OPS Environmental Specialist II - 64956543

Ops Environmental Specialist Ii - 64956543

The incumbent, an Ops Environmental Specialist Ii, is an employee of the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County (Doh-St. Lucie) with duties in St. Lucie and Okeechobee County. The Ops Environmental Specialist Ii is expected to work relatively independently, but under the supervision of the Environmental Health Management Team, in accordance with inspection standards and timeframes mandated by the agency. The incumbent conducts inspections, investigations, sampling, and enforcement of Environmental Health programs assigned to ensure that minimum requirements of the Florida Administrative Codes (FaC) are maintained. The incumbent in this position will be required to confer with and/or educate both the public and private sector with respect to public health matters and disease control for the good of the community. This position may be required to confer with engineers, public officials, and community leaders. When violations of administrative codes or threats to public health are identified, this position initiates and uses progressive legal enforcement to seek corrective action. Appropriate documentation of investigative case work and use of various databases are essential.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Onsite Sewage Treatment And Disposal Systems: Perform necessary site evaluations, inspections, plan reviews, and approve the issuance or denial of new construction and repair permits in a timely manner in accordance with F.S. 381 and F.A.C. 62-6 FaC Onsite Sewage Treatment And Disposal Systems. Provide guidance to homeowners, contractors, and builders on F.S. and FaC permitting.
• Well Construction Delegation Program: Perform application review and permit issuance, conduct inspections and related fieldwork to determine compliance with FaC. Communicate with the public and various well and building contractors. Initiate and monitor compliance and enforcement actions as needed.
• Nuisance Complaint Investigations: Investigate reports of sanitary nuisance complaints. Follow-up and assure corrective action have been taken or take necessary legal action.

Secondary Responsibilities As Needed:

• Mobile Home Parks, Recreational Vehicle Parks: Perform routine inspections and review plans and applications for operating permits to determine compliance with F.S. and FaC.
• Limited Use Water Systems: Perform inspections, collect bacteriological water samples, investigate facility complaints, and determine compliance with F.S. and FaC.
• Migrant Labor Camps: Perform routine inspections and review plans and applications for operating permits to determine compliance with F.S. and FaC.
• Swimming Pools & Bathing Places: Perform routine inspections and review plans and applications for operating and permits to determine compliance with F.S. and FaC.
• Disaster Response: Work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency which may include working in a special needs shelter/pod, being deployed to another Chd for assistance or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of: Environmental Health Programs and standards, Florida Administrative Codes and Florida Statutes related to the duties of this position.
• Skills: Use of equipment and supplies related to the position. Incumbent must be able to lift and carry to 50 pounds of equipment. Incumbent must be able to work outdoors for most of the day which involves working out in the field in the Florida weather (hot, humid, wet, etc.) and may require strenuous physical activity.
• Ability to: Make observations, take measurements, and identify deviations from standards. Perform mathematical functions. Reach duty sites as scheduled, perform field work, write reports, and prepare legal notices when necessary. Coordinate work activities, establish, and maintain effective working relationships with multi-cultural clients, co-workers, and supervisors. Work independently. Perform computer skills as required by the position. Prepare and present information to clients, the public, and community partners.

Where You Will Work: Fort Pierce

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

• State of Florida 401(a) Fica Alternative Plan (mandatory)
• Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements. Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
• Workers' Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
• Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
• Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.