Placer County

To assist in ensuring compliance with various environmental health regulations as required by federal, state and local statutes and ordinances; conduct routine field inspections to ensure compliance; and perform a variety of research related to environmental health compliance.

Environmental Health Technician I
This is the entry level class in the Environmental Health Technician series. This class is distinguished from the journey level by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to positions within the series. Employees at this level are not expected to perform with the same independence of direction and judgment on matters allocated to the journey level. Employees work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks.

Environmental Health Technician II
This is the full journey level within the Environmental Health Technician series. This class is distinguished from the Environmental Health Technician I by the assignment of the full range of duties. Employees at this level only receive occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies within the work unit. Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the entry level.  In some cases, depending on complexity of duties and job performance, an employee may remain classified at the Environmental Health Technician I level indefinitely.

This class is distinguished from the Senior Environmental Health Technician in that the latter exercises technical and functional supervision over others and/or performs the more complex environmental health functions.

Environmental Health Technician I
Receives supervision from a Supervising Registered Environmental Health Specialist or other professional, supervisory, or management classification. May receive technical or functional supervision from a Senior Environmental Health Technician or other technical or professional personnel.

Environmental Health Technician II
Receives supervision from a Supervising Registered Environmental Health Specialist or other professional, supervisory, or management classification. May receive technical or functional supervision from a Senior Environmental Health Technician or other technical or professional personnel.

• Conduct field inspections to assure regulatory compliance and in response to service requests; document inspections or write inspection reports. 
• Receive and process a variety of environmental health permits and applications; review for compliance with standards and regulations. 
• Perform research involving parcel and permit history. 
• Review commercial and home occupation business licenses for compliance with environmental health and/or land use standards and regulations.
• Accept, log, and review commercial and residential plans and associated documents for plan checking as assigned; process, prepare, and issue permits as needed. 
• Prepare correspondence and notifications providing and requesting information to and from customers related to application materials and permits. 
• Receive and log complaints pertaining to environmental health related issues. 
• Log and maintain various data and records and prepare reports; prepare routine notices; research permit and code enforcement issues as necessary.
• Receive and respond to environmental health public records requests.
• Respond by telephone, email, and in person at the front counter to general and specific questions pertaining to environmental heath related issues from the public. 
• Generate and send invoices, process payments, and provide receipts to customers for environmental health permits.
• Prepare and distribute a variety of informational materials pertaining to environmental health issues.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with coworkers, other County employees, and the public using principles of good customer service. 
• Interact with other County departments and/or outside agencies as needed. 
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Environmental Health Technician I 

Experience and Training
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

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 Technician I

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of customer service and public contact.
• Basic arithmetic and mathematical calculations.
• Modern office procedures, methods, and computer hardware and software and its applications.
• Methods of filing and tracking information.
• Basic sciences.
• Principles and practices of work safety.
• English usage, spelling, punctuation, and grammar. 

Ability to:

• On a continuous basis, know and understand assigned aspects of the job; identify and interpret technical and numerical information; understand, analyze, recall, interpret, and explain explain environmental procedures and County regulations and requirements; complete tasks with frequent interruptions.
• On a continuous basis, sit at desk and/or stand at a counter for long periods of time; intermittently twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; intermittently walk, stand, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, climb, kneel, reach, and twist when performing field inspections; perform simple and power grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation; see and hear with sufficient acuity to perform essential job functions; speak, use telephone, write, and use a keyboard to communicate; occasionally lift moderate weight.
• Learn local ordinances and state statutes related to environmental health and land use and permitting process, as needed.
• Learn the policies and procedures of the Environmental Health Division.
• Learn to read and interpret a variety of plans, maps, drawings, and construction documents in the course of conducting research.
• Obtain information through interviews and dialogue; work fairly and courteously with the public.
• Use a variety of modern office equipment, including but not limited to, computer, calculator, telephone, facsimile machine, and photocopy machine.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Work with various cultural and ethnic groups in a tactful and effective manner.
• Analyze situations quickly and objectively and to determine proper course of action.
• Effectively use automated permit systems.

Environmental Health Technician II

In addition to the qualifications for Environmental Health Technician I:

Knowledge of: 

• Local ordinances and state statutes relative to environmental health and land use and permitting process, as needed. 
• Policies and procedures of the Environmental Health Division. 
• Technical resource materials and information sources applicable to assignment. 
• Department and division specific software systems. 

Ability to: 

• Interpret, explain, and apply applicable ordinances, statutes, and departmental and division procedures and policies.
• Read and interpret a variety of plans, maps, drawings, and construction documents in the course of conducting research. 
• Independently conduct routine field inspections.