Air Force - Environmental Health Officer

Defence Technology Agency

New Zealand

On-site

NZD 69,462 - 84,899

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Defence Technology Agency seeks Environmental Health Officers to join its Force Health Protection Officers team. The role blends environmental/public health with occupational hygiene and supports deployed operations and humanitarian missions.

A starting salary of $77,181 is offered at Whenuapai and Ohakea in New Zealand. You will develop training packages, perform public health assessments, and advise on health protection for domestic and overseas missions, with opportunities for scholarships

Qualifications

Qualified or near completion of the Grad Dip EH and/or BHlthSc (EH) or equivalent under the Environmental Health Officer Regulations 1993.
At least three years of professional work as an EHO or PHO is recommended.
Must be 18 years old by the time you graduate from recruit course.

Responsibilities

Ensure food safety across sites and operations.
Oversee occupational hygiene standards and field hygiene.
Manage waste, pest and vector control, and emergency management.
Conduct public health assessments and investigations.
Provide health and safety input for deployed operations and training.

Skills

Public health knowledge

Environmental health

Occupational hygiene

Field hygiene

Education

Grad Dip EH or BHlthSc (EH) or equivalent

Job description

Environmental Health Officers who are described as Force Health Protection Officers, plan, coordinate and implement control strategies to minimise adverse health impacts from the environment and the workplace.

About the role

Entry type

$77,181

Location

Whenuapai, Ohakea

The role is a combination of environmental/public health and occupational hygiene. Occupational hygiene generally typically occupies 50% of the normal work role both in New Zealand and overseas.

You will also develop public health related training packages and programmes that will be used on deployed operations or humanitarian assistance and disaster relief duties.

Ultimately your advice and input helps to ensure the health and safety of our people and the success of operations conducted both at home and overseas.

Responsibilities

Areas of responsibility of Force Health Protection Officers include, but are not limited to the following:

Food safety
Occupational hygiene
Field hygiene and Waste management
Pest and Vector control
Emergency management
Workplace assessments
Communicable disease
Public Health assessments and investigations

Basics

Must be 18 years old by the time you graduate from recruit course.

Candidates should have qualified or be near completion of the Grad Dip EH and/or BHlthSc (EH), or other recognised qualification under the Environmental Health Officer (Qualifications) Regulations 1993 (or overseas equivalent). To be competitive, we recommend that at least three years of professional work as an EHO or PHO is undertaken prior to application.

The Air Force offers undergraduate scholarships for candidates who demonstrate the qualities required to become an Environmental Health Officer.

The scholarships are:

RNZAF Undergraduate Scheme: Study at an approved university institution of your choice while the Air Force covers your fees and a living allowance on a ‘year for a year’ return of service basis.
Graduate Incentive Scheme: Study at the university of your choice, and on completion of your degree, you will be paid an increasing incentive over the next four years with the monetary value based on the number of full time study years successfully completed.

There may be a return of service period for this trade.

Contact: 0800 number (or contact Candidate Experience Facilitator for more information).

Job on base

When not overseas, you will be working as part of a multi‑disciplinary health and safety team conducting public health assessments, environmental health training courses and assisting with biosecurity arrangements, border health controls and occupational hygiene assessments.

Job on deployment

You will conduct comprehensive health threat assessments, assist with setting up of field camps, provide specialist advice on field hygiene, waste and water management, biosecurity, pest and vector control and environmental and industrial hazards.

You will deploy in support of New Zealand Defence military operations and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief both within New Zealand and overseas. Deployment time frames are normally for weeks at a time, but may on rare occasions extend to a six month period.

In most cases Force Health Protection Officers are required to carry out their duties to support the role of Force Health Protection with minimum supervision, although they may be co‑located or working with environmental health personnel from the NZ Army or other overseas military forces.

Training and Professional Development

All individuals selected to become Commissioned Officers in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) are required to complete this course. It is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and experience necessary for commissioned service and the beginning of a career in leadership. This course will cover various subjects including:

RNZAF culture, customs and protocol
Organisation and administration
Drill and parades
Dress, grooming and hygiene Standards
Military law and the Military Justice system

Earn a competitive salary while training or learning your trade, along with additional allowances for time spent in the field, at sea, overseas, or deployed on operations.

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