Associate Director/Environmental Health UN
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Position Summary
The Associate Director of Environmental Health will plan, direct, manage, and oversee highly specialized environmental health programs and activities within the Environmental Health Department; assigned areas may include Air Quality, Consumer Health Protection, Environmental Services, Epidemiology, Urban Biology and Vehicle Pollution Management. Assume complex administrative responsibilities for assigned Environmental Health Programs as well as support programs ; to include policy, personnel, program, budget and administration; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, departments, outside agencies, and other stakeholders. Provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Director of Environmental Health.
This is an unclassified at-will position.
Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements
Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. A degree in physical or biological sciences, engineering, information management, or public health is preferred; and
Eight (8) years of managerial experience. Experience in environmental health, environmental engineering or environmental information management is preferred; and
To include five (5} years of supervisory experience
Additional Requirements
Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire.
Preferred Knowledge
The Associate Director of Environmental Health will plan, direct, manage, and oversee highly specialized environmental health programs and activities within the Environmental Health Department; assigned areas may include Air Quality, Consumer Health Protection, Environmental Services, Epidemiology, Urban Biology and Vehicle Pollution Management. Assume complex administrative responsibilities for assigned Environmental Health Programs as well as support programs ; to include policy, personnel, program, budget and administration; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, departments, outside agencies, and other stakeholders. Provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Director of Environmental Health.
This is an unclassified at-will position.
Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements
Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. A degree in physical or biological sciences, engineering, information management, or public health is preferred; and
Eight (8) years of managerial experience. Experience in environmental health, environmental engineering or environmental information management is preferred; and
To include five (5} years of supervisory experience
Additional Requirements
Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire.
Preferred Knowledge
- Operational characteristics, services and activities of a comprehensive environmental health program
- Principles and practices of environmental health program development and administration
- Methods and techniques of enforcing environmental health codes and ordinances
- Methods and techniques of environmental research and analysis
- Public and environmental health policies, rules, regulations, ordinances and laws
- Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation
- Principles and practices of data collection and analysis
- Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administrations
- Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluations
- Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
- Scientific principles as they apply to trend analyses, cumulative impacts and environmental assessments and impact studies
- Coordinate assigned activities and programs with outside agencies and divisions
- Analyze and assess programs, policies, and operational needs and make appropriate adjustments
- Identify and respond to sensitive community and organizational issues, concerns and needs
- Provide consultant services to the City, the public and private sector organizations
- Enforce environmental health codes and ordinances
- Meet programmatic and regulatory requirements and deadlines
- Prepare and administer large and complex budgets
- Prepare administrative and financial reports
- Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions; project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals
- Research, analyze and evaluate new service delivery
- Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations
- Plan, organize, direct and coordinate the work of lower level staff
- Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation