Position Description:
The Anoka County Public Health and Environmental Services (PHES) department has an immediate opening for an Environmental Health Specialist. The Environmental Health Specialist performs daily activities involving investigation, inspection, data collection and analysis, enforcement action, report preparation and public contact. The Environmental Health Specialist is responsible for ensuring applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations are being met. This is a full-time, non-exempt, hybrid position. Interviews will take place the week of April 27th, 2026, for those selected to move forward in the hiring process. Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 32: $64,480 to $90,230 ($31.00 to $43.38 per hour) plus additional benefits. See posting for details.
Position Requirements:
Job Duties and Responsibilities
These examples are not all inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of primary responsibilities of an Anoka County Environmental Health Specialist.
- Perform inspections of various facilities and properties, including but not limited to food and lodging facilities, public pools, body art establishments, solid and hazardous waste facilities, management of the delegated non-community drinking water protection program, and community events to determine conformance with applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations.
- Research, compile, synthesize, analyze, and interpret information and data necessary to meet environmental health objectives. Prepare written reports.
- Participate in environmental health projects, define problems and alternative solutions, and set objectives.
- Provide general information to the public in response to questions about projects, environmental health programs, applicable ordinances, policies, and procedures related to the community services, including food and lodging facilities, public pools body art establishments, solid and hazardous waste facilities, management of the delegated non-community drinking water protection program and community events.
- Interact with other individuals, developers, groups, sections, divisions, departments, and agencies.
- Conduct field investigations and complaint investigations of various sites in order to have first-hand knowledge of the location under study.
- Support enforcement activities. Issue citations, write reports and collect evidence.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental health, food science, natural science, or a closely related field as defined under MN Rule 4695.2700.
- At least 2 years (2,080 annual hours) of job-related experience.
- Possess, or the ability to obtain within two years, registration as an Environmental Health Specialist.
- Successfully pass driver’s license background check.
- Must have valid driver's license and vehicle available for business use.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed
- Registered as an Environmental Health Specialist.
- Possess one or more of the following certifications: Standardized Food Inspection Officer, Certified Hazardous Waste Site Worker, Licensed Subsurface Treatment System Designer/Inspector, Licensed Solid Waste Inspector, or Certified Pool Operator.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Position Closing Date:
April 27, 2026 at 11:59pm CST