Environmental Health Officer / EHO / H&S / Residential Enforcement

AWD online; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Wokingham is seeking