Environmental Health Manager - Health Department

The Manitowoc County Health Department is seeking an Environmental Health Manager to lead, manage, and oversee the department’s environmental health programs and services. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations while protecting and promoting the health and safety of the community.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct, develop, implement, and evaluate environmental health programs, policies, and services.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate environmental health and support staff.
• Prepare and monitor the division budget and administer grant funding.
• Conduct inspections of restaurants, hotels, pools, campgrounds, and other licensed establishments.
• Investigate environmental health complaints and concerns, including lead, asbestos, radon, mold, indoor air quality, and water quality.
• Enforce applicable health codes, issue corrective actions, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provide education and technical assistance to businesses, license holders, employees, and the public.
• Collaborate with local, state, and federal agencies on public health initiatives and emergency response.
• Participate in emergency preparedness activities and provide 24/7 emergency coverage.
• Serve as acting Health Officer in the Health Officer’s absence.

Requirements of HFS 139.07: The director of an environmental health program shall be one of the following:

• (1) A public health sanitarian who is registered under SPS 174 to 177 meets the requirements in s. HFS 139.07 and has 3 or more years of progressively responsible full−time experience in a general environmental health program in a public health agency.
• (2) A public health sanitarian who is registered under SPS 174 to 177 and who meets the requirements in s. HFS 139.07 and has a master’s degree in environmental health, public health, public administration, health administration or a similar field, and who has 2 or more years of full−time experience in a general environmental health program in a public health agency.

A valid Wisconsin Driver's license is required.

The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals serve as the foundation for public health practice and are integrated into the essential responsibilities of this role; they are incorporated into this description by reference per Wis. Admin. Code DHS 140.