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Environmental Health Manager

Salary

$77,731.00 - $97,164.00 Annually

Location

220 W Defee St. Baytown, TX

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

26-00014

Department

HEALTH

Opening Date

10/22/2025

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Job Summary

Join the City of Baytown as our new Environmental Health Manager, where you’ll lead vital efforts to protect public health by overseeing environmental inspections, fostering regulatory compliance, and guiding a passionate team dedicated to community safety. We’re looking for a results-oriented leader who thrives on developing programs, managing high-impact initiatives, and building relationships that promote a healthier Baytown. If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference in environmental stewardship and public wellness — we want you on board!

The Environmental Health Manager is responsible for overseeing Environmental Health and Mosquito Control operations.

In Environmental Health, duties include supervising staff in daily food inspections, handling complaints, overseeing the permit issuance process, and ensuring adherence to established procedures. Reviews and approves plans for new or remodeled food establishments and public swimming pools, conducts Certificate of Occupancy inspections, and maintains an active inventory of establishments undergoing plan review. Oversees the department’s internal inspection software and provides oversight on permit renewals.

In Mosquito Control, supervises and trains staff in the safe and effective use of equipment and chemical applications. Coordinates larvicide and adulticide treatments, serves as the primary liaison with external vector control agencies, manages the program budget and software systems, and maintains the mosquito control webpage.

Duties

+ Supervises Environmental Health Coordinators and Mosquito Control staff, providing direction on daily inspection assignments, complaints, and permit-related activities. Ensures staff follow established procedures and oversees expenditures for both operations.

+ Reviews plans for new and remodeled food establishments and public swimming pools. Enters comments into the City’s software system and communicates with contractors on plan details when necessary. Monitors City’s Software system for plans and final inspection requests, collaborates with other departments as needed throughout the review process, and conducts inspections as needed until approved. Maintains inventory of establishments undergoing plan review.

+ Maintains the Department’s internal inspection software system for Environmental Health and Mosquito Control, including form modifications and vendor communication as needed. Regularly updates the department’s webpage with mosquito control spray schedules and food safety information. Provides oversight on permit renewals for food establishments and public swimming pools using internal software systems.

+ Inspects food sales and service establishments to educate operators on sanitation and hygiene practices. Responds to reports involving pollution, sewage leaks, on-site sewage facility (OSSF) complaints, rodent and insect infestation, mosquito breeding sites, abandoned residential swimming pools and their abatement process, obnoxious odors, and improper trash containment. Ensures compliance through enforcement actions, including legal proceedings when necessary. Prepares, documents, and maintains accurate electronic and physical records of inspections, communications, and court-related activities.

+ Inspects public swimming pools and spas to educate operators on pool water hygiene and safety standards, ensuring compliance through enforcement actions. Issue permits.

+ Performs all other related duties as assigned, including public speaking engagements.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

+ Registered as a Sanitarian with the State of Texas.

+ Ability to obtain Pesticide Application License with the State of Texas within one year of employment.

+ Five years of related experience.

+ Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record (must obtain TX driver’s license within 90 days).

OR

+ An equivalent combination of education, experience, certification and/or licenses sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred:

+ Prior supervisory experience.

+ Bilingual in English/Spanish.

+ Experience in FDA Standardization of Retail Food Safety Inspection Personnel.

+ OSSF Designated Representative.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Experienced with computers, inspection software, and reviewing plans. Skills in public speaking, interpersonal relations, and written communication. Working knowledge in environmental science, entomology, microbiology, epidemiology, marine biology, limnology, parasitology, biology, chemistry, as well as food science, pool maintenance, and water chemistry. Takes direction and guidance from the supervisor in a positive manner. Laboratory techniques of sampling and testing are also necessary. Ability to create, develop, and cultivate a positive team environment with the Environmental Health Coordinators and Mosquito Control staff as well as the ability to get along appropriately with other co-workers and the public.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work more than 40 hours a week. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well – 365 days a year.

Medical

+ United Healthcare

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ Annual Deductible (Network) $750 Indiv/$2,250 Family

+ In-Network Benefit 80%/20% after plan deductible

+ $50 co-pay (general visit)

+ RX - $10 Generic/$40 Formulary/$75 Non-Formulary

+ Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare and Dependent Care expenses

+ FREE virtual visits

Dental

+ Cigna Dental PPO & DHMO

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ Preventative & diagnostic covered at 100%

+ Annual Deductible: $50/Indiv (Cigna PPO) - No annual deductible for Cigna DHMO

Vision

+ Superior Vision

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ In-Network exam co-pay $10 & $25 materials co-pay

+ Frames: $140 Allowance - Contact Lenses: $160 Allowance

Holistic Health & Wellness

+ Employee Wellness Center offering FREE primary care medical treatment for employees & dependents on the Medical plan

+ FREE access to gyms, Shipt, and Walmart+ through our employee medical insurance

+ Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year

+ Employee Assistance Program providing employees and their household family members up to 8 FREE counseling sessions per issue per year, legal and financial assistance, will generator tools, and more!

+ Sick Leave Pool providing participants additional paid sick time if accruals are exhausted.

+ SmartDollar: free online program providing tips and tools from Dave Ramsey for getting out of debt and building good saving practices

Retirement

+ Texas Municipal Retirement System:

+ 7% employee contribution with a 14% employer match

+ 5 year vesting

+ Retirement Eligibility: 20 years of service/any age - or - 5 years of service/at least age 60

+ FREE Life Insurance coverage up to 1X your base annual salary

+ MissionSquare and Roth IRA plans: additional voluntary employee participation

Disability Insurance

+ Equitable:

+ Long-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of monthly earnings up to $8,000 per month up to social security age, depending on the disability

+ Short-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week for up to the first 13 weeks of a disability

Training and Tuition Assistance

+ The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values

+ Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for tuition toward courses that are job-related or will enhance your work performance

Generous Paid Sick, Vacation, & Holiday Leave

+ 10 holidays per year and one personal employee day per year

+ 15 days sick leave per year

+ Starting at 10 days of vacation per year; up to 25 days per year

+ Sick and Vacation hours roll over annually up to the maximum limit

+ 15 days Paid Parental Leave

To explore all of the benefits we offer, please visit: baytownlife.com

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Are you a registered Sanitarian with the State of Texas?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (Must obtain TX driver's license within 90 days)

+ Yes

+ No

03

How many years of related experience do you have?

+ Less than 6 months

+ 1 - 2 years

+ 3 - 4 years

+ 5 - 6 years

+ 7 - 8 years

+ 9 - 10 years

+ 11+ years

+ None of the above

04

Please describe your supervisory experience. If none, please put N/A.

05

If you are bilingual in which language are you most proficient?

+ I am not bilingual

+ Spanish

+ Vietnamese

+ Chinese

+ French

+ Urdu

+ Other

+ American Sign Language

Required Question

Employer

City of Baytown

Address

2401 Market Street Baytown, Texas, 77520

Phone

281-420-6520

Website

http://www.baytown.org

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