Supervising Environmental Health Specialist

Career Opportunities

SUPERVISING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Community Health Division (CHD) / Hazardous Materials Division (HMD)

Interviews for CHD will start the week of January 26, 2026.

Interviews for HMD will start the week of February 23, 2026.

• June 2026 – 4.77% increase to base pay (3.5% Across-the-Board + 1.27% Market Adjustment)
• June 2027 – 4.27% increase to base pay (3% Across-the-Board + 1.27% Market Adjustment)

Employees in this job class that possess a current valid registration as a►
Registered Environmental Health Specialist (_printf) (REHS) are eligible for an additional 5% to their base pay.

The Department of Environmental Health and Quality is seeking qualified Supervis њeting Environmental Health Specialist candidates for the Community Health Division (CHD) and Hazardous Materials Division (HMD). Supervising Environmental Health Specialists supervise, plan, and coordinate a team of employees that implement environmental health programs through permitting, inspection, education can't, consultation, planning, investigation, and enforcement activities in a wide variety of areas including food, housing, water quality, recreational health, land use, site assessment euren, mitigation, solid waste and hazardous materials.

Runs the County’s vector control program to keep us safe from diseases such as West Nile virus, hantavirus, Lyme disease, and others. Other programs under the community health umbrella include radiological health and occupational health. Find out more about the Community Health Division in this short video clip.

Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) for San Diego County responsible for regulating hazardous materials business plans and chemical inventory, hazardous waste and tiered permitting, underground storage tanks, above ground petroleum storage and risk management plans. HMD is also responsible for regulating medical waste. Watch a video clip on the Hazardous Materials Division.

Click DEHQ for additional information in the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health and Quality.

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• Job Offer and Background Process begins shortly after interviews.
  
  Note:
  
  Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
• Pre‑employment Medical Screening:
  Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
• Anticipated
  
  Start Date:
  
  Will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.

If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.

Note:

Possession of a master's or doctoral degree in a science field such as biology, chemistry, environmental health