Salary : $66,396.00 - $98,088.00 Annually
Location : Denver Metro, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: FAA01230-08/12/26
Department: Department of Public Health & Environment
Division: Environmental Health & Sustainability Division
Opening Date: 08/25/2026
Closing Date: 9/1/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: Main Campus: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description of Job
The Work Unit:
The Institutions Unit is under the direction of the Deputy Division Director and is responsible for assuring compliance with the requirements of the food laws and sanitation regulations of the State for assisted living residences, swimming pools, child care facilities, and schools. These duties are accomplished through inspections, recall coordination, outbreak investigations, compliance assistance, and compliance assurance; by reviewing registration information, plan review submissions, and other field-generated information for assisted living residences (for retail food regulation compliance), swimming pools, child care facilities, and schools within the State. The school and child care programs are delegated through contracts to Local Public Health Agencies (LPHA). LPHAs conduct inspections and day-to-day program functions at the local level. This unit provides direct service for schools and child care facilities in the absence of a local program. The Division performs program audits and inspection standardization exercises with the delegated LPHAs. The unit, in cooperation with LPHAs, is responsible for assuring compliance with the requirements of the institutional environmental health laws and regulations of the State. The Unit determines the appropriate response, which may include informal or formal inquiries, such as embargo, condemnation, seizure, injunctive relief, and recalls, requesting additional field investigations, recommending and subsequently researching and recommending administrative or judicial enforcement actions, and developing and negotiating assessments. The Unit is also responsible for drafting new regulations, completing State Board of Health documents, and coordinating stakeholder meetings.
What You Will Do:
The purpose of this position is to serve as an environmental protection specialist within the school and childcare programs. This position conducts regulatory inspections; prepares inspection reports, compliance advisories, LPHA assessments, and orders or recommendations for enforcement. Additionally, this position serves as a trainer in school and childcare programs. The position conducts training and joint inspections for LPHA staff and develops guidance materials for the programs. In addition to direct facility inspection oversight, this position provides compliance assistance, guidance, and training to the regulated community and local public health agencies. This position is expected to be a junior-level inspector with the goal of being fully operational as a senior-level inspector. This position requires wide-ranging oversight from the supervisor.
Key Responsibilities:

• Writes technical reports, creates and maintains accurate records, and initiates appropriate enforcement actions such as follow-up inspections, voluntary condemnations, and voluntary closures as necessary when non-compliance is identified within school or childcare operations.
• Works collaboratively with epidemiologists to investigate illness and outbreak investigations.
• Through research of technical reports, governing regulations, statutory requirements, and other resource materials, creates and drafts responses to questions and inquiries presented by local public health agencies' staff, school administrators, childcare providers, and the public.
• Actively monitors progress and reviews reports submitted by LPHAs for completeness and contract requirements.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Class Code & Classification Description:
I3A2T*
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience Only:
Five (5) years of professional experience working in a field related to the work assigned to the position, such as environmental health inspections or in an occupation directly related to the work assigned in this position.

Or

Education and Experience:
A combination of related education from an accredited college or university in Biology, Environmental Science for a field of study closely related to the work assignment and One (1) year of experience in a field related to the work assigned to the position, such as environmental health inspections or in an occupation directly related to the work assigned in this position to equal five (5) years.
NOTE: An applicant may meet the minimum qualifications for this job in one of two ways: They may qualify through their work experience alone or through a combination of education and work experience.
**This experience must be substantiated within the Work Experience section of your application. "See Resume" will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.**
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

In addition to the minimum requirements, the successful candidate in this position will have the following highly desirable experience and competencies:

1. Experience conducting regulatory inspections in child care facilities, schools, retail food establishments or a related industry.
2. Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders including state and local governments, non-profits, community groups, private regulated entities and federal agencies such as EPA.
3. Advanced Interpersonal and conflict management skills e.g. displays understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy and concern.
4. Develops and maintains effective relationships, deals skillfully with people who are difficult, hostile or distressed,effectively manages and resolves conflicts, confrontations and disagreements in a positive and constructive way. Computer literate.
5. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
6. Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.
7. Ability to analyze facts, data and evidence to arrive at a logical conclusion.
8. Experience with investigating complaints and outbreak investigations that are received regarding regulated facilities.
9. Experience with assisting in developing classroom training materials to support learning needs of regulated communities, stakeholders and LPHA staff.
10. Ability to make recommendations on reporting improvements and / or program improvements based on submitted information.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Must match approved PD

• A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.
• TRAVEL: Traveling 80% of the time, with up to 30% of that travel being overnights, required to accomplish job duties; it may also require out-of-state travel for training courses/meetings up to two times per year.
• Operation of a fleet vehicle on a regular basis.

Appeal Rights:
An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director.
As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.
Review of the completed, signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you, using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email at [email protected] within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgment of the Department's action.
For further information on the Board Rules, you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's

Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov/board-rules.

Supplemental Information
A complete application packet must include:

• Completed State of Colorado application.
• Cover Letter
• If using education to qualify for this position a copy of your transcripts (unofficial acceptable) or diploma must be provided with application. Transcripts must be attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
• If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 must be attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.

The Selection Process:
All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.

Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.