ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSPECTOR - Hazardous Materials and Waste (6120) - San Fran

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSPECTOR – Hazardous Materials and Waste – San Francisco Department of Public Health

Join the San Francisco Department of Public Health as an Environmental Health Inspector in the Hazardous Materials and Waste Program. The Department prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare and values diversity in its workforce.

Application Period
Application Opening: November 21, 2025
Application Deadline: December 31, 2025
Salary: $129,038 – $156,754 annually
Recruitment ID: CBT-6120-H00177

Job Description
Under direction, the Environmental Health Inspector conducts inspections, surveillance, and enforcement of local health code and state environmental regulations at businesses, facilities, hazardous materials and waste sites, medical providers and laboratories.

Essential Duties

• Enforce provisions of the local health code, state health and safety and other environmental hazards.
• Investigate and conduct complaint investigations involving facilities requiring permits to operate, prepare cases for hearings, abate illegal conditions, appear as witness in court litigation and testify in related compliance matters.
• Document and issue violations, coordinate efforts with applicable city departments, and make follow‑up inspections to ensure ordered corrections.
• Oversee the opening and closure of new hazardous materials and waste facilities and determine if facilities meet criteria for regulation under one or more of the local or delegated Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) program elements.
• Conduct routine inspections and investigations of hazardous materials and waste facilities to determine compliance with applicable codes, laws and regulations; conduct field tests and acquire samples for laboratory analysis.
• Manage an inspectional district of assigned facilities; issue violations and orders corrective actions.
• Draft complaints for the purpose of administering administrative civil penalties; appear and testify at compliance hearings.
• Review plans and applications for the repair/upgrade and/or closure of underground storage tanks.
• Review and process documents submitted in the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS).
• Provide information and education to the public, business owners and operators and/or their agents regarding proper hazardous materials and waste management and medical waste management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with at least 30 semester units in or a major in one or more of the following disciplines:
• Biology, microbiology
• Chemistry, chemical engineering
• Physics, physical science
• Environmental science
• Geology or soil science
• Environmental health
• Environmental or sanitary engineering
• Toxicology
• Industrial hygiene
• Hazardous materials management
• Fire science, fire technology
• Experience: Two (2) years of experience in hazardous materials, hazardous waste, site mitigation and/or medical waste as a technician or inspector in an environmental health agency or related regulatory/service agency, or as a professional consultant in the environmental health industry; or One (1) year of experience as an inspector in a Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA).
• License and Certification: Valid California driver’s license; obtain and maintain a CA UST Inspector Certification issued by the International Code Council (ICC) within 180 days following appointment; obtain and maintain a HAZWOPER Certification within one year following appointment.

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. …

Selection Procedures
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified complete all subsequent steps: Written Performance Exercise (Weight: 100%). Qualified candidates will be invited to participate in a written performance exercise designed to measure knowledge, skills and/or abilities in job-related areas.

• Knowledge of field inspection techniques and procedures; state laws and city ordinances, health department rules and regulations.
• Ability to meet and deal with the general public; obtain effective cooperation and understanding of requirements to improve general public health and sanitary conditions in assigned district.

How to Apply
Applications are only accepted through the online process at careers.sf.gov. …

Contact
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, David Chalk at david.chalk@sfdph.org or (628) 271-6702.