Operational Services Directorate | Environmental Health Services  Hours: 37 hours per week  | Contract: Permanent  Salary: Grade 9 - £31,346 to £32,910 per annum 

We are looking for an enthusiastic Environmental Health Officer to join our Environmental Protection Team as a permanent, full time, member of the Environmental Health Service. 

You must be registered with EHRB, or have an appropriate CIEH EHP registration. Ideally you will have experience of working within the field of environmental health and have a relevant post graduate qualification, or be prepared to undertake such qualifications.

You will predominantly work within the field of Environmental Protection and will undertake a range of duties relating to pollution control. This will include investigation, resolution and regulation of a wide range of issues relating to both domestic and commercial premises and will include investigation of statutory nuisances, smoke control, regulation of permitted processes and local air quality management. You will provide responses to consultations upon applications received from our planning and licensing departments. 

As part of a small team, our Environmental Health Officer posts may have the opportunity to work within any area of the Environmental Health Service.

As a member of a small, committed and hard-working team, you will be involved in both proactive and reactive work across many of the specialist disciplines that lie within the team’s remit. 

You will be organised, diligent and flexible, will have good communication skills and be able to work on your own initiative. You will have an eye for detail and be comfortable working under pressure. You will be expected to work with, and develop good working relationships with, a range of partner organisations and undertake out of hours visits as necessary.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Mr Rob Thomas – acting Manager of Environmental Protection on 01782 742582.

We offer the following benefits: flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave and training opportunities.