Promotive Only - Principal Environmental Health Inspector (6124) - Citywide (163746)

Under general direction, supervises a number of inspectors in the regular inspection of food and drink establishments, housing, industrial plants and premises in an assigned district for public health and safety hazards in order to enforce established laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to the abatement of violations found; personally conducts special investigations of highly important and especially difficult cases and makes recommendations and special reports thereon; and performs related duties as required.

Essential duties include: 

1. Administers and is directly responsible for the work assignments and performance of a Senior Environmental Inspector, inspectors and auxiliary office and clerical personnel; re-views reports and findings of inspectors; interprets applicable laws, ordinances, directives and established policies and procedures.

2. Administers the investigation of complaints involving all buildings; takes necessary action to abate illegal health, sanitary and safety conditions; coordinates efforts with appropriate city departments in the enforcement of the building, electrical, plumbing, fire and police codes; appears as witness in court litigation when required and testifies in cases involving food establishments, housing, commercial buildings, hazardous materials and waste facilities and other matters,

3. Administers the conduct of complaint inspections of dwellings, hotels, apartment houses, and other multiple dwellings, relative to sanitation, general maintenance of structural and operational features, light, ventilation, use and occupancy, safety and for compliance with applicable codes, detects violations; coordinates efforts with the appropriate city department in the enforcement of the building, electrical, plumbing, fire and police codes, makes follow-up inspections to assure ordered corrections have been made; makes recommendations for order of vacation or condemnation of buildings remaining in violation; prepares condemnation reports, appears and testifies at condemnation hearings.

4. Prepares work schedules and assignments for office and field activities, investigations and special surveys relating to food, housing, urban renewal, industrial hygiene, air pollution, vector control, mosquito control and abatement, hazardous materials management and other environmental, ecological problems; observes routine office procedures and field activities for purposes of improving forms, techniques and overall performance; assists in the development and advancement of subordinates through training and effective use of employee development program,

5. Conducts spot inspections to determine efficiency of inspection work; confers with personnel on all problems concerning both office and field activities; advises on best procedures in order to insure maximum degree of compliance.

6. Consults with outside individuals and representatives of various concerns and establishments regarding compliance with regulatory requirements and orders issued, and to work out disputes or misinterpretations of existing provisions; confers with architects, contractors and attorneys on plans and specifications for new structures or rehabilitation of existing buildings; confers with members of other governmental jurisdictions in matters relating to specific activities and interpretations of applicable codes and regulations; accompanies representatives of the State Department of Agriculture on field inspections of meat processing plants.

7. May be assigned to administer and supervise the development and implementation of pro-grams with respect to health and safety for employees of the Health Department; investigates and causes compliance with joint commission accreditation and related standards for institutions and other facilities of the Health Department; personally reviews and may investigate reports of hazards or injuries along with corrections for same; coordinates the accident prevention program for the department; provides technical information and guidance to supervisory personnel; and generally provides an awareness for safe working conditions and correction of safety hazards among city employees.

8. Personally conducts investigations of a highly important or special nature directly concerning department policy and on matters requiring more experienced judgment.

9. Makes final recommendations for issuance of warrants, citations and of any further action required to secure compliance with local, state or other existing regulations; makes final recommendations for condemnation of properties when owners fail to comply with statutory requirements; attends condemnation hearings and court litigations in connection with specific charges and violations; exercises independent judgment in quarantining and condemning unsatisfactory foodstuffs.

10. Reviews reports of completed work assignments of both field and office activities; pre-pares periodic consolidated reports of district environmental health inspectors; conducts periodic staff meeting for purpose of disseminating new information and clarification of existing requirements, policies, methods and procedures; analyzes reports and activities of office and clerical personnel for compliance of essential information and statistical data.

11. Serves as departmental representative in matters relating to safety and accident prevention; conducts safety meetings with supervisorial personnel to review employee accidents and accident reporting as well as accident prevention.

12. When assigned, supervises and serves as consultant for the Senior Environmental Health Inspector in charge of dairy and milk sanitation specialist for district offices of the bureau of environmental health.

The Principal Environmental Health Inspector performs other related duties as required.  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications – Required

1. Current Permanent Civil Service City Employee in class 6122 Senior Environmental Health Inspector, who passed probation;* AND
2. Meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements for the Consumer Protection Specialty and/or Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty

Minimum Qualifications for Consumer Protection Specialty

• Experience: Requires seven (7) years of experience in food, housing, water quality and supply, vector control, noise abatement and/or other related environmental health inspection work. 
• License and Certification: Requires possession of a REHS (Registered Environmental Health Specialist) Certificate, issued by the State of California Department of Public Health Services; eligibility to be deputized as a peace officer; and possession of a valid California Driver's License. 

Minimum Qualifications for Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty

• Experience: Requires seven (7) years of experience in hazardous materials, hazardous waste, site mitigation and/or medical waste as a technician or inspector in an environmental health agency or related regulatory/service agency, or as a professional consultant in the environmental health industry; OR Five (5) year of experience as an inspector in a Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA).
• License and Certification: Requires possession of a current HAZWOPER Certification; obtaining and maintaining a CA UST Inspector Certificate issued by the International Code Council (ICC) within 180 days following appointment; and possession of a valid California Driver's License. 
• Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with at least 30 semester units or a major in one or more of the following disciplines: Biology or microbiology; Chemistry, chemical engineering; Physics, physical science; Environmental science; Geology or soil science; Environmental health; Environmental or sanitary engineering; Toxicology; Industrial hygiene; Hazardous materials management; Fire science, fire technology.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).

Special Requirements:
Special Qualifications including specialized knowledge, abilities, education, experience, or license may be established for individual positions.

*Prior to appointment, permanent civil service employees must have passed probation in class 6122 Senior Environmental Health Inspector.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to a lower score.

Additional Information

Selection Procedures:

1. Job Application - Applicants must fully complete the job application. Information from resumes does not substitute for the information on the job application or preliminary questionnaire.
    
2. Training and Experience Assessment (100% Weight) - All candidates must complete the Training and Experience Assessment as part of the employment application. The link to the training and experience evaluation will be emailed to the address listed on the candidate’s online application. Candidates will be required to respond to the training and experience evaluation in the timeframe indicated.
   
   Please answer the assessment carefully and thoroughly. It will serve as the Training and Experience Assessment for this recruitment and will be used to determine your eligibility for this recruitment as well as your score and rank on the eligible list. Qualified applicants will be ranked on the eligible list based on the amount of training/education and experience above the minimum qualifications for 6124 Principal Environmental Health Inspector, along with any additional qualifying points (e.g. promotive status), as outlined in Civil Service Commission (CSC) rules. All work history will be verified using official City records, which will serve as the final authority in determining qualifying service.

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

Certification
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List.

Eligible List/Score Report:
Once you pass the exam, you will be placed onto an eligible list and given a score and a rank. For more information, visit https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 6 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

How to apply:
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process. 

Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link. 

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment therefore, it is their responsibility to contact the Analyst if they update their email address. 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.] The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules.  

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information about the Hiring Process
• Conviction History 
• Employee Benefits Overview 
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact analyst, David Chalk at david.chalk@sfdph.org or (628)271-6702. 

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.