PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST III

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PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST III

Saratoga County

Posted 8/20/2026

Responsibilities

This position contributes to the enforcement the provisions of Public Health Law (PHL); New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations (NYCRR, and other State and federal laws, rules, and regulations relating to community environmental health, sanitation, safety, and healthcare facilities. Incumbents conduct on-site inspections and surveys to evaluate environmental health conditions and/or regulatory and code compliance to improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of individuals and the public; and to provide technical assistance as needed. Provides supervision of subordinate public health specialists, professional and clerical staff. Does related work as required.

Typical Work Activities (*Illustrative)

• Develops, implements, and monitors countywide environmental health, sanitation, and safety programs; and develops program budgets for review by fiscal management staff;
• Supervises a staff of Public Health Specialists and other professional and clerical staff;
• Establishes and evaluates program priorities and goals; provides progress reports to Environmental Health Director, Commissioner and county management;
• Develops countywide procedures for evaluating facility and site compliance with codes, rules, and regulations; develops guides, and policy and procedural documents; and communicates with staff to ensure uniform inspection and enforcement practices;
• In cooperation with the Environmental Health Director and Commissioner, proposes potential changes to PHL and State and local codes, rules, and regulations; implements approved changes countywide;
• Assesses countywide training needs for SCPHS staff and facility operators and staff and develops and implements training programs;
• Represents SCPHS at NYSDOH meetings and conferences as a program expert; reports outcomes to management.
• Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be appropriately assigned to an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear above are not excluded as appropriate work assignments, as long as they can be reasonably understood to be within the logical limits of the job.
  
  

Minimum Qualification

• Possession of a Master’s Degree including at least 30 credit hours in natural* and applied** sciences, of which at least 18 must have been in the natural sciences, and three (3) years of experience in conducting inspections to determine compliance with federal, state, and local environmental health laws, regulations, or established public health standards, and/or experience monitoring public health environmental hazards and developing methods to control or eliminate such hazards or spread of disease, two (2) years of which must have included supervisory responsibilities; OR
• Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree including at least 30 credit hours in the natural* and applied** sciences, of which 18 credits are in the natural sciences with four (4) years of experience in conducting inspections to determine compliance with federal, state, and local environmental health laws, regulations, or established public health standards, and/or experience monitoring public health environmental hazards and developing methods to control or eliminate such hazards or spread of disease, two (2) years of which must have included supervisory responsibilities.
  
  

Special Requirement

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

Salary: $96,252 - $123,679

To Apply

To apply, please visit the website here: https://saratoga-portal.mycivilservice.com/

• Qualified candidates may alternatively submit an application and resume, by mail or in person to the Personnel Officer – Civil Service Division, 40 McMaster Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
• Resume may not be substituted for application
• Fax submissions will not be accepted
  
  

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Responsibilities

This position contributes to the enforcement the provisions of Public Health Law (PHL); New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations (NYCRR, and other State and federal laws, rules, and regulations relating to community environmental health, sanitation, safety, and healthcare facilities. Incumbents conduct on-site inspections and surveys to evaluate environmental health conditions and/or regulatory and code compliance to improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of individuals and the public; and to provide technical assistance as needed. Provides supervision of subordinate public health specialists, professional and clerical staff. Does related work as required.

Typical Work Activities (*Illustrative)

• Develops, implements, and monitors countywide environmental health, sanitation, and safety programs; and develops program budgets for review by fiscal management staff;
• Supervises a staff of Public Health Specialists and other professional and clerical staff;
• Establishes and evaluates program priorities and goals; provides progress reports to Environmental Health Director, Commissioner and county management;
• Develops countywide procedures for evaluating facility and site compliance with codes, rules, and regulations; develops guides, and policy and procedural documents; and communicates with staff to ensure uniform inspection and enforcement practices;
• In cooperation with the Environmental Health Director and Commissioner, proposes potential changes to PHL and State and local codes, rules, and regulations; implements approved changes countywide;
• Assesses countywide training needs for SCPHS staff and facility operators and staff and develops and implements training programs;
• Represents SCPHS at NYSDOH meetings and conferences as a program expert; reports outcomes to management.
• Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be appropriately assigned to an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear above are not excluded as appropriate work assignments, as long as they can be reasonably understood to be within the logical limits of the job.
  
  

Minimum Qualification

• Possession of a Master’s Degree including at least 30 credit hours in natural* and applied** sciences, of which at least 18 must have been in the natural sciences, and three (3) years of experience in conducting inspections to determine compliance with federal, state, and local environmental health laws, regulations, or established public health standards, and/or experience monitoring public health environmental hazards and developing methods to control or eliminate such hazards or spread of disease, two (2) years of which must have included supervisory responsibilities; OR
• Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree including at least 30 credit hours in the natural* and applied** sciences, of which 18 credits are in the natural sciences with four (4) years of experience in conducting inspections to determine compliance with federal, state, and local environmental health laws, regulations, or established public health standards, and/or experience monitoring public health environmental hazards and developing methods to control or eliminate such hazards or spread of disease, two (2) years of which must have included supervisory responsibilities.
  
  

Special Requirement

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

Salary: $96,252 - $123,679

To Apply

To apply, please visit the website here: https://saratoga-portal.mycivilservice.com/

• Qualified candidates may alternatively submit an application and resume, by mail or in person to the Personnel Officer – Civil Service Division, 40 McMaster Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
• Resume may not be substituted for application
• Fax submissions will not be accepted