KEY EXPECTATIONS AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provide oversight and managerial leadership for the On-site Sewage System Permitting, OSS Operation and Maintenance, and Plumbing and Gas Piping Inspection programs.
• Serve as a liaison for the division director and provide information, communicate decisions, and represent the mission, goals and values of the Environmental Health Services Division with diverse internal and external groups.
• Collaborate and support program supervisors in navigating challenging situations and supporting programs in carrying out their missions. 
• Engage in Division strategy development for Foundational Public Health Services funding and implementation, as well as budget planning and development. 
• Use available data resources to craft science-based environmental public health policy and further processes and partnerships to advance these policies.
• Represent and support operational changes and needs of the section and division, including database systems transitions.
• Advance integration of racial equity work into the services and functions of the section.
• Respond rapidly and accurately to emerging environmental public health issues.
• Ensure that services are delivered in equitable and culturally competent ways.
• Foster and advance relationships and collaboration with the Department of Local Services. Seattle Dept of Construction and Inspection, and Department of Natural Resources and Parks. 
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with regulated customers, community residents and elected officials. Ensure that employees are treated with respect and fairness.
• Other duties as assigned by the Environmental Health Services Director.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE SOME COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Progressive management experience in a large governmental or private organization, with a well-developed broad range of management skills (including staff supervision, team management and development, team consensus building, and collaborative leadership).
• Experience problem solving and decision making in a regulatory context.
• Ability to communicate effectively, diplomatically, and strategically on politically sensitive issues.
• Strong background in water and wastewater-related fields.
• Knowledge and understanding of public health principles.
• Skill working effectively with diverse employee and community populations. 
• Knowledge of and ability to lead with equity and social justice in an organization, program, and/or community setting. 
• Experience with managing programs, ensuring deliverables, managing projects and tasks, and communicating results.
• Ability to create a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports, team, or project members; enables co-workers to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement.
• Skill in partnership building and building collaborative relationships with partner agencies and external stakeholders.

• Masters' of Science degree in Environmental Health/Sciences, Master's Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, OR a closely related field OR equivalent professional experience. 
• Experience with grants and contracts.
• Demonstrated experience in policy development.
• Knowledge of and experience applying change management principles.

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Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:
King County Executive Branch employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are the successful candidate for the position you applied for, the County will send you a conditional offer letter.

As a condition of employment, prior to a final offer of employment, you will be required to:

• submit proof of vaccination, or
• have an approved request for medical or religious exemption and an approved accommodation. Philosophical, political, scientific, or sociological objections to vaccination will not be considered for an exemption or accommodation.

• Job Application.
• Supplemental Questions
• Cover Letter
• Resume

• The selection process may include but is not limited to: evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• Staff may be required to play an active role in the event of a public health emergency, which may include changes in responsibilities, work location and working hours.

• The selected candidate will be required to pass a thorough background investigation. Records are not automatically disqualifying. 
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing required training on time.