Environmental Services Manager
Salary
$56,345.82 - $99,024.26 Annually
Location
38 - LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MS
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
9064-0372-20261008LAUD
Department
0372 - MH-EAST MS STATE HOSPITAL
Opening Date
10/13/2026
Closing Date
10/26/2026 11:59 PM Central
Agency Minimum Salary
$56,345.82
Agency Maximum Salary
$99,024.26
About the Agency
East Mississippi State Hospital is a state-operated healthcare facility under the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, providing comprehensive inpatient psychiatric, residential, substance use disorder, and long-term care services to individuals across the region. Through a multidisciplinary approach, EMSH serves a diverse population with an emphasis on safety, quality care, recovery-focused treatment, and person-centered support. In addition to its psychiatric services, EMSH operates specialized programs and nursing home services across multiple campuses, including Meridian, Newton, and Kemper, to meet a broad range of clinical and operational needs. EMSH is committed to delivering high-quality care while maintaining compliance with applicable state, federal, and accreditation standards.
About the Position
The Environmental Services Manager provides leadership and administrative oversight for environmental services operations throughout East Mississippi State Hospital, including housekeeping, custodial services, and Laundry. The Manager is responsible for the overall management, quality assurance, and operational effectiveness of environmental services programs and processes across EMSH facilities and units. The position provides leadership through assigned managers and supervisors who oversee day-to-day environmental services activities within their respective areas. The Environmental Services Manager establishes department-wide standards, procedures, staffing strategies, performance expectations, and service priorities to ensure EMSH facilities are maintained in a clean, safe, sanitary, and professional condition. The Manager also coordinates resources, evaluates service quality, supports infection-prevention and regulatory requirements, and provides operational recommendations to hospital leadership.
What youll need to be Successful
To be successful in this position, the Environmental Services Manager must demonstrate strong leadership, organization, accountability, operational judgment, and the ability to manage environmental services across a large and diverse healthcare system. The Manager must be able to establish consistent standards, provide direction through managers and supervisors, evaluate departmental performance, address staffing and resource challenges, and maintain a strong focus on cleanliness, sanitation, safety, and infection prevention. Success also requires the ability to balance daily operational demands with long-term planning while maintaining productive relationships with clinical departments, support services, hospital leadership, and employees throughout EMSH.
Preferred Qualifications
Typically requires a bachelor's degree and five to seven years of related experience. Agency preferred qualifications: Candidates should possess progressively responsible experience in environmental services, housekeeping, custodial operations, facilities support, laundry operations, healthcare support services, hospitality services, or a related operational environment.
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Health/Prescription Insurance
Eligible employees have the opportunity to participate in the state's health and prescription insurance program. Employees may select either single or family coverage with affordable co-payments. More detail can be found at Know Your Benefits.
Wellness Benefits
Employees are eligible for a wellness and health promotion program. This plan provides annual benefits for certain services with first-dollar coverage with no deductible.
Life Insurance
All eligible employees receive an actual term life insurance policy upon employment. The policy coverage is two times the employee's annual salary to a maximum of $100,000. More detail can be found at Life Insurance Choices.
Optional Insurances
Many agencies offer discounted premiums for dental, vision, and cancer insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Many state agencies provide opportunity for employees to participate in pre-tax spending accounts. These accounts allow employees to withhold childcare expenses and unreimbursed medical expenses prior to application of state and federal taxes.
Paid Personal Leave and Sick Leave
Full-time employees receive paid time off for personal needs and for sick leave. Leave begins accruing after one month of employment and may be used as it is accrued. Employees earn approximately 18 days of personal leave annually and 12 days of sick leave annually.
Military Leave
In accordance with federal law, all employees serving in the armed forces or the military reserves are entitled to 15 days per year for military training.
Holidays
Employees receive up to 10 paid holidays to enjoy many of our nation's celebrations with family and friends.
Retirement Programs
The State of Mississippi provides all its employees a Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Retirement Program. Employees become vested in the State's retirement system after 8 years of employment. Both you and your employing agency contribute toward your retirement. More detailed information regarding the State's retirement program can be found at http://www.pers.state.ms.us
Deferred Compensation
State agencies offer several opportunities for their employees to participate in a deferred compensation voluntary retirement savings plan. More information can be found at Deferred Compensation.
State Credit Union
All state employees are eligible to participate in the Mississippi Public Employees' Credit Union. This organization offers state employees special savings and borrowing plans. For more information about this program, call 601.948.8191.
Tuition Reimbursement
Many state agencies provide opportunities for their employees to achieve higher education through tuition reimbursement. Common programs include medical and nursing fields, accounting, and business/administrative fields.
Career Development and Training
The Mississippi State Personnel Board offers several management and administrative certification programs, as well as professional development courses to enhance employee value to the agency. Individual agencies also offer technical training and allow membership in professional organizations to employees in their specific fields of employment.
Promotional Opportunities
Employees who have completed 6 or more months of service are eligible for promotional opportunities within state government employment. Minimum qualifications must be met.
Career Ladders
Many job classifications provide career-ladder opportunities based upon attainment of competencies. These career ladders can increase an individual's salary, provided funds are available within the agency.
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How many years of experience do you have? (Refer to the job posting for an explanation of related experience.)
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What is the highest level of education (or semester hours of college) you have completed?
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Do you have experience with the following? Experience supervising managers, supervisors, or multiple work units in a large healthcare, hospital, behavioral health, nursing home, institutional, or multi-site environment; Experience with healthcare sanitation standards, infection prevention, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, workforce planning, staff scheduling, linen and laundry operations, budgeting, purchasing, and performance improvement.
Required Question
Employer State of Mississippi
Address 210 East Capitol Street
Suite 800
Jackson, Mississippi, 39201
Phone 601-359-1406
601-359-1406
| Location | Lauderdale County, MS |
| Salary | $56,345.82–$99,024.26 Per Year |
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