• Environmental Health Specialist

    Idaho Division of Human Resources (Driggs, ID)


    Environmental Health Specialist

     

    Posting Begin Date: 2025/10/22

     

    Posting End Date: 2025/11/02

     

    Category: Environmental Services

     

    Sub Category: Public Health

     

    Work Type: Full Time

     

    Minimum Salary: 23.91

     

    Maximum Salary: 26.30

     

    Pay Rate Type: Hourly

    Description

    Job Opportunity: Environmental Health Specialist

     

    Schedule:Full-time, Monday – Friday

     

    Eastern Idaho Public Health is seeking a dedicatedEnvironmental Health Specialistto join our team in Driggs, ID (Teton County). This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on public health and environmental safety in our community by ensuring compliance with environmental health regulations and protecting public well-being.

     

    General Information

     

    This role involves conducting professional environmental health inspections, assessing risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, providing guidance on environmental concerns, and coordinating remediation efforts.

    Work Conditions:

    + May involve exposure to extreme weather, physical hazards, infectious diseases, toxic substances, and hazardous materials.

    + Requires the ability to walk on uneven terrain, lift up to 50 pounds, and respond to environmental emergencies on a 24-hour basis.

    + Travel within the local public health district may be necessary.

    Principal Responsibilities

    + Apply knowledge of environmental and public health regulations to identify risks, enforce compliance, and recommend corrective actions.

    + Conduct inspections, surveys, and investigations of various facilities, including food establishments, water supplies, daycare centers, solid waste systems, sewage disposal sites, land developments, and recreational areas.

    + Collect and analyze environmental samples, operate testing equipment, and respond to public health emergencies.

    + Review and evaluate plans and specifications for food establishments, subdivisions, solid waste facilities, and water and sewage systems; issue permits accordingly.

    + Prepare reports, serve as an expert witness, and testify in hearings related to environmental health matters.

    + Provide technical guidance and educational resources to the public, industry professionals, and government officials regarding environmental laws and best practices.

    Duties

    + Inspect and evaluate environmental health conditions to ensure compliance with laws and standards.

    + Conduct surveys, assessments, and monitoring to determine limiting factors, issue permits, and recommend corrective actions.

    + Perform environmental testing and analyze results to detect pollution or contamination.

    + Enforce compliance through citations, embargoes, permit suspensions, and revocations.

    + Collaborate with local, state, and federal officials to develop and implement environmental policies and regulations.

    + Promote public awareness of environmental health laws and provide technical assistance to industries and consumers.

    + Analyze environmental assessments, policies, and regulations for potential impacts.

    + Respond to public health emergencies, including working extended shifts as needed.

    Minimum Qualifications

    + Bachelor’s degree in environmental health, health sciences, or any of the biological, physical, or environmental sciences OR completion of a college-level algebra course and 30 semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of college credit in basic science coursework, including sanitary or environmental engineering. Basic sciences include life, natural, physical, or health sciences.

    + Experience in and knowledge of public health regulations, including facility inspections and ordinance enforcement in one or more of the following areas:

    + Food safety

    + Sewage systems

    + Daycare facilities

    + Solid waste management

    + Public drinking water

    + Vector control

    + Valid driver’s license.

    Preferred Qualifications

    + Passed theNational Environmental Health Association (NEHA) credentialing exam.

     

    Benefits

    Eastern Idaho Public Health offers acomprehensive benefits package, including:

    + Medical/Vision/Prescription Insurance(PPO, Traditional, or High Deductible Plan with or without HSA) – Learn more at https://ogi.idaho.gov/ (http://www.example.com)

    + Dental Insurance

    + Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

    + Life Insurance(Employer-paid coverage equal to annual salary; additional voluntary coverage available)

    + Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI)– Learn more atwww.persi.idaho.gov

    + Paid Holidays(Currently 11 per year)

    + Accrued Sick Leave & Vacation Leave(Increases with longevity)

    + 401K and 457 Planswith Roth options available

     

    About Us

     

    Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) is dedicated to promotingHealthy People in Healthy Communitiesthrough education, prevention, and regulatory oversight. Learn more about our mission atwww.eiph.id.gov.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer:Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

     

    Important Notice:Idaho’s Public Health Districts operate asindependent agencies, authorized by the State of Idaho. Employees of the District arenotState of Idaho employees but receive benefits through the Office of Group Insurance.

     

    Join our team and help protect public health in Eastern Idaho! Apply today.