What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Health Engineer III position at County of Saratoga NY?
The Saratoga County Department of Health seeks an experienced candidate for a full-time Public Health Engineer III. The successful candidate should have thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public health engineering and a strong background in environmental health activities.
Job Description
The work involves responsibility for the planning, administration and performance of public health engineering duties concerned with the execution of one or more phases of the environmental health program. The work entails advising public officials or individuals on problems requiring professional public health engineering expertise, including measures for improvement and compliance with legal requirements, assisting in the promotion of public health through application of environmental health practices, assisting in the enforcement of the provisions of local and State health matters and investigations of related conditions and problems. The work is performed under general supervision of the Commissioner of Health or the Director of Environmental Health with leeway allowed for exercise of independent judgment in carrying out details of the work. Supervision is exercised over the work of subordinate technical and professional employees. Does related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications (at least)
A) License to practice as a Professional Engineer (PE) in New York State; OR
B) Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with at least three (3) years of full-time, hands-on experience in environmental health activities.
(Degree must have been awarded by a college or university by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the US Department of Education/US Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT(S): Candidate must possess, and maintain, a clear and valid New York State Driver’s License appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated, in meeting the necessary transportation needs of the job.
The minimum qualifications for Public Health positions are mandated under New York State Health Code, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) Title 10, Part 11. Participation in Public Health emergency preparedness drills and responses may be required. Select immunizations may be required at time of appointment or at any time throughout the course of employment according to New York State Department of Health or other oversight agency requirements.
Any questions please call Human Resources at 518-885-2225.