OPS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 64936169 1

Requisition No: 864639 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 64936169 1

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 64936169 

Salary:  $20.00 per hour 

Posting Closing Date: 11/15/2025 

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*This is a part-time Other Personnel Service (OPS) Environmental Specialist position working with the Department of Health in Lee County.*

 

This $20 per hour, 24 hours per week, part-time Environmental Specialist position performs duties under the direction of the Environmental Supervisor with the Environmental Public Health Section of the Florida Department of Health in Lee County.

 

The primary focus areas for the incumbent will start with training to perform quality assurance inspections, enforcement, and other duties in the following areas:

• Water Sampling
• Limited Use Drinking Water Systems 
• Public Swimming Pool Program
• Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring and Tracking
• Healthy Beaches Program
• Sanitary complaints and legal enforcement

 

Additional training and experience will follow, in the programs/focus areas listed below, as priorities allow:

• Biomedical Waste
• Body Art/Body Piercing & Tattooing
• Group Care
• Migrant Farmworker Housing
• Mobile Home/RV Parks
• Tanning
• Food Hygiene
• Sanitary Complaints and Legal Enforcement
• Onsite Treatment and Disposal Systems
• Environmental Water Laboratory
• Well Surveillance (SUPER Act)

 

These inspections protect public health by regulating and enforcing best practices, which in turn reduces the public’s exposure to disease and injury. Take a look at our webpage to see everything Environmental Public Health and Engineering staff do for public health. Please contact at 239-274-2200 (DOH.LeeEnvironmentalEngineering@flhealth.gov)

 

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

 

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

 

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

 

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

 

Where You Will Work:

Fort Myers

 

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. As an OPS employee, the benefits below are available:

• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
• Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements.  Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
• Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
• Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
• Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)
• And more!

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