Environmental Health Officer

Stonehouse Recruitment; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonehouse Recruitment is seeking an experienced Environmental Health Officer for a Midlands local authority on a temporary contract through to the end of March 2027. The role focuses on statutory nuisance, commercial waste, noise, licensing and environmental health enforcement.

You will investigate nuisance complaints, handle licensing matters, undertake noise monitoring, issue notices, and support enforcement actions.

Qualifications

• Recent Local Authority Environmental Health experience.
• 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.

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

Skills

Statutory nuisance investigations

Noise monitoring

Licensing enforcement

Report writing

Communication skills

Animal welfare awareness

Education

Diploma in Environmental Health (EHRB/REHIS)

Degree in Environmental Health

Diploma in Acoustics & Noise Control

Tools

Noise monitoring equipment

Data recording software

Job description

• 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