Environmental Health Specialist

Posting Date

01/20/26

Application Deadline

02/03/26

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Pay: $26.00 hourly
Full Pay Range: $26.00 - $41.75 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

** Please note that the hourly rate listed ($26.00 - $41.75) is for candidates who are Registered Sanitarians. The hourly rate for non-registered candidates is $23.24.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Environmental Services

About the Position

Hate sitting at a desk all day, and care about your environment? Apply with us and enjoy a fast-paced career out of the office, ensuring Maricopa County residents a safe place to live and play!

As an Environmental Health Specialist, you will conduct compliance reviews and field inspections safeguarding public health sanitation codes.

Here are some of the specialized areas you could be assigned: retail food establishments, aquatic health & safety, onsite wastewater, stormwater management, waste transport, and drinking water quality.

• A day in the life of a Maricopa County Water & Waste Swimming Pool Inspector here.

• A day in the life of a Maricopa County Restaurant Inspector here.

About Us

For more than 60 years, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department has been working with our community to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Maintaining a healthy environment improves the quality of life and seeks to prevent exposure to mosquito-borne diseases and hazardous substances in food, water, and soil. We are using education and innovative methods to protect more than 4 million residents of Maricopa County and its visitors.

Proud to offer

• Give back to the community by acting as a public health advocate

• Field-based opportunity that provides mileage reimbursement or assigned County vehicle

• Opportunity to work special events such as the state fair, Barrett-Jackson, Waste Management, sports stadiums, Nascar, etc.

• Sanitarian registration renewal reimbursement

• Multilingual pay (Chinese and Spanish)

• Collaborative and supportive team environment

• Growth and development: opportunity to attend conferences and a 6-8 week training program with job shadowing and classroom training

• Chance to explore different places and interact with diverse individuals, and learn from colleagues

• Exceptional work-life balance: up to 2 hours of teleworking daily after fieldwork

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• Bachelor's degree in environmental health, microbiology, entomology, chemistry, food science, or related field with at least 30 semester hours of credit from an accredited college or university in subjects relevant to the role of sanitarian, including 22 semester hours in the natural sciences

• A complete list of all natural science coursework as requested on the application

AND

• Licensed as a Registered Sanitarian by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), OR by an equivalent licensing authority of another state, with the ability to obtain Arizona Registration within six months of employment. (Employees will receive a provisional salary set below the minimum rate for the position until the required certification is obtained.)

OR

• Receive Registered Sanitarian Certification within one year of hire date (please review the criteria to qualify for