Environmental Health Specialist (EHS) is a professional class series responsible for program activities related to the protection of the environment and public health. Incumbents perform a wide variety of duties in the inspection, education, investigation and enforcement of federal, state, county and local laws and ordinances pertaining to environmental health issues; and do other related work as required.
Incumbents in the Environmental Health Specialist position may be assigned to a generalist role or specialty program area. Specialty program areas may vary, but can include cross connections, small water systems and land use, environmental health information technology, and Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) Programs. Incumbents may be required to attend training specific to their specialty assignment and, in some cases, will be required to obtain additional certification or training in accordance with federal and state law.