Manager, Environmental Health Services

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $54.16 - $77.86 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We are currently looking to fill a** Full-Time **opportunity for a **Manager, Environment Health Services** to support **Health Protection Services** in **Abbotsford, B.C.**

**Abbotsford**

Abbotsford is large rural city in the country, set against stunning views of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains and Washington’s Mount Baker. With a lower cost of living than Metro Vancouver, the area attracts residents who want a slower pace and enjoy a small-town feel.

**Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including**:

- Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
- Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
- Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
- Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
- Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
- TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
- Additional employee discounts and perks available
- **_Eligibility based on employment status_**

Detailed Overview:
**Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families**:
The Manager, Environmental Health Services is responsible for the management and operation of environmental services to assigned communities, including planning, implementing, evaluating programs and services such as Food Safety, Drinking Water Safety, Personal Services, Onsite Sewage Systems, Communicable Disease Control, Community Sanitation, Land Use, Rodent and Insect Control, Healthy Environment, Environmental Health Risk Assessment, Health Bylaws, Injury Prevention, Emergency Preparedness, School Health, Tobacco Control, Public Health Engineering and Recreational Water Safety; ensures that the leadership and management of the human, financial and material resources in the department support the goals, policies and vision of the Fraser Health Authority. Responsibilities:

- Develops and implements goals and objectives, policies and procedures for assigned areas, ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient services which support the goals and objectives of Environmental Health Services.
- Plans and manages the provision of Environmental Health Services and ensures the co-ordination of services to achieve operation and strategic objectives.
- Collaborates with other service providers such as senior levels of government, public health organizations, and community councils in the identification and development of services and programs; identifies and recommends the development or change in services and programs to address current and future issues and requirements; monitors and evaluates same.
- Collaborates with the Medical Health Officers and Prevention Staff in the management of Communicable Disease Control services, with respect to clinical issues.
- Plans and manages effective administrative and information systems and resource plans to ensure that daily business and operational support activities are conducted in a timely, effective and cost efficient manner; ensures that systems for maintenance of confidentiality are established in compliance with applicable legislative requirements and organizational policy.
- Develops and recommends long and short term fiscal planning including resource allocations for existing and new programs; plans and manages annual capital and operating budgets for the assigned program responsibility, ensuring efficient utilization of financial resources supportive of the provision and delivery of environmental health services; completes variance analyses of the allocated budget, reports significant problems, and provides appropriate solutions; makes recommendations for budgetary adjustments.
- Develops and maintains an effective organizational structure for assigned areas which support the accomplishment of Environmental Health Services' goals and objectives; ensures the development and maintenance of organizational climates conducive to attracting, developing and retaining excellent employees
- Determines staff complement for assigned areas in consultation with the Regional Director, Health Protection; recruits, selects, directs, supervises and evaluates staff to ensure effective performance of duties; promotes, disciplines and initiates employee terminations.
- Ensures the implementation of current human resource standards and procedures, including performance evaluation, attendance management, orientation, training and education, as well as, compliance with applicable acts, regulations and collective agreements.
- Interprets and administers collective agreements covering all bargaining unit employees investigates and responds to publ