Environmental Health Supervisor- Water Quality

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Are you looking to build a fulfilling career in Public Health? Join Summit County Public Health! Summit County Public Health is proud of our commitment to both the communities we serve and the employees who make our work possible. Our staff has recognized us as a certified Great Place to Work®-and we invite you to be part of our mission to create a healthful environment and ensure the accessibility of health services to all.Summit County Public Health is seeking an Environmental Health Supervisor to work full-time (35 hours per week), Monday through Friday, in the Water Quality program. The Environmental Health Supervisor leads and manages the Water Quality program, overseeing its budgets, contract services, and data reporting. In this role, the supervisor directs staff handling environmental reviews, permitting, site evaluations, and regulatory compliance for sewage treatment systems (STS), private water systems (PWS), and land development projects. Key operational oversight includes managing staff responsible for STS maintenance, routine water sampling, nuisance complaint investigations, stormwater screening, real estate transfer inspections, contractor registrations, and zoning approvals. This vital role ensures compliance with state and federal regulations while managing and developing staff, evaluating program metrics, and building partnerships across the community to improve public health outcomes.Key ResponsibilitiesSupervises staff conducting site and soil evaluations, lot split assessments, and subdivision reviews.Oversees the review, approval, and field inspection process for environmental permit applications.Manages quality assurance and control reviews for contractor-completed real estate transfer inspections on sewage and water systems.Oversees inspections of private water systems, household sewage treatment systems, and semipublic sewage treatment systems for zoning and building approvals.Directs staff investigating nuisance complaints regarding household sewage treatment systems, stormwater, and water quality, including dye testing.Supervises staff performing drinking water sample collection, testing requests, and routine water sampling.Manages team members conducting stormwater outfall screening, sampling, and associated nuisance investigations. Compensation & Total RewardsThis is a full-time position with a standard 35-hour work week.Compensation: $66,921.40 annually (equivalent to $36.77 per hour working 35 hours per week).Retirement: Secure future planning through the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).Paid Time Off: Includes 14 paid holidays alongside paid vacation and sick time.Healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision, and more.QualificationsA Bachelor's Degree a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in the sciences.3-5 years' of experience in public health or related field.Maintenance of Registered Environmental Health Specialist credential from the Ohio Department of Health and 24 continuing education credits bienniallyValid Ohio driver's license, automobile availability, and liability insurance.Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

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