THE POSITION The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) is now hiring for a Public Health Services Manager within the Environmental Health and Drinking Water Branch to provide management level oversight over critical core functions of Connecticut’s drinking water primacy program as it relates to administration of safe drinking water standards for public drinking water. This position will work closely with the DWSRF Program which provides loans to eligible public water systems for drinking water infrastructure improvements that are necessary for public health protection, Safe Drinking Water Act compliance, and capital projects that support long-term infrastructure sustainability programs.
HIGHLIGHTS - UNIT: Environmental Health and Drinking Water Branch - ADDRESS: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT - WORK HOURS: Full-Time, First Shift, 40 Hours per Week - SCHEDULE: Typical work schedule of Monday through Friday - An opportunity to telework in accordance with State policies may be permitted following the successful completion of a working test period.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU - Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page! - The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked one of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule - Professional growth and development opportunities - A health work/life balance to all employees
As a Public Health Services Manager, you will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties: - Supervise and manage a team of technical subject matter experts, providing leadership, guidance, performance feedback, and professional development opportunities to foster a high-performing team; - Identify and refer public water systems in need of DWSRF Program assistance; - Oversee regulatory requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and state laws that protect the adequacy and purity of the state’s drinking water supply; - Liaison with other operating units, local, state and federal agencies and outside officials regarding environmental health and drinking water policies and procedures; - Coordinate, plan, and manage the sanitary survey and enforcement programs within the Drinking Water Section; - Work with stakeholders within Connecticut, regionally, and nationally in the area of public drinking water regulation and oversight; - Ensure required annual reports and other deliverables are completed; - Ensure measures under the performance partnership agreement (PPA) are met; - Oversee technical assistance provided to public water systems, their certified operators, consultants, and local health departments; - Oversee the response to acute water quality and quantity incidents; - Coordinate technical functions for protection of public water supplies; and - Establish goals and performance metrics for the team, ensuring continuous improvement and accountability across all programs.
ABOUT US The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.
DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.
