Environmental Administrator - Ses

Requisition No:868491

Agency:
Department of Health

Working Title:

ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATOR - SES -

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number:

Salary: $97,188.26 - $

Posting Closing Date: 01/27/2026

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Applications accepted only from applicants currently employed with any State agency within the State Personnel System. This includes applicants employed in OPS, Career Service, SES and SMS positions. Applicants will not be accepted from outside the State Personnel System.

This is an Environmental Administrator-SES position responsible and accountable for the performance of the field staff under their supervision. Work is performed under the supervision of the Environmental Administrator - HLTH. This position requires independent judgment, initiative, applying general knowledge of business practices and skill in applying instructions to accomplish various job functions. This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities.

This includes communicating, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees’ work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

This position is a supervisory position and is required to maintain confidential information in accordance with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) Palm Beach County Health Department (CHD) Information Security, Policy, Protocols and Procedures. Has access to Health Management System (HMS) to enter and approve Daily Activity Report (DARS). Enter and updates information in Environmental Health (EH) database including inspections, permits, customer and billing information.

May view, update and release information as needed. Has access to add and update the Environmental Health Data Set.

Serves as the Program Professional Engineer for the environmental engineering programs and serves as the program Section Chief for the Water Programs including the Drinking Water Supply, Wastewater Treatment, Transmission, and Disposal, Well Construction, Septic Program and Public Swimming Pools. Administers the State and County permitting systems for the construction/operation of regulated facilities; participates directly in the review of controversial projects;

certifies issuance of permits as required by regulations or program procedures to be in compliance with regard to the functional performance of equipment and systems. Coordinates compliance with the requirements of the Health Department’s Specific Operating Agreements with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the interagency agreement between Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Dept. of Health. Provides support for professional engineering certification of all technical evaluations as required by Florida law and assists the Division Director on all engineering affairs.

Recommends policies and assists the program Director in their development and implementation of rules and regulation of DEP, FDOH, and the Board of County Commissioners. Assists with planning, organizing and coordinating the activities of the various engineering programs.

Participates in meetings and conferences with other state and local agencies regarding environmental engineering activities.

Prepares, plans and participates in the interpretation and promulgation of environmental rules and regulations; assists the development of environmental policies in order to protect air/water quality and to assure that proper safeguards are implemented to prevent adverse effects on public health and safety.

Coordinates enforcement of environmental health regulations and permitting functions with utility, planning, building and zoning departments.

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