Environmental Health Coordinator- Water Quality

Summit County Public Health; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 59,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

OPERS retirement

Job summary

Summit County Public Health in Akron, OH is seeking an Environmental Health Coordinator to lead the Water Quality Program. This full-time role oversees private water systems, septic and hauler programs, and stormwater monitoring to ensure state compliance.

You will develop SOPs and training materials, prepare board presentations, and assist leadership with budgeting, policy and public outreach efforts. Qualifications include a science-based Bachelor's degree, 3 years of related experience, REHS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with ≥30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in the sciences.
• Minimum 3 years related work experience.
• Maintenance of REHS credential and 24 CE credits biennially.
• Valid Ohio driver's license and insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations for all environmental health programs in the Water Quality Program.
• Create training documents, draft SOPs, and assist in staff training.
• Support leadership with budgeting, policy development, and public outreach; perform public speaking as needed.
• Coordinate private water systems permitting and septic systems permitting, including inspections and reporting.

Skills

Public speaking

Budgeting

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree in sciences

Registered Environmental Health Specialist credential (Ohio Dept of Health)

Job description

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Are you looking to build a fulfilling career in Public Health? Join Summit County Public Health! Summit County Public Health is proud of our commitment to both the communities we serve and the employees who make our work possible. Our staff has recognized us as a certified Great Place to Work®-and we invite you to be part of our mission to create a healthful environment and ensure the accessibility of health services to all.

Summit County Public Health is seeking an Environmental Health Coordinator to work full-time (35 hours per week) , Monday through Friday, in our Water Quality Program. This vital role manages daily operations for the Water Quality program, ensuring state compliance through the oversight of private water systems, sewage treatment systems, haulers, contractors, and local stormwater monitoring. The Environmental Health Coordinator drives program success by developing SOPs and training materials, preparing board presentations, and assisting leadership with budgeting, policy, and public outreach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day operations and activities for all assigned environmental health programs.
• Create training documents, draft standard operating procedures, and assist in training staff.
• Support leadership with program budgeting, goal setting, and policy development, and perform public speaking duties as needed.
• Sewage Treatment Systems Maintenance and Private Water Systems Permitting
  • Coordinate the private point-of-sale inspection program.
  • Manage the review of operation permit maintenance documents and track the expiration status of private water system permits.
  • Oversee stormwater monitoring efforts and help write annual stormwater reports for contracted communities.
  • Coordinate the registration and routine inspection of water haulers.
  • Ensure compliance with state standards (OEPA and ODH) and assist supervisors in preparing documentation for ODH surveys.

• Sewage Treatment Systems Permitting
  • Manage the registration process for septic contractors and coordinate the registration and inspection of septage haulers.
  • Monitor the expiration status of sewage treatment system permits.
  • Assist supervisors with ODH survey documentation and prepare presentation slides for Board of Health variance requests.
  • Maintain program compliance with all relevant state agency regulations, including those from OEPA and ODH.
  • Complete supervisor-assigned projects focusing on overall program design, development, and implementation.

Compensation & Total Rewards

This is a full-time position with a standard 35-hour work week.

• Compensation: $59,841.60 annually (equivalent to $32.88 per hour working 35 hours per week).
• Retirement: Secure future planning through the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).
• Paid Time Off: Includes 14 paid holidays alongside paid vacation and sick time.
• Healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision, and more.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in the sciences.
• Must possess a minimum of 3 years related work experience.
• Maintenance of Registered Environmental Health Specialist credential from the Ohio Department of Health and 24 continuing education credits biennially
• Valid Ohio driver's license and insured vehicle.

Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.