ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health, Bacteriology, Zoology Engineering, or a related natural or physical science
• •Five (5) years of experience in professional environmental work including experience in budget preparation and program planning and implementation
• •A minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience of environmental professional staff
• •Must be recognized by the Washington State Sanitarian Registration Board as a Registered Sanitarian within eighteen (18) months of the date of hire
• •Must be able to lift 50 lbs

Desired Qualifications

• •Expertise in water quality standards, study design, data analysis and understanding of natural and anthropogenic impacts on water resources
• •Knowledge of state and local on-site sewage system and solid/hazardous waste regulations, standards, and technology
• •Knowledge of permit and data systems
• •A broad knowledge of environmental public health programs
• •Expertise in education, outreach, and social marketing/communication
• •Knowledge of federal, state, and local policies and regulations pertaining to ground and surface water resources
• •Ability to create innovative programs and projects in response to community needs
• •Ability to communicate effectively with individuals and groups regarding complex or controversial public policy issues or service
• •Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with elected officials, staff, and the community
• •Ability to quickly assess problems and act to positively resolve conflicts and coordinate efforts to the satisfaction of consultants, contractors, and the public
• •Experience with public speaking about environmental health issues
• •Respect and Organizational Culture
• •Create an environment where employees and partners can safely express needs or concerns and where employees can make and correct mistakes
• •Effectively interact with sensitivity while working with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and lifestyles
• •Thrive in a fast-paced, robust organization maintaining a positive work environment
• •Communication
• •Serve the public in a timely, complete, accurate, and professional manner while ensuring that written and verbal communication is clearly understood by others
• •Maintain cultural competency to support diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of the community
• •Strong oral communication for networking and interpersonal relationships
• •Excellent written communication including the ability to craft correspondence, reports, and articles or web postings with minimal grammatical and syntax errors
• •Leadership
• •Supervise, motivate, and develop employees and team to become more productive and effective in achieving desired goals and career growth while encouraging employee critical reflection; able to give direction without conflict
• •Show fairness and impartiality in interactions; is interested in employee welfare, elicits staff input where feasible; respond to staff suggestions and complaints in a sincere, sensitive, and timely manner
• •Goal Setting and Accomplishment
• •Use strategic thinking and planning for goal setting and evaluation
• •Effectively plan, organize, and manage competing priorities and challenges under pressure
• •Create a sense of mission by articulating and modeling confidentiality, professional values, and ethics with honesty and integrity
• •Operate with a high degree of flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, and commitment
• •Delegate and use persuasion and negotiating skills for shared responsibility and acceptance of change