Environmental Health Manager

Brackenberry Limited; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Brackenberry Limited seeks an Environmental Health Manager on a 1-month contract (likely to be extended) for a Local Authority in Milton Keynes. You will provide strategic and operational leadership within the Council's Regulatory Services to ensure effective delivery of statutory environmental health and public protection functions.

Responsibilities include leading statutory functions in food safety, environmental protection, HSE compliance, and public health enforcement; developing policies

Qualifications

• Significant experience in environmental health, regulatory services or public protection.
• Experience managing and developing staff, including performance management and workforce planning.
• Experience in financial planning, budget management and reporting within a complex organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Council's statutory functions relating to Food Safety, Environmental Protection, Health and Safety, Petroleum Licensing, Public Health and Infectious Diseases enforcement.
• Develop, implement and review service policies, procedures, business plans, performance reviews and operational work programmes.
• Manage, recruit, develop and supervise staff, consultants and contractors, ensuring effective performance management, workforce development and competency assessments.
• Represent the Council and liaise with regulatory organisations, including the Food Standards Agency and Health and Safety Executive.
• Manage investigations and enforcement activities, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and guidance relating to evidence gathering, surveillance, treatment of suspects, data protection and freedom of information.
• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in Environmental Health or a relevant discipline.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification.

Skills

Environmental health

Staff management

Budgeting

Performance reporting

Regulatory services

Education

Degree in Environmental Health

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Milton Keynes to assist with the appointment of an Environmental Health Manager, on a 1-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. The Environmental Health Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership within the Council's Regulatory Services team, ensuring effective delivery of statutory environmental health and public protection functions. The role is responsible for overseeing Food Safety, Environmental Protection, Health and Safety, Petroleum Licensing, Public Health and Infectious Diseases enforcement services. Responsibilities:

• Lead the Council's statutory functions relating to Food Safety, Environmental Protection, Health and Safety, Petroleum Licensing, Public Health and Infectious Diseases enforcement.
• Develop, implement and review service policies, procedures, business plans, performance reviews and operational work programmes.
• Manage, recruit, develop and supervise staff, consultants and contractors, ensuring effective performance management, workforce development and competency assessments.
• Represent the Council and liaise with relevant regulatory organisations, including the Food Standards Agency and Health and Safety Executive.
• Manage investigations and enforcement activities, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and guidance relating to evidence gathering, surveillance, treatment of suspects, data protection and freedom of information. Degree or equivalent professional qualification in Environmental Health or a relevant discipline.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification.

Essentials:

• Significant experience in environmental health, regulatory services or public protection.
• Proven experience managing and developing staff, including performance management, workforce planning and succession planning.
• Experience in financial planning, budget management, expenditure control and performance reporting within a complex organisation.