ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

About the role

The main purpose of this full-time Environmental Health Specialist Program Supervisor position is to assist in promoting all aspects of Environmental Health while enforcing all applicable State and Local Environmental Health laws and regulations. The EHS Program Supervisor will monitor and engage with the delegated programs from the Maryland Department of Health to the Talbot county Health Department's Office of Environmental Health.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and engage with delegated programs including Well Program, Land Development Programs, On‑Site Sewage Disposal Systems, Building Permits Program, and Open Burning Program.
• Ensure compliance with environmental health laws and regulations through inspections and investigations.
• Assist in promoting all aspects of Environmental Health.

Requirements

Education: Determined by the Maryland Board of Environmental Health Specialists under the licensing requirements for Environmental Health Specialists.

Experience: Three years of experience performing inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with environmental health laws and regulations, including one year in a supervisory capacity.

Notes: Candidates may substitute possession of a Master of Public Health or Master of Science degree from an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Environmental Engineering classifications or Environmental Engineering specialty codes in the Engineering and Natural Resources field of work on a year‑for‑year basis for the required experience.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess and maintain a current license as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist from the Maryland Board of Environmental Health Specialists. Employees assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle must possess a valid Maryland motor vehicle operator's license.

Skills

• Advanced experience with Maryland environmental health codes (COMAR 26.04.02, 26.04.03, 26.04.04, and 26.11.07).
• Strong proficiency in USDA soil classifications, Munsell Color Chart identification, redoximorphic feature evaluation, and Coastal Plain hydrogeology/aquifer systems.
• Proven experience leading and supervising environmental health staff, managing workload delegation, conducting performance evaluations (PEP), developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and de‑escalating complex regulatory or enforcement conflicts with property owners, applicants, and local officials.