New Jersey Environmental Health Association

Registered Environmental Health Specialist - Randolph Township, NJ

Department: Health & Construction

Posting Date: September 9, 2025 until filled

Reports to: Health Officer

Position Type: Full-time Hours/Week: 35

POSITION SUMMARY

Under direction, performs sanitary inspection and environmental health work involving in the enforcement of relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws and rules within the concerned jurisdiction; conducts inspections, investigations, and educational outreach activities; performs other related duties as required and/or necessary.

EXAMPLES OF WORK (not all inclusive):

• Conducts inspections to enforce relevant sanitary and health laws.
• When violations of relevant sanitary and health laws are found, determines the cause and takes proper corrective action.
• Periodically inspects retail food establishments and other eating-places.
• Investigates nuisances and violations of the sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances.
• Gives testimony in court cases.
• Conducts activities related to licensing, operation, and enforcement of sanitary, environmental, and public health laws and rules of regulated activities and facilities.
• Confers with Health Officer, engineers, veterinarians, and Registered Environmental Health Specialists concerning improvements in public health and sanitation.
• Reviews and may approve plans for residential, commercial, and industrial development as necessary to ensure compliance with sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances.
• Collects water, food, and other specimens as needed for laboratory analysis and interpret the results of the subsequent analysis.
• Plans and conducts routine and emergency environmental health inspections and investigations and provides technical expertise to ensure operator and/or owner conformance with environmental health laws, rules, and ordinances.
• Maintains, updates, and analyzes environmental health records, findings of inspections, and other data to ensure proper documentation and continuity of environmental health protection.
• Prepare reports and findings as witness to environmental health violations in court cases and hearing.
• Reviews new environmental health policy and implements the requirements of said policy as necessary.
• Educates and communicates environmental risks to the public, media, and other interested parties.
• Assist the public, local health agency personnel, and other officials with recommendations and resources on various environmental health matters consistent with environmental laws, rules, or ordinances and suitable abatement practices.
• Investigates foodborne, airborne, waterborne, and other suspected disease outbreaks as required.
• Keeps current with professional developments in environmental health technologies, information systems, and technical advancements in the field.
• Conducts surveys and investigations of communicable diseases and epidemics which may be traceable to lack of environmental sanitation.
• Reviews and analyzes records/reports and makes recommendations as to laws/regulations which are needed for proper control of environmental sanitation and for methods of improving the operation of existing controls.
• Assembles, reviews, and utilizes articles, bulletins, demonstrations, and other educational methods and materials concerning varied phases of environmental sanitation.
• May act in a liaison capacity with local Boards of Health in all areas of environmental health.
• Prepares reports.
• Maintains records and files.
• Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

REQUIREMENTS

• LICENSE:

o Possession of a valid Registered Environmental Health Specialist License issued by the NJ Department of Health.

o Valid NJ driver’s license.

• KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

o Knowledge of problems/procedures involved in sanitary inspection work, in the enforcement of relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances.

o Ability to assess environmental health risks to and influences on humans and the environment.

o Ability to interpret relevant public health laws and apply them to specific cases.

o Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers and others involved or interested in the work of the unit.

o Ability to prepare reports of inspections containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

o Ability to testify accurately in court.

o Ability to maintain records and files.

o Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

o Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

o Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.

COMPENSATION

Salary up to $62,707/year commensurate with experience.

BENEFITS

Benefits for full time employees include NJ Division of Pensions & Benefits Public Employees Retirement System pension, health insurance, deferred compensation plans, life insurance and other supplemental insurances and paid time off.

For further details regarding benefits and total compensation go to: www.randolphnj.org/DocumentCenter/View/1336/Randolph-benefits-flyer-new

CONTACT:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit a pre-employment application found on www.randolphnj.org, resume and cover letter to csartain@randolphnj.org .

Added: 9/22/2025

Registered Environmental Health Specialist - Village of Ridgewood

The Village of Ridgewood Health Department is seeking a New Jersey licensed part-time (up to 29 hours) Registered Environmental Health Specialist from 10/1/2025 to 3/31/2025. The applicant must hold a valid New Jersey driver’s license. Under the direction of the Health Officer, responsibilities include, but are not limited to; retail food inspections, recreational bathing inspections, youth camp inspections, plan review, complaint investigations and enforcement of state and local codes. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Please email resumes by September 15, 2025 to Dawn Cetrulo, Health Officer at dcetrulo@ridgewoodnj.net

Added: 9/5/2025