Environmental Health Specialist II

Examples of Duties

Performs site evaluations and percolation testing for individual residential lots, subdivisions, and institutional/commercial properties to determine appropriate placement and construction criteria for onsite sewage disposal systems.

Reviews permit applications and plans for new construction and renovations of buildings for compliance with regulations pertaining to private well water supplies, onsite sewage disposal systems, asbestos, and solid waste management.

Conducts field inspections for onsite sewage disposal systems, wells, and solid waste processing facilities for compliance with county and state regulations.

Collections water and soil samples from private and public properties for chemical and bacteriological analyses.

Issues correction and violation notices and represents the department at administrative hearings for onsite sewage disposal system and solid waste regulatory compliance issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in one of the physical, environmental health, or biological sciences, engineering or agriculture
• Plus Registration as a licensed Environmental Health Specialist in the State of Maryland
• Plus Two years' experience working in environmental health (Education beyond a bachelor's degree in a physical, environmental health or biological science, engineering or agriculture may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.)

Skills

Knowledge of Federal, State, and local environmental health and protection laws and regulations.

Ability to conduct site evaluations, percolation testing, and inspections for onsite sewage disposal systems, wells, and solid waste processing facilities.

Ability to review permit applications and plans for compliance with environmental health and protection regulations.

Ability to collect and analyze water and soil samples for chemical and bacteriological analyses.

Ability to issue correction and violation notices and represent the department at administrative hearings.

Benefits

Salary Annual Salary review - Step increases may be granted on anniversary date based on satisfactory job performance
General Increases - Cost of living increases and adjustments may be granted as legislated.
Longevity Increases - In accordance with the specific pay schedule, a full-time merit or classified employee may receive a longevity increase, equivalent to one step, upon completion of a certain number of years of classified service with the County.

Pay

Schedule I, Grade 30, Regular Schedule: 35 hours per week.

Schedule

Regular Schedule: 35 hours per week.