POSITION:  Director of Environmental Health

DEPARTMENT:  St. Joseph County Department of Health

WORK SCHEDULE: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M-F

JOB CATEGORY:  PAT (Professional, Administrative, Technological)

SALARY:  Up to $70,053.00

STATUS:  Full-Time

FLSA STATUS:  Exempt

DATES: October 28, 2025 until filled

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function. The requirements listed in this document are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. St. Joseph County provides reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants with known disabilities who require accommodation to complete the application process or perform essential functions of the job unless those accommodations would present an undue hardship.

Incumbent serves as Director for the St. Joseph County Environmental Unit of Department of Health, responsible for supervising and directing assigned personnel, overseeing programs and operations, and ensuring compliance.  

Benefits

Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans

Paid Time Off (PTO) with generous accruals

Employer Paid Life Insurance coverage

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care

Gym Membership Discounts to encourage wellness

Employer-Funded PERF (Public Employees' Retirement Fund)

Access to additional voluntary benefits and resources

Responsibilities

Supervises and directs assigned personnel, including analyzing human resource needs, reviewing documentation for newly created and significantly revised positions, interviewing candidates and making hiring decisions, providing orientation and training, planning and delegating work assignments, establishing work goals, developing and motivating staff, determining significant changes in responsibilities, evaluating performance, reviewing salaries, implementing personnel or corrective actions, keeping supervisor and subordinates informed of organization developments, maintaining discipline, and communicating and administering personnel programs and procedures.

Oversees and leads the Environmental Health Division of the County Department of Health, developing strategies, goals, and priorities for programs and issues within the Division and monitoring changes in laws, legal requirements, and services in other departments/agencies affecting Environmental Health operations. 

Manages, oversees, and conducts various inspections, including, but not limited to, Healthy Homes, septic systems, lead, air quality, massage establishments, solid waste, and tattoo and body piercing inspections.

Manages and oversees various programs, including, but not limited to, Pest and Vectors, Surface and Groundwater Protection, and Wellhead Protection.

Oversees investigations and complaints concerning housing, environmental pollutants, trash, and related conditions, sending warning letters, conducting follow-up investigations, and taking corrective and/or legal enforcement actions as situations require. 

Qualifications

Practical knowledge of standard budgeting and accounting practices and procedures, with ability to prepare and administer budgets, prepare detailed financial statements, and maintain complete and accurate financial records.

Practical knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing environmental protection, with ability to ensure compliance with legal requirements.

Ability to effectively supervise and direct assigned personnel, including analyzing human resource needs, reviewing documentation for newly created/significantly revised positions, interviewing candidates and making hiring decisions, providing orientation and training, planning and delegating work assignments, establishing work goals, developing and motivating staff, determining significant changes in responsibilities, evaluating performance, reviewing salaries, implementing personnel or corrective actions, keeping supervisor and subordinates informed of organization developments, maintaining discipline, and communicating and administering personnel programs and procedures.

Ability to effectively listen, comprehend, and communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments, Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), IDEM, ISDH, other government agencies, County Health Board, Area Plan Commission, and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities, and disabilities. 

Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of department information and records according to state requirements.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in environmental science, biology, or related field.

Physical Requirements

Ability to compare, compile, analyze, and evaluate data, and make data-driven decisions.

Ability to understand, memorize, retain, and carry out oral and written instructions and present findings in oral or written form.

Ability to plan and present public speaking presentations.

Ability to apply knowledge of people and locations, plan/layout work assignments, and read/interpret detailed blueprints and plans.

Ability to testify in legal proceedings/court as necessary.

  Ability to occasionally work evenings, respond to emergencies on 24-hour basis, and serve on call on rotation basis, and occasionally work extended hours and weekends and travel out of town, sometimes overnight.