Environmental Health Specialist Consultant - Public Water

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Abingdon, VA

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About The Position

This position is within the Division of Training, Capacity Development, and
Outreach, which is a Central Office program that focuses on deployment of
resources, training and assistance to the regulated community for obtaining
and/or maintaining technical, managerial, and financial capacity necessary to
comply with federal, state, and local laws and VDH policies and procedures.
Duties include the following: develops and deploys resources, training, and
assistance to assist Transient Non-Community (TNC) and for-profit Non-Transient
Non-Community (NTNC) waterworks ("waterworks"); ensures waterworks obtain and
maintain technical, managerial, and financial capacity; helps ensure compliance
with state and federal drinking water regulations and VDH policies and
procedures; provides technical support, project planning, and consultation to
implement the Office of Drinking Water's mission; improves timeliness of the
permitting process; provides presentations to and builds relationships with the
public, VDH staff, and technical assistance providers; reviews technical,
managerial and financial documentation; develops meaningful metrics; and
supports field offices.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of biology, microbiology, chemistry, and math
• Knowledge of technology associated with provision of drinking water
• Ability to use computers for word processing and data management
• Excellent communications skills in English in writing, orally, interpersonally, and before groups and public meetings
• Experience in determining compliance and enforcement actions
• Ability to read, interpret, and communicate law, regulations, policies, and technical documents.
• Working knowledge of drinking water regulations and knowledge of technologies associated with provision of drinking water.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to manage a regulatory program
• Experience in data analysis, data mining, business analysis, data management, or similar.
• Ability to work with stakeholders (e.g. technical assistance providers)

Responsibilities

• develops and deploys resources, training, and assistance to assist Transient Non-Community (TNC) and for-profit Non-Transient Non-Community (NTNC) waterworks ("waterworks")
• ensures waterworks obtain and maintain technical, managerial, and financial capacity
• helps ensure compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations and VDH policies and procedures
• provides technical support, project planning, and consultation to implement the Office of Drinking Water's mission
• improves timeliness of the permitting process
• provides presentations to and builds relationships with the public, VDH staff, and technical assistance providers
• reviews technical, managerial and financial documentation
• develops meaningful metrics
• supports field offices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed