Environmental Health Officer

Torfaen County Borough Council; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Torfaen County Borough Council is recruiting an Environmental Health Officer to join the Housing Safety and Environmental Protection Team in Pontypool. The role involves delivering housing safety, environmental protection and enforcement services that impact residents’ health and quality of life.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, using sound professional judgement and appropriate enforcement where needed.

Qualifications

• A degree in Environmental Health.
• Excellent investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of applying environmental health legislation and regulatory procedures.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• A commitment to partnership working, customer service and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality housing safety, environmental protection and enforcement services.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to protect public health and wellbeing.
• Apply sound professional judgement and appropriate enforcement action where necessary.

Skills

Investigation skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Partnership working

Customer service

Education

Degree in Environmental Health

Job description

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Location Civic Centre, Pontypool

Basis Full Time

Job profile for Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officer

Civic Centre, Pontypool 27/11/2026

Job details

Salary £40,444 - £46,579 | Grade 8 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full Time Package Permanent Job category/type Economy & Environment, Public Health Date posted 06/11/2026 Job reference REQ006685 Attachments REQ006685 Environmental Health Officer - Cymraeg.docx REQ006685 Environmental Health Officer .docx

Job description

Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking to recruit a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Environmental Health Officer to join our Housing Safety and Environmental Protection Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality housing safety, environmental protection and enforcement services that make a real difference to the health, wellbeing and quality of life of residents across Torfaen, supporting the Council's ambitions through the Torfaen Deal and contributing to the delivery of the Marmot Principles in practice.

The role requires an individual who can confidently manage complex and potentially confrontational situations, applying sound professional judgement and appropriate enforcement action where necessary. The successful candidate will have:

• A degree in Environmental Health
• Excellent investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience of applying environmental health legislation and regulatory procedures
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• A commitment to partnership working, customer service and continuous improvement

For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact Lindsay Baker - Housing Safety and Environmental Protection Manager by email at [e-mail] or telephone on 07507 880085.

Torfaen County Borough Council strives to be a fair, supportive and effective employer. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Council expects all employees, paid or unpaid, to share this commitment. We value the range of experiences that a diverse workforce brings and therefore we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and under-represented groups.

Welsh Language Skills are desirable for this post but not essential.You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh. Each application will be treated equally.

We are a registered Disability Confident Leader and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Our Guaranteed Interview scheme guarantees that people with disabilities will be invited to interview, so long as they meet the essential requirements for the role. If you have a health condition, are neurodivergent, or use British sign language, and need to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiting manager. We can only work with you to arrange adjustments if we are made aware of your requirements prior to your application submission, test or interview.

How to find us

Torfaen County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Pontypool
NP4 6YB