ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANT- 40009383

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DEPARTMENT:       

PUBLIC HEALTH

DATE POSTED:            

APRIL 15, 2025

CLOSING DATE:           

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

SALARY RANGE:

$58,135.00 - $98,759.00

POSITION NUMBER:            

40009383

JOB TYPE:

FULL-TIME (37.5 HOURS), EXEMPT

 

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

 

The primary responsibility of the organizational unit is to protect public health through education, surveillance, consulting, inspection, and enforcement of local and state environmental health laws and regulations as they relate to institutions, foodservice establishments, and lodging establishments.

 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary. 

 

• Plans and manages complex projects that have a significant impact on Environmental Health or works as technical expert within a specific discipline.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for other staff members.
• Consults other staff in the application of more complex environmental health laws and rules.
• Consults with operators to ensure compliance and understanding of complex regulatory updates and requirements.
• Assists with training of new staff members.
• Performs routine regulatory activities including inspections and evaluations; initiates and supports enforcement actions.
• Inspects, evaluates, and enforces compliance with environmental regulations at North Carolina DHHS regulated public facilities including restaurants, institutions, childcare centers nursing homes, tattoo parlors, etc. Ensures compliance and communicates findings with operators. 
• Provides educational outreach during routine inspections as well as formal presentations. Conveys compliance messages to a wide range of operators requiring explanation or interpretation with understandable public health reasoning.
• Investigates complaints and mitigates solutions for matters that have potential to majorly impact health and safety. Resolve complaints using skills obtained through advanced