ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR 41252

07/01/94 A

This is the second and highest class in the Environmental Health Director series which is principally responsible for directing the State's comprehensive sanitation/ environmental program, and for approving goals and objectives for all Health Department environmental programs. It is distinguished from the Environmental Health Assistant Director class by directing all environmental programs for the Office of Environmental Health and by exercising line authority over multiple Environmental Health Assistant Director positions.

Complexity of Work: Performs duties of unusual difficulty concerned with directing all agency environmental programs provided by health districts. Exercises program, technical, and final regulatory authority over all health district environmental programs. Formulates, plans, directs, and implements, through subordinate Environmental Health Assistant Director positions, the statewide environmental services of the Deputy Commissioner for Health Programs. The position defines and establishes standards for environmental practices; recommends legislative changes; plans and develops manpower allocations; identifies long-term staffing needs by developing alternatives and directing their implementation; and represents the agency on committees related to environmental concerns. Determines state policies and procedures and interprets federal and state environmental laws, regulations, and policies for the department; directs the collection of service statistics, needs assessment and analysis of national data to promote standardization of practices, uniformity of service, and technological advancement of new environmental services and techniques. Resolves conflicts; directs the implementation of new programs, existing program modifications, statewide staffing patterns, resource allocations, and contract management. Formulates, monitors, and directs the adjustment of the statewide environmental budget.

Supervision Given: Exercises direct line authority over multiple Environmental Health Assistant Director positions and support staff. Exercises technical authority for statewide environmental program services provided by health districts.

Supervision Received: The class receives administrative direction from a Deputy Commissioner regarding overall status and emphasis, and on issues which impact other operations, services, or legal jurisdictions.

Scope: The position plans, develops, and carries out vital programs which are essential to the mission of the agency and affect large numbers of people on a long-term basis.

Impact of Actions: The decisions made combined with enforcement, liaison, and planning responsibilities, seriously impact the economics of businesses, services, and the goodwill of the public toward the agency and the Commonwealth.

Personal Contacts: Frequent internal and external contacts are made with federal, state, and local officials, legislative staff, private executives, and special interest groups concerning the direction of agency environmental program issues.

Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of environmental programs, legislative processes, community assessment, program planning and research. Considerable knowledge of management practices and principles; administrative and supervisory principles; human resource management; financial planning; contracting and marketing; and of automated information systems.

Skills: Working skill in the use of personal computers.

Abilities: Demonstrated ability to manage large, diverse environmental programs and associated staff, and provide advanced technical guidance; to evaluate environmental staffing and organizational patterns; to ensure program effectiveness; to determine program direction and implementation; to develop and carry out goals and objectives affecting health district or equivalent environmental programs; to establish and maintain working relationships, or to provide consultative services with federal, state, and local officials and the community; to utilize standardized epidemiologic investigative methods; to prepare thorough and accurate documentation of regulatory activities; to read and interpret policies and regulations and apply them independently; and to communicate effectively orally and in writing with a variety of audiences.

QUALIFICATIONS GUIDE*

License or Certification: None.

Education or Training: Completion of college-level course work in public or environmental health, biology, chemistry, geology, or a related program.

Level and Type of Experience: Experience related to environmental health. Experience in supervising multiple organizational units which carry out a variety of environmental health activities. Experience in developing policies, procedures, legislative proposals, project management, administration of fiscal, personnel, and physical resources, in order to meet operational objectives.

An equivalent combination of training and experience indicating possession of the preceding knowledge, skills, and abilities may substitute for this education and experience.

This class replaces the Sanitarian Director class, effective July, 1994.