Job Description

Job description

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $31.65 - $40.35. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site 3 days per week and off-site as needed. This position will work a mix of in the office, in the field, and remote. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days. In this position you can expect to begin work in the Denver Post Building and then starting in late 2024 or early 2025 the Wellington Webb Building, both in the heart of Denver.

What You’ll Do

Denver's Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) is dedicated to advancing Denver's environmental and public health goals. DDPHE works collaboratively with city, state and community partners to conduct education, community engagement, and enforcement to promote healthy people, healthy pets, and a sustainable environment. DDPHE oversees a number of services related to public health and the environment and is comprised of six divisions: Division of Shared Services and Business Operations; Community & Behavioral Health; Public Health Investigations; Denver Animal Protection; the Office of Medical Examiner; and Environmental Quality. For more information on DDPHE’s programs and services, visit the DDPHE website at:

Denver Department of Public Health and Environment

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We foster an inclusive culture by respecting the values, customs, and authenticity of everyone and by implementing equitable public health strategies so Denver communities can thrive.

As the Environmental Public Health Cannabis Investigator II, you will support and conduct environmental health inspections and investigations of regulated marijuana grow facilities to ensure compliance with environmental health regulations and laws. The position will oversee facilities’ Odor Control Plans (OCPs) that govern the effective odor control of cannabis facilities, which will include often unannounced inspections of Denver area marijuana grow operations. This position will also develop expertise in OCPs as they apply to other industrial sectors (pet food manufacturing, coffee roasters, etc.).

Specifically, as the Environmental Public Health Investigator II you will:

• Serve as Environmental Quality’s central point of contact for air quality matters for the cannabis industry.

• Conduct full-performance level environmental inspections and investigations or analysis of environmental health issues and recommends corrective, enforcement or environmental health management action at regulated marijuana grow facilities. Primary assignment will be investigations and inspections of marijuana grow facilities focusing on nuisance odor emissions, facility recordkeeping, facility training, etc.

• Provide complex technical assistance, education and training about environmental regulations requiring the employee to exercise judgment in selecting the most pertinent guideline and recommending alternative actions.

• Distribute information to the public, affected industries/businesses and other governmental agencies.

• Collect field samples, environmental health related data or information as necessary for laboratory or trend analysis.

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Previous experience with public health and environment regulatory compliance investigations and inspections of marijuana grow facilities.

• Previous experience with public health and environment emergency response activities.

• Attention to detail.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated and effective oral and written communication skills.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree.

• Experience Requirement: Two (2) years of experience conducting environmental public health investigations or environmental public health management activities.

• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.

• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

• License/Certifications: Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.

• Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until August 29, 2024. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than that date at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Cover letter describing the applicant’s interest and experience

• Resume

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CE2265 Environmental Public Health Investigator II

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$31.65 - $49.06

Starting Pay

$31.65 - $40.35 per hour

Agency

Dept of Public Health & Environment

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact

Jobs@Denvergov.org

with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

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Job Tags

Hourly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Local area, Remote job, 3 days per week,

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