Environmental Health Technician I/II

The Environmental Health Division of the Placer County Health and Human Services Department is currently accepting applications for Environmental Health Technician - I and Environmental Health Technician II. Please review individual job postings for the minimum qualifications required at each level. To participate at the entry level, journey level, or both, you must complete and submit separate applications for each recruitment:

Environmental Health Technician - I         #2024-11721-01

Environmental Health Technician - II        #2024-11722-01

This position serves as the public contact to intake permit applications and provide information required by environmental health regulations related to food safety, drinking water systems, wastewater disposal systems, and hazardous materials regulations. Additionally, this position conducts field inspections to verify compliance with regulations, receives and processes a variety of environmental health permits and applications, processes public records requests, and reviews commercial and home occupation business licenses. 

Minimum Qualifications

Environmental Health Specialist I - 

Experience: One (1) year experience in an environmental health setting, emphasizing public contact is desirable.

Training: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by at least twelve (12) semester units of college level courses in chemistry, biology, physics, toxicology, or a related field.

Environmental Health Specialist II - 

Experience: Two (2) years of responsible experience comparable to an Environmental Health Technician I with Placer County.

Training: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by at least twelve (12) semester units of college level courses in chemistry, biology, physics, toxicology, or a related field. 

For both levels, relevant, equivalent experience (performing the same or similar job requiring similar knowledge, skills, and abilities) may be substituted for the required education as determined by the Human Resources Department.

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This recruitment will be open until filled. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. 

Placer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.