Environmental Health Manager

Title: Environmental Health Manager

State Role Title: Environmental Health Manager I

Hiring Range: $90,655.97 - $93,905.62

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: CHESTERFIELD HQ

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/chesterfield/

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

*This posting is open to current Virginia Department of Health (VDH) employees only*

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 33 local health districts. The Chesterfield Health District provides public health services to the residents of Chesterfield County, Powhatan County, and the City of Colonial Heights.

The Chesterfield Health District of the Virginia Department of Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Environmental Health (EH) Manager to lead a large environmental health team that conducts complex regulatory functions. The EH Manager oversees the environmental programs within the district, focused on immediate administrative and operational issues, policy administration, and quality assurance with less focus on daily supervision of staff. (Examples: food, milk, private well, onsite sewage, and rabies programs). The EH manager will also serve on the health district’s Senior Management Team which creates strategies that improve our district’s effectiveness in achieving its mission.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 13 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of all Environmental Health (EH) programs as well as epidemiology, leadership, and management principles
• Skills in program management, risk assessment, software automation, coaching/leading, and supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on technical reports
• Ability to manage collaboratively complex, multifaceted EH programs, develop and manage teams, and create shared visions
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, the public, and state and local government officials
• Ability to handle difficult and rapidly changing scenarios

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge and experience in public health, environmental health or science, and additional experience in management or administration
• NEHA Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) credentialed
• Environmental Health Specialist Senior or Environmental Health Technical Specialist certifications preferred

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Brandi Henderson

Phone: 804-751-4359

Email: brandi.henderson@vdh.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.