Environmental Health Specialist I (Water Team)

Douglas County, CO; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 61,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, retirement

Job summary

Douglas County's Public Health Department seeks an Environmental Health Specialist I to perform inspections and investigations of public and private establishments to ensure compliance with local and state health codes. The role covers programs including retail food establishments, childcare, body art, or onsite wastewater systems, pools, tires and landfills.

You will work under the Water Team with a focus on protecting community health, collaborating with partners, and documenting findings

Qualifications

• Sound judgment and strong communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health or related field.
• One year of professional experience; or four years if no bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections and investigations of public and private establishments to ensure compliance with health codes.
• Work within water-related programs on inspections (Water Team) and other environmental health areas.
• Assist in program duties for retail food establishments, childcare, body art, onsite wastewater systems, pools, tires and landfills.

Skills

Judgement

Communication

Attention to detail

Service oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health

1 year professional experience

4 years related experience

Job description

Environmental Health Specialist I (Water Team)

Employment Type:0 - Full-time Regular
Pay Range:$60,557.00 - 90,835.00
Location:Lone Tree, CO
Overtime Exempt:N
Elected Office / Department:PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Douglas County is seeking an Environmental Healthprofessional to join our team!

If you are passionate about protecting public health, enjoy working in the community and want a career where your work makes a visible difference every day, this could be the job for you.

As part of the Douglas County Environmental Health team, the Environmental Health Specialist I performs inspections and investigations of public and private establishments and other environmental situations to ensure compliance with local and state health and safety codes. Working assigned program to include either retail food establishments, childcares, and body art facilities, or Onsite Waste Treatment Systems (septics), swimming pools, waste tires and landfills, environmental record reviews.

Generally, the hiring range is $60,557-$75,696 annually. Qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position will be taken into consideration when determining hiring salary.

Your future is important to us.

Douglas County offers a comprehensive benefits package — including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans — plus a wide range of additional resources to support your health, growth, and overall well-being.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

We are looking for someone who brings sound judgment, strong communication skills, attention to detail and a service-oriented approach. The ideal candidate will have an a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Environmental Health, or a related field, one year of professional experience in a related program; or in lieu of bachelor’s degree, incumbent must have four years of professional experience in a related program. A combination of experience and education maybe considered. Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License upon hire, with complying insurance.

If you are ready to put your knowledge and skills to work in a career that protects your community and contributes to something bigger, consider joining Douglas County!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Closing Date: 11/1/2026 4:59PM MST. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

The job details outlined in this posting may represent a modified summary of the full job description.

In the event of an emergency/disaster in or near the County, all County employees are expected to make every effort to be available to assist the County Manager, Elected/Appointed Officials and Department Directors to ensure the continued operation of any and all necessary County functions. This may mean being available to perform additional duties and hours beyond what is normally required. In the event that an exempt employee does work more than 40 hours a week in support of County operations during an emergency, such employee may receive overtime or other appropriate wage compensation in accordance with existing County policies or at the discretion of the County.