Environmental Health Officer

Cornwall Council; Truro; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in Cornwall is seeking a passionate Environmental Health Officer for an 18-month temporary contract. This role involves providing tailored Health & Safety advice, supporting local businesses, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Applicants should have an EH Degree or equivalent experience and be comfortable advising various business sizes. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and flexible working options.

Benefits

Professional growth

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave

Employee health and wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Passionate about Health & Safety and confident advising businesses of all sizes.
• Experienced in a commercial or regulatory setting or newly qualified.
• Position subject to a standard criminal record disclosure check.

Responsibilities

• Deliver bespoke Health & Safety advice and training.
• Build strong relationships with businesses across Cornwall.
• Collaborate with a supportive team on wider projects.

Skills

Health & Safety expertise

Advising businesses

Strong communication

Education

EH Degree/equivalent qualification or experience

Job description

Overview

Environmental Health Officer - Temporary post

Make a Real Impact in Cornwall – Join Us as an Environmental Health Officer (Health & Safety)

Grade 4: £39,160 – £46,355 | 18-Month Temporary Contract

Are you ready to take your Health & Safety expertise to the next level? Cornwall Council is offering a unique opportunity to join our dynamic team as an Environmental Health Officer where your work will directly support local businesses and help shape safer, stronger communities.

A Dual-Focus Role with Real Variety

This isn’t your typical desk job. You’ll split your time between:

• Primary Authority Support – Partnering with national brands to provide trusted, tailored Health & Safety advice.
• Business Regulatory Support (BRS) – Working hands-on with Cornwall’s diverse business community, offering guidance, training, and proactive support.

You\'ll play a vital role in ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations - protecting staff, customers, and the wider community while enabling businesses to grow with confidence.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivering bespoke Health & Safety advice and training
• Building strong relationships with businesses across Cornwall as well as with regional and national businesses through our Primary Authority partnerships
• Making proactive calls and site visits
• Collaborating with a forward-thinking, supportive team
• Exploring opportunities to contribute to wider team projects

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to a standard criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern

This is a full time position of 37 hours per week. This will be generally Monday to Friday but some out of hours working and occasional weekend working may be required. Flexible working options are available, such as compressed hours.

Who We’re Looking For

You’re passionate about Health & Safety and confident advising businesses of all sizes, whether you’re:

• Experienced in a commercial or regulatory setting
• Newly or nearly qualified
• Coming from the private sector
• EH Degree/equivalent qualification or experience

This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your skill set and gain valuable experience in Primary Authority work. You\'ll be joining a positive, supportive, and experienced team, making it an ideal environment to grow professionally and develop new capabilities.

What you’ll get in return

• Professional Growth – Learn from experienced colleagues and expand your skillset
• Flexible Working – Enjoy a work-life balance that suits you
• Explore Cornwall – Travel across one of the UK’s most beautiful regions
• Lifestyle Perks – From coastal walks to countryside adventures, Cornwall offers year-round inspiration

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance, while ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• A competitive salary.
• A defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• A generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached.

Contact for informal chat

• Sue Powell (Primary Authority) – 07483 307759
• Ingrid Baker (BRS Team) – 07955 436304

Please note that interviews for this role will be held on 24th and 25th November 2025

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application. You can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as “Application” on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here –

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted. If you have any queries or require assistance with your application, please contact [e-mail].

About Us

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here – Cornwall Council benefits of working for the council.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.