Title: Environmental Health Technical Specialist

State Role Title: Environmental Specialist I

Hiring Range: 54,000-60,481

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: NORFOLK HQ

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This is a restricted position, which is solely funded by the Public Water Supply Supervision Grant, for a fiscal year period ending June 30, 2025, but renewable annually. The availability of funding is scheduled for review before the grant expiration date and periodically thereafter. Continued employment is contingent on the continued availability of funds.

The Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water (ODW) is seeking an Environmental Health Technical Specialist to act as the non-community waterworks program supervisor of the Southeast Field Office (located in Norfolk)! This is an exciting opportunity Virginia to have an immediate impact at an office filled with passionate public professionals dedicated to ensuring Virginians are provided with health safe and reliable drinking water.

The service area is a mix of rural, suburban, and urban areas. Localities served include the counties of Accomack, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Northampton, Gloucester, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, and York, and the cities Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Franklin, Hampton, of Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Hopewell, Beach, and Williamsburg. There are a variety of sizes and types of waterworks in the service area, including small groundwater systems and large, complex municipal systems with advanced treatment technologies.

Under Section 32.1-167-176 of the Code of Virginia and the Federal Drinking Water Act, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is required Safe to provide safe drinking water regulations. This position surveillance and sanitary surveys; reviews operating reports; performs investigates consumer complaints. The incumbent will prepare notices of violation and initiate enforcement actions. Technical aspects of alleged the job include managing databases, chemical analyses review, and technical assistance and training to waterworks owners and operators. providing The position will also serve as the non-community waterworks supervisor and subject matter expert for the Southeast Virginia program Field Office.

Join a team of professionals committed to protecting public associated with treatment and delivery of drinking water to the health citizens of the Commonwealth.
The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401 medical, a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick,family/personal, and annual leave!

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of drinking water regulations, project management, and
knowledge of technology associated with provision of drinking water.
• Ability to perform independent research, develop analytical results from independent
data sources.
• Present information clearly and directly to both technical and public audiences.
• Interpret, evaluate, and communicate federal and state regulations.
• Experience working with stakeholders (Technical Assistance providers or small
waterworks).
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to interpret technical documents.

Additional Considerations

• Working knowledge of chemistry, biology, microbiology, and math.

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.
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!
Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.

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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.