Company Description The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. Application Opening: October 3, 2025 Application Deadline: Application filing will close on or after October 17, 2025. Salary: $193,700 to $247,260 Annually (Range A) Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt Recruitment ID: PEX-0941-EXEMPT The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. Job Description The Director of Environmental Health (0941 Manager VI) oversees and directs all activities of the City and County of San Francisco’s Environmental Health Branch (EHB). This position reports to the Deputy Director for Public Health Services, Population Health Division and works in close collaboration with the County Health Officer/Director of Population Health Division. The Director of Environmental Health performs the following essential job functions: Develops policies and procedures for all Environmental Health Programs; leads SFDPH’s environmental health strategy to ensure health protection Directs the operations and staff of all the environmental health regulatory programs for SFDPH including Food Safety, Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste, Healthy Housing, Solid Waste, Water Quality, Local Oversight Program and Site Mitigation for contaminated sites, Massage Parlors, Body Art, Tobacco Sales, Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, and the Air, Noise, and Radiation Program. Supervises Environmental Health managers and staff engaged in Operations (budget, payments, purchases, and building), Information Technology, and Disaster Planning; addresses personnel and union related issues Ensures continuous quality improvement, and performance and service excellence at all levels of the branch; reviews and approves training Determines and ensures proper staffing levels for each program within the branch Oversees high-quality environmental health assessments, health impact assessments, and data/knowledge management, synthesis, and translation to guide and inform environment health protection efforts, policy development, and regulatory and enforcement actions Participates in budget development; reviews and approves the branch budget, expenditures Ensures that Environmental Health fees are set to pay for the costs of each program, and that all fees are collected and deposited using the proper codes Oversees EHB’s expenditure and revenue budgets of approximately $26,000,000 annually, with approximately 150 staff employees and additional contracted staff Works with SFDPH Office of Policy and Planning, the Board of Supervisors, and the City Attorney’s Office to draft and pass city legislation that involves environmental health issues; Updates the Director of Health and the Health Officer of urgent environmental health concerns with potential city-wide impacts Partners with community organizations, private citizens, private industry, environmental justice advocates, and other city departments on environmental health matters Interacts extensively with numerous and diverse stakeholders on controversial, high stakes, and emotionally charged environmental and human health issues that require having extensive experience in conflict resolution, negotiation, change management, and ethical leadership. Qualifications Required Minimum Qualifications License/Certification : Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) certificate issued by California Department of Public Health, AND Experience : Five (5) years of verifiable management experience supervising employees performing food, housing, general sanitation, or other related inspection work. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS : Prior leadership experience in local Environmental Health in a California jurisdiction Possession of a Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Science, Public Administration or a related field Experience managing budgets and developing local ordinances Experience supervising a large number of staff Possession of a California Driver’s License The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

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