Environmental Health Officer

• Environmental Health Officer
• Midlands
• Contract Until End of March 2027
• Rate: Advised on Application
• 37 Hours Per Week
• Hybrid Working

A Local Authority in the Midlands is seeking an experienced Environmental Health Officer on a temporary contract through to the end of March 2027.

The role will focus on statutory nuisance, commercial waste, noise, licensing and environmental health enforcement.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigating commercial and domestic statutory nuisance complaints
• Dealing with commercial waste, drainage and environmental health complaints
• Undertaking noise monitoring and active noise surveillance
• Using noise monitoring equipment and evaluating noise evidence
• Dealing with licensing applications, reviews and Temporary Event Notices
• Preparing and serving Abatement Notices, Community Protection Warnings and Notices
• Supporting licence reviews and other formal enforcement action
• Working with internal teams and external partner agencies
• Managing a varied caseload and participating in team rotas
• Occasional out-of-hours work

What We're Looking For

• Recent Local Authority Environmental Health experience
• Proven competency in statutory nuisance investigations
• Experience dealing with commercial waste complaints
• Competence using noise monitoring equipment
• Experience with formal enforcement action
• Knowledge of licensing and relevant environmental health legislation
• Strong communication and report-writing skills
• Animal welfare experience would be advantageous

Qualifications

Candidates must hold one of the following:

• Diploma in Environmental Health awarded by the EHRB or REHIS
• Degree or Master's Degree in Environmental Health
• Diploma in Acoustics & Noise Control, plus relevant Local Authority experience

Contract Details

• 37 hours per week
• Contract until the end of March 2027
• Hybrid working
• Regular office attendance required
• Midlands-based Local Authority

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