Environmental Health Program Manager

Location: Augusta,Maine,United States

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Opening Date: August 21, 2025

Closing Date: September 4, 2025

Job Class Code: 6215

Grade:  29 (Supervisory)

Salary: $66,352.00 - $93,891.20 per year

Position Number: 02000-1836

Location: This is a full-time position located in Augusta. This opportunity allows partial telework with management approval.

The Maine CDC is looking for an Environmental Health Program Manager to provide leadership and expertise for the Radiation Control Program to minimize radiation exposure to the public and workers through licensing and inspection of radiation producing sources and machines, support and maintain the Maine Agreement State program.  In this position, you will also provide oversight of low-level radioactive waste generators, radioactive emergency preparedness and response, conduct environmental surveillance of nuclear facilities, and minimize the public health impact associated with radon in air and water. You will be responsible for overall program operations, administering and enforcing laws and rules, rulemaking, finances and budgets, legislation, staffing, training, human resources, records retention, performance management, continuous quality improvement and communication. You will also be a senior-level member of Maine CDC’s Division of Environmental and Community Health (DECH) leadership team, which includes the division director along with program managers for Health Inspection, Drinking Water and Environmental Health.

Core Responsibilities:

As a the manager of the Radiation Control Program, your core responsibilities will include:

•    Providing overall direction and evaluation for the day-to-day activities and administration of the program
•    Supervising staff in oversight of licensing and inspection activities for radiation and radon, including tanning facilities, and providing direction of enforcement actions
•    Managing activities for the regulation of X-ray machinery and Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) compliance
•    Communicating protective action requirements and health effects of radiation exposure 
•    Managing program budgets and revenue sources including federal grants
•    Working with Maine CDC leadership and staff to make policy interpretations, propose rules, and set standard operating procedures
•    Providing excellent customer service
•    Providing support to the State Nuclear Safety Inspector

Minimum Qualifications:

Advanced education, training, and/or experience in environmental health, public health, chemical, biological or physical science, or another related field demonstrating competency in technical management, program planning, development, evaluation, compliance management, and incident response.

Preferred candidates will also have:

·    Excellent oral and written communication skills
·    Ability to gather, synthesize, and summarize a variety of information
·    The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group of internal and external partners
·    Computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft software 
·    Knowledge of and experience with website development and maintenance
·    Radiation dose reconstruction and modeling
·    Experience with radioactive materials licensing and compliance related to the Agreement State program
·    Knowledge of and experience with radiation safety and compliance
·    Demonstrated skill applying best practices and standards for health and safety communication
·    Knowledge of or experience with the US Food and Drug Administration Mammography Quality Standards Act.
·    Knowledge or experience with the US Environmental Protection Agency radon grant program.
·    Familiarity/knowledge with various publications addressing radon; especially those distributed by EPA.

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Agency information: 

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, m