
(6) Providing information about drinking water quality to the public.

Join a team of professionals committed to protecting public health associated with treatment and delivery of drinking water to the citizens of the Commonwealth.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Minimum Qualifications

· Working knowledge of biology, microbiology, chemistry, and math
· Knowledge of technology associated with provision of drinking water
· Experience in expressing facts clearly, verbally and in writing, and to present at public meetings
· Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating technical information with others and preparing thorough and accurate reports and documentation of regulatory activities
· Experience in analyzing information and data and to make recommendations for corrective actions and compliance
· Demonstrated experience in interpreting complex federal, state and local laws, policies, regulations, and technical documents
· A valid State Driver’s License is required to operate a state vehicle or if operating a personal vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the agency.

Additional Considerations

• Licensure as a Waterworks Operator by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
· Experience in the provision of drinking water and related activities in the areas of enforcement and compliance

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.

Contact Information

Name: Marquise KImble

Phone: N/A

Email: marquise.kimble@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.