ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - SES - 64082577

Requisition No: 864451 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - SES - 64082577

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64082577 

Salary:  $68,000 - $75,000 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/10/2025 

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Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health in Polk County.  If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place.  Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida.  We hope you decide to join our team!  Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position spends most 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 position reports directly to and communicates frequently with the Environmental Health Director.

The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in Polk County in its mission to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts and its vision to be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Furthermore, the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness and Excellence in all aspects of their work.  

STORAGE TANK AND PETROLEUM RESTORATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:

The employee in this position will be responsible for implementation of all portions of the Petroleum Restoration Program and the Stationary Pollutant Storage Tank Program established and governed by Florida statues and rules.

Reviews Stationary Pollutant Storage Tank Facilities contract and conducts annual negotiations with government officials for the management of the Stationary Pollutant Storage Tank Facilities program.  Contracted duties include the technical oversight of all phases of stationary storage tank compliance inspections.  Assures inspection compliance in accordance with FDEP regulations and current task assignments.  Ensures out of compliance inspections are closed within 90 days per FDEP policies.  Meets the task assignment inspection timelines each quarter.

Review contractor's installation and closure plans, and monitoring of compliance activities at Stationary Pollutant Storage tank system sites; ensure incident and discharge investigations are conducted in compliance with state regulations; monitor daily performance, conduct performance evaluations, and review correspondence and reports.  Serves as the supervisor for storage tank inspectors and monitors their performance in meeting the goals of the Stationary Pollutant Storage Tank Facilities contract

Review and evaluate closure reports, quality assurance plans, environmental audits, contamination assessment reports, and pollutant storage system construction plans. 

Perform preliminary discharge site inspections of potential ground water and soil contamination for underground and aboveground storage tanks.

Prepare all monthly, quarterly, and yearly status reports for various tanks and petroleum programs and shares them with supervisor and others as requested.

Manages the local government contracting for the petroleum restoration program and the storage tanks program in Polk County.

Reviews petroleum restoration contracts and works with DOH Legal, the Environmental Health Director and the FDEP program offices to negotiate and change contracts and task assignments. 

Contracted duties include the technical oversight of all phases of responsible party cleanups eligible for pre-approval, and technical and fiscal management of response action contractors conducting state funded local lead cleanups.

Serves as the supervisor for contract managers and monitors compliance with the mandatory requirements in Sections 287.057(13) and 215.422, F.S.

Manages the performance of the contamination assessment and remedial action activities for state funded rehabilitation projects.  Reviews site-specific scopes of work with the assistance of technical support personnel, negotiates these elements with contractors and prepares work orders for said work. 

Performs on-site inspections, assists in making recommendations for corrective actions, negotiates changes in the scope of work as required and prepares change orders. 

Performs a review of summary reports.  Reviews and approves contractor invoices for completed work and act as contract administrator for approval of invoices.  Monitors the environmental rehabilitation occurring at site and the consultant’s efficiency in accomplishing the cleanup in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Coordinate inspections and review inspection reports to assure compliance with State regulations.  Discuss reports with employees for training and evaluation purposes.

Supervise the maintenance and operation of the computer database for the Petroleum Restoration program and the Storage Tanks Program.

Establish and implement an in-house cross-training program for all positions.  Maintain training records for all employees.  Ensure that staffing and workloads are adequate. 

This position is responsible for maintaining effective internal communications with superiors and subordinates in keeping with the agency’s standards and expectations for communication effectiveness. 

Prepares the annual budget for the petroleum and storage tanks programs and ensures spending and invoicing are completed and on track with annual revenue and expenses.  Ensures that programs are operated to ensure the contracts support themselves and do not utilize FDOH general revenue.

Other duties as assigned by the Environmental Health Director.

This position may serve clients that speak only Spanish, Creole or other languages.  It may require performance of interpreter duties, if bilingual, or implementation of the Department’s Limited English Proficiency Plan.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the terminology, principles and analytical techniques of the physical or natural sciences.
• Knowledge of data collection and analysis principles and procedures.
• Ability to coordinate and manage an environmental program.
• Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to environmental programs.
• Ability to collect, evaluate, analyze and interpret scientific or technical data.

Qualifications:

• Valid Florida Class E Driver’s License
• Five years’ experience as a manager or supervisor in environmental or engineering fields.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the physical or natural sciences, environmental health, or engineering is Preferred. 
• Professional Geologist (PG) PREFERRED

Other job-related requirements for this position:

Emergency Duty: Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency.  Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.

Confidentiality: Incumbent may have access to records containing Social Security numbers in the performance of their job duties.

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:

Lake Wales, FL

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

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• 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.    

If there are any problems applying online, please call People First Staffing Administration: (877) 562-7287.

Service Center hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., ET. TTY users, call (866) 221-0268.

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

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.