Environmental Health Scientist II

Utah County Government is hiring an Environmental Health Scientist II in Provo, UT. The role involves conducting sanitation inspections, investigating public health complaints, and providing public education on environmental health. Candidates should have a relevant bachelor’s degree and may be preferred if bilingual in English and Spanish. The position offers a salary range of $26.09 to $39.62 per hour, with a Monday to Friday schedule.
h2bUTAH COUNTY OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT /b/h2p100 East Center, Suite 3800, Provo, UT 84606 Phone: (801) 851-8158/ppFax: (801) 851-8166 ‚ Email: spanspana href="mailto:humanresources#64;UtahCounty.gov" target="_blank"spanspanspanspanhumanresources#64;UtahCounty.gov/span/span/span/span/a/span/span/ppspanspana href="http://www.utahcounty.gov" target="_blank"spanspanspanspanhttp://www.utahcounty.gov/span/span/span/span/a/span/span/pp/ph1span class="emphasis-3"bi“The Value of Public Service Employment is vital to the success of our state, county, and local communities.”/i/b/span/h1p/ppspan class="emphasis-3"bUtah County Government Employees start every day with the well-being of the entire community in mind: /b/span/ppspan class="emphasis-3"b How can I make my community a better place?/b/span/ppspan class="emphasis-3"b Who will need my help and protection?/b/span/ppspan class="emphasis-3"b How will I make a difference for someone?/b/span/pp/ppspan class="emphasis-3"bWe hire smart, compassionate, loyal, ethical, committed, innovative people./b/span/ppspan class="emphasis-3"bApply today and join our Team./b/span/pp/ph1bJOB ANNOUNCEMENT/b/h1p/pp/ppThe Utah County Health Department seeks to prevent avoidable disease and injury and promote health by monitoring the health of the community and assuring conditions in which people can be healthy./pp/ppPosting Date: March 11, 2025 Closing Date: *Open Until Filled br /*All applications received by March 18, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MST will be screened by the Human Resources Office. Those applicants meeting the specified qualifications and additional screening criteria will be referred for a hiring interview. The Human Resource Office will continue to consider qualified candidates as needed until the position is filled./ph1br /bPOSITION:/b span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Scientist II /span bPOSTING #:/b 3010-0325ksabr /span class="emphasis"*May underfill as an Environmental Health Scientist I or an Environmental Health Technician/span/h1pbr /span class="emphasis"Preference may be given to candidates who are bilingual in English and Spanish./span/pp/ppbThe Opportunity: /bbr /Under general supervision of a Bureau Director – Environmental Health, independently conducts sanitation inspections of eating establishments, commercial facilities, and public buildings. Inspects onsite sewage disposal and water systems to determine compliance with ordinances and laws designed to protect the health and safety of the public. Responds to and investigates complaints related to public health. Conducts public education training related to environmental health. May be assigned to work in multiple functional areas or exclusively to one, as determined by the Division Director – Environmental Health. /pp/ppbGrade:/b/ppbEnvironmental Health Scientist II /b– 726br /bEnvironmental Health Scientist I /b– 724br /bEnvironmental Health Technician/b - 722/ppbr /bStarting Pay/b:/ppb726:/b $34.49 - $39.62 per hourbr /b724: /b$29.99 - $34.49 per hourbr /b722:/b $26.09 - $29.99 per hour/ppbr /bSchedule:/b Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m./pp/ppbJob Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Scientist II/span: /bbr /1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences or a closely related field. br /2. Three (3) years of experience as a licensed Environmental Health Scientist./pp/ppbAdditional Eligibility Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Scientist II/span: /bbr /1. Applicants must be licensed through the State of Utah as an Environmental Health Scientist. br /2. Applicants must obtain and maintain certifications in an environmental health field and/or certifications applicable to position. /pp/ppbJob Qualifications –span class="emphasis-3" Environmental Health Scientist I/span:/bbr /1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences or a closely related field. br /2. One (1) year of related work experience. /pp/ppbAdditional Eligibility Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Scientist I/span: /bbr /1. Applicants must be licensed through the State of Utah as an Environmental Health Scientist. br /2. Applicants must obtain and maintain certifications in an environmental health field and/or certifications applicable to position./pp/ppbJob Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Technician/span:/bbr /1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences or a closely related field./pp/ppbAdditional Eligibility Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Technician/span:/bbr /1. Incumbent must obtain, and thereafter maintain, licensure through the State of Utah as an Environmental Health Scientist during the probationary period for new hires or the trial period for promoted County employees./pp/ppClick a href="https://hr.utahcounty.gov/cms/uploads/Environmental_Health_Scientist_II_0c0a66802d.pdf" target="_blank"https://hr.utahcounty.gov/cms/uploads/Environmental_Health_Scientist_II_0c0a66802d.pdf/a for a full job description /ppbr /bBenefits Package Includes:/bbr /100% paid premiums for health insurancebr /Up to 6.2% match in your 401(k)br /Utah Retirement Systems (Pension and 401(k) options)br /Pre-tax savings Health Savings Account (HSA)br /Fourteen (14) paid Holidaysbr /Dental and Vision Insurancebr /Employee Assistance Programbr / /ppbAAP/EEO Statement/b/ppIt is the policy of Utah County Government to assure equal employment opportunity to its employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic status of gender identity./pp/ph2bUTAH COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/b/h2p/p
