Title: Environmental Health Specialist Consultant - Public Water

State Role Title: Environmental Specialist II

Hiring Range: $66,837 - $79,716

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: Dept of Health

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position is within the Division of Training, Capacity Development, and Outreach, which is a Central Office program that focuses on deployment of resources, training and assistance to the regulated community for obtaining and/or maintaining technical, managerial, and financial capacity necessary to comply with federal, state, and local laws and VDH policies and procedures. Duties include the following: develops and deploys resources, training, and assistance to assist Transient Non-Community (TNC) and for-profit Non-Transient Non-Community (NTNC) waterworks ("waterworks"); ensures waterworks obtain and maintain technical, managerial, and financial capacity; helps ensure compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations and VDH policies and procedures; provides technical support, project planning, and consultation to implement the Office of Drinking Water's mission; improves timeliness of the permitting process; provides presentations to and builds relationships with the public, VDH staff, and technical assistance providers; reviews technical, managerial and financial documentation; develops meaningful metrics; and supports field offices.

Minimum Qualifications

Working knowledge of biology, microbiology, chemistry, and math

Knowledge of technology associated with provision of drinking water

Ability to use computers for word processing and data management

Excellent communications skills in English in writing, orally, interpersonally, and before groups and public meetings

Experience in determining compliance and enforcement actions

Ability to read, interpret, and communicate law, regulations, policies, and technical documents.

Working knowledge of drinking water regulations and knowledge of technologies associated with provision of drinking water.

Additional Considerations

Ability to manage a regulatory program

Experience in data analysis, data mining, business analysis, data management, or similar.

Ability to work with stakeholders (e.g. technical assistance providers)

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: 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.