Environmental Health Officer

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is recruiting a qualified Environmental Health Professional to join the Environmental Health and Safer Places team in Nottingham. The role involves investigating noise complaints, assessing development proposals for EP issues, and handling a range of investigations.

You will work in a hybrid setup with a starting salary of £42,123 rising to £45,529 per annum, pro rata for part-time workers. Closing date: 27 September 2026.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Environmental Health and registration with the EHRB as an EHP.
• Experience in Environmental Protection.
• Knowledge of EP legislation and its application.
• Good IT skills and ability to manage a diverse workload.

Responsibilities

• Investigate commercial noise complaints.
• Assess new development proposals for EP-related issues.
• Lead on a small number of Permitted premises investigations.

Skills

Environmental Health

EHRB registered

Environmental Protection

IT skills

Education

Degree in Environmental Health

Job description

Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week – Flexible working with some limited out of normal office hours working from time to time

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £42,123 (Level one) rising to £45,529 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part time)

Location:Byron House, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham NG1 6HS

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are looking for one qualified Environmental Health Professional to work in the Environmental Health and Safer Places team (largely Environmental Protection). You will be investigating commercial noise complaints, assessing new development proposals for EP related issues, leading on a small number of Permitted premises and a range of other investigations. If you are not fully qualified but well on the path to becoming an EHP you may wish to consider our Graduate EH Specialist role which is running parallel to this job advertisement. If you are not sure whether you have the correct qualifications please contact us before applying or look at the CIEH website for information.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree, diploma or other relevant qualification in Environmental Health and be registered with the EHRB or as a Registered/Chartered EHP
• Experience in working within Environmental Protection
• Knowledge of EP related legislation and it's application
• Good IT skills and ability to manage a diverse workload effectively

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Martin Cooke, by telephone on 07535615864 or by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 27th September 2026

Interviews will provisionally be held: week commencing 5th October 2026