ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - SES - 64005388

Requisition No: 886640

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - SES - 64005388

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64005388

Salary: $54,125 - $69,937 annually

Posting Closing Date: 11/15/2026

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Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

This is a highly professional and independent position reporting to the Public Health Research Administrator and is responsible for managing the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Program, including assistance with budget preparation, task management, report submission, contract preparation, and purchasing. Maintains Grants.gov credentials and submits environmental health grants, electronic reports and budgets to CDC Procurements and Grants Office (PGO). Completes CDC Quarterly Reports (Earned Value Management Reports) and other documentation as required by PGO.

Supports federal reporting of occupational health indicators.

Evaluates environmental hazard data for human exposures, such as water quality and air quality data.

Develops and maintains Strategic Operational Plan for the EPHT Program, in coordination with the mission of the division and the department.

Analyzes Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping issues for the EPHT Program. Coordinates with division technical staff on GIS issues, such as the use of GIS software and data. Serves on GIS coordination committees and represents the EPHT Program in meetings regarding GIS technology. Performs geocoding as required using recommended EPHT methods.

Serves as lead for statistical and public health dissemination products, including papers for publications related to environmental health. Ensures appropriate delegation of duties to staff (e.g., topics, statistical analysis, writing, and proofreading), ensures IRB regulations are followed, communicates timely with all contributing authors, validates accuracy of data, and routes through the proper chain-of-command.

Coordinates training efforts of EPHT staff members in outreach seminars to County Health Departments and other stakeholders.

Serves on CDC workgroups and teams for EPHT, and those related to Occupational Health and Safety as needed.

Directs the development and maintenance of the EPHT web portal at www.floridatracking.com. Coordinates technical staff to ensure compliance with CDC requirements for EPHT public and secure web portals.

Works with staff and stakeholders to market the EPHT program.

Performs other duties as directed.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts and software. Skills with epidemiologic and spatial analysis, cartographic presentation and map communication. Skills with GIS database assemblage, spatial aggregation, and geocoding routines. Ability to communicate complex epidemiologic and spatial analysis results in a clear and concise manner. Ability to supervise people; determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments; communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to management analysis activities.

Qualifications:

Minimum – Post-secondary degree from an accredited college or university with a major in public health, epidemiology, statistics, environmental, natural, or physical sciences.

Preferred – 3 or more years of public health and/or applied epidemiology experience. A master’s degree or PhD in public health with a focus in epidemiology and/or statistics. Experience supervising teams and managing projects. Experience with GIS mapping. Experience analyzing and disseminating environmental health data, including writing and reviewing technical reports.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

4025 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee FL, 32399

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

- Annual and Sick Leave benefits;

- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;

- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

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- Flexible Spending Accounts;

- Tuition waivers;

- And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com .

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.