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California Department of Public Health · 1 day ago

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST (SPECIALIST) JC-497160

California, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$7,820/mo - $10,732/mo

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is committed to advancing the health and well-being of California’s diverse communities. The Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) plays a crucial role in ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations across various facilities, providing consultative services and training to promote safe operating conditions.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Independently conducts environmental health surveys and reviews construction plans of adult and youth correctional facilities, state hospitals, developmental centers, schools for the blind and deaf, and other facilities operated by State agencies to ensure compliance with federal and State health and safety laws, regulations, industry standards, and safe operating practices

Works with the management and operators of these facilities to ensure safe and healthy operating conditions, provide training, and offer consultative services to correct deficiencies

Provides consultative and professional environmental health services in the areas such as food service operations, housing, vector control, water treatment, waste disposal, cross-connection control, medical services, medical waste management, worker safety, ergonomics, hazardous materials management, and other environmental health-focused programs

Qualification

Environmental health surveysCompliance with health lawsConsultative servicesMedical waste managementHazardous materials managementTrainingVector controlWater treatmentWorker safetyErgonomics

Required

Works with the management and operators of these facilities to ensure safe and healthy operating conditions, provide training, and offer consultative services to correct deficiencies

Requires heavy travel up to approximately 75% of the time, and may have overnight stays

Works under the direction of the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor) of the Environmental Health Services Section (EHSS), Institutions and Recreational Health Unit

If new to California state service, you will need to have taken and passed the examination for this classification in order to be hired for this position

If you are a current state employee, but do not have transfer eligibility or list eligibility, you will need to have taken and passed the examination for this classification in order to be hired for this position

Company

California Department of Public Health

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is dedicated to optimizing the health and well-being of the people in California.

Founded in 2007

Sacramento, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.cdph.ca.gov

H1B Sponsorship

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