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Associate Director for the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering (OEHE) located at the Phoenix Area Office in Phoenix, AZ. Position will plan, develop, direct and manage a comprehensive Environmental Health and Engineering program that is comprised of three divisions: Environmental Health Services, Sanitation Facilities Construction, and Health Facilities Engineering.
Major Duties
- As Associate Director, works on a day-to-day basis with the Area Director, Deputy Director, other Associate Directors, and other key staff members with responsibility for participating in top management discussions, decisions and policy making in management actions.
- Responsible for supervising and coordinating Professional/consultative and other employees with accountability to management for work planning, organization and direction of employees.
- Appraises, plans, directs, manages, and evaluates the Area Environmental Health and Engineering Program.
- Develops an annual operating budget for program expenditures including; personnel costs, travel, training, materials, supplies and equipment.
- Serves as principal advisor and technical consultant to Rural and Urban Health Programs and tribal governments in all matters involving environmental health and engineering (both health care and sanitation facilities).
- Represents the Area Director and OEHE program at tribal meetings, IHS Sponsored conferences, and other official gatherings to discuss the OEHE program needs, priorities and concerns.
Environmental health services program - activities are designed to assist families, communities and organizations in planning, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive environmental health program by identifying and correcting environmental conditions which are detrimental to their health status. These activities are provided primarily thru the provision of technical assistance to customers using a variety of techniques such as surveys, injury prevention, and vector control.
Sanitation facilities construction program - activities are designed to provide families and communities with safe water supplies, an adequate means of waste disposal and other essential sanitation facilities which will improve the environment in which families and communities reside.
Health facilities engineering program - activities are designed to work with organizations to ensure effective construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of healthcare facilities. These activities help to provide a safe and functional physical environment for patients and for the protection of the investment of healthcare facilities.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE GS-14 GRADE LEVEL: In addition to the Basic Requirements, all applicants must also meet the following Minimum Qualification and Selective Placement Factor: Specialized Experience: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: overall management and direction of a health facilities engineering program, sanitation facilities construction program, or an environmental health services program; AND Selective Placement Factor: Current registration as a Professional Engineer or a Registered Sanitarian by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Copy must be submitted for consideration. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Pay Range
$131,370.00 - $170,787.00