h2bUTAH COUNTY OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT /b/h2p100 East Center, Suite 3800, Provo, UT 84606 Phone: (801) 851-8158/ppFax: (801) 851-8166 ‚ Email: spanspana href="mailto:humanresources#64;UtahCounty.gov" target="_blank"spanspanspanspanhumanresources#64;UtahCounty.gov/span/span/span/span/a/span/span/ppspanspana href="http://www.utahcounty.gov" target="_blank"spanspanspanspanhttp://www.utahcounty.gov/span/span/span/span/a/span/span/pp/ph1span class="emphasis-3"bi“The Value of Public Service Employment is vital to the success of our state, county, and local communities.”/i/b/span/h1p/ppspan class="emphasis-3"bUtah County Government Employees start every day with the well-being of the entire community in mind: /b/span/ppspan class="emphasis-3"b How can I make my community a better place?/b/span/ppspan class="emphasis-3"b Who will need my help and protection?/b/span/ppspan class="emphasis-3"b How will I make a difference for someone?/b/span/pp/ppspan class="emphasis-3"bWe hire smart, compassionate, loyal, ethical, committed, innovative people./b/span/ppspan class="emphasis-3"bApply today and join our Team./b/span/pp/ph1bJOB ANNOUNCEMENT/b/h1p/pp/ppThe Utah County Health Department seeks to prevent avoidable disease and injury and promote health by monitoring the health of the community and assuring conditions in which people can be healthy./pp/ppPosting Date: March 11, 2025 Closing Date: *Open Until Filled br /*All applications received by March 18, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MST will be screened by the Human Resources Office. Those applicants meeting the specified qualifications and additional screening criteria will be referred for a hiring interview. The Human Resource Office will continue to consider qualified candidates as needed until the position is filled./ph1br /bPOSITION:/b span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Scientist II /span bPOSTING #:/b 3010-0325ksabr /span class="emphasis"*May underfill as an Environmental Health Scientist I or an Environmental Health Technician/span/h1pbr /span class="emphasis"Preference may be given to candidates who are bilingual in English and Spanish./span/pp/ppbThe Opportunity: /bbr /Under general supervision of a Bureau Director – Environmental Health, independently conducts sanitation inspections of eating establishments, commercial facilities, and public buildings. Inspects onsite sewage disposal and water systems to determine compliance with ordinances and laws designed to protect the health and safety of the public. Responds to and investigates complaints related to public health. Conducts public education training related to environmental health. May be assigned to work in multiple functional areas or exclusively to one, as determined by the Division Director – Environmental Health. /pp/ppbGrade:/b/ppbEnvironmental Health Scientist II /b– 726br /bEnvironmental Health Scientist I /b– 724br /bEnvironmental Health Technician/b - 722/ppbr /bStarting Pay/b:/ppb726:/b $34.49 - $39.62 per hourbr /b724: /b$29.99 - $34.49 per hourbr /b722:/b $26.09 - $29.99 per hour/ppbr /bSchedule:/b Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m./pp/ppbJob Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Scientist II/span: /bbr /1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences or a closely related field. br /2. Three (3) years of experience as a licensed Environmental Health Scientist./pp/ppbAdditional Eligibility Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Scientist II/span: /bbr /1. Applicants must be licensed through the State of Utah as an Environmental Health Scientist. br /2. Applicants must obtain and maintain certifications in an environmental health field and/or certifications applicable to position. /pp/ppbJob Qualifications –span class="emphasis-3" Environmental Health Scientist I/span:/bbr /1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences or a closely related field. br /2. One (1) year of related work experience. /pp/ppbAdditional Eligibility Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Scientist I/span: /bbr /1. Applicants must be licensed through the State of Utah as an Environmental Health Scientist. br /2. Applicants must obtain and maintain certifications in an environmental health field and/or certifications applicable to position./pp/ppbJob Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Technician/span:/bbr /1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences or a closely related field./pp/ppbAdditional Eligibility Qualifications – span class="emphasis-3"Environmental Health Technician/span:/bbr /1. Incumbent must obtain, and thereafter maintain, licensure through the State of Utah as an Environmental Health Scientist during the probationary period for new hires or the trial period for promoted County employees./pp/ppClick a href="https://hr.utahcounty.gov/cms/uploads/Environmental_Health_Scientist_II_0c0a66802d.pdf" target="_blank"https://hr.utahcounty.gov/cms/uploads/Environmental_Health_Scientist_II_0c0a66802d.pdf/a for a full job description /ppbr /bBenefits Package Includes:/bbr /100% paid premiums for health insurancebr /Up to 6.2% match in your 401(k)br /Utah Retirement Systems (Pension and 401(k) options)br /Pre-tax savings Health Savings Account (HSA)br /Fourteen (14) paid Holidaysbr /Dental and Vision Insurancebr /Employee Assistance Programbr / /ppbAAP/EEO Statement/b/ppIt is the policy of Utah County Government to assure equal employment opportunity to its employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic status of gender identity./pp/ph2bUTAH COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/b/h2p/p