Environmental Health Plan Review Engineer
nc
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Job summary
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) seeks an Environmental Health Plan Review Engineer to provide professional engineering support by reviewing plans for food and lodging facilities to ensure compliance with codes and regulatory requirements.
You will collaborate with local health departments, architects, and contractors, prepare instructional materials, and deliver plan review training while applying engineering judgment to protect public health and safety.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 3 years of progressively responsible experience.
- Experience reviewing engineering plans for food and lodging facilities to ensure compliance with codes.
- Ability to interpret regulatory codes, building codes, and FDA Food Code requirements.
Responsibilities
- Review construction and remodeling plans for food and lodging facilities for compliance with applicable codes and standards.
- Evaluate engineering designs and equipment specifications for feasibility and regulatory alignment.
- Consult with local environmental health departments, architects, contractors, and engineers to resolve plan review issues.
- Prepare training materials and deliver plan review instruction for Environmental Health Specialists.
- Provide technical guidance at district and regional meetings to promote consistent statewide practices.
- Manage plan review applications, databases, and guidance materials to support regulatory processes.
- Perform evaluations applying engineering principles to resolve non-routine plan review matters.
- Develop and document recommendations related to project compliance and design interpretations.
Skills
Education
Job description
Dept of Health and Human Services
Public Health
Engineer II (NS)
60034301
NC18
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.
The Environmental Health Plan Review Engineer position provides professional engineering support through the review, evaluation, and approval of plans related to food and lodging establishments to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. Work involves consultation with local environmental health departments, architects, contractors, and engineers to assess designs, layouts, and equipment specifications for construction and remodeling projects. This position functions within a technical regulatory environment that requires interpreting engineering principles, assessing environmental and safety impacts, and applying established rules and guidelines. Responsibilities also include preparing instructional materials and delivering plan review training to Environmental Health Specialists to support consistency in statewide regulatory practices. The role requires independent judgment in managing technically complex assignments and providing technical guidance to stakeholders.
- Review construction and remodeling plans for food and lodging establishments for compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate engineering designs, layouts, and equipment specifications to determine feasibility, completeness, and alignment with food service regulatory criteria.
- Consult with local environmental health departments, architects, contractors, and engineers to address technical questions and resolve plan review issues.
- Conduct detailed assessments related to environmental and safety impacts associated with facility design and operational workflows.
- Prepare training materials and present plan review instruction during Centralized Intern Training and State of Practice courses.
- Provide technical guidance during district and regional meetings to promote consistent plan review practices statewide.
- Review and update plan review applications, databases, and guidance materials to support accurate and efficient regulatory processes.
- Perform project evaluations that require application of engineering principles, including resolving non‑routine or technically complex plan review matters.
- Develop and document recommendations related to project compliance, design modifications, and regulatory interpretations.
- Manage assigned work independently, applying professional engineering judgment to ensure accurate decisions impacting public health and safety.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing engineering plans and specifications for food and lodging establishments to verify compliance with state and federal construction and operational standards.
- Proven skill conducting technical assessments of environmental health plan review submissions, including evaluation of layout, design, and equipment installation details.
- Intermediate proficiency preparing and delivering technical training materials for Environmental Health Specialists in plan review processes and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated competency applying engineering principles to evaluate and interpret regulatory codes, including building code and FDA Food Code requirements for facility design.
- Documented experience updating and maintaining plan review applications, databases, and guidance materials to support consistent statewide regulatory practices.
$63,927.00 - $111,871.00
$63,927.00 - $84,274.00
Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:
- Repetitive motions, talking, hearing, typing/writing
The NC Division of Public Health works to promote and contribute to the highest possible level of health for the people of North Carolina. Our entire statewide system of public health has dedicated professionals who carry out our mission every day through a wide range of essential and activities touching the lives of everyone in our state.
The mission of the Environmental Health Section of the Division of Public Health is to safeguard life, promote human health and protect the environment through the practice of modern environmental health science, the use of technology, rules, public education and above all, dedication to public trust.
The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit the website for State Benefits.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces an Employment First philosophy, which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws, and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. For more information about DHHS: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/.
DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.
In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order 303, our agency supports second-chance employment for individuals who were previously incarcerated or justice-involved. We invite all potential applicants to apply for positions for which they may be qualified.
Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. Transcripts, degree evaluations, and cover letters may be uploaded with your application.
- Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach aDD-214 Member-4 Form(Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
- Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application, if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
- Applicants who are former members of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service, must attach a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22, along with the state application.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), DHHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, DHHS will ensure that people with disabilities, or known limitations covered by the PWFA, are provided with reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the person indicated below.
If there are any questions about this posting, please contact Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dhhs.nc.gov. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.
Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience
OR
An equivalent combination of education and experience.
May require registration as a professional engineer by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.
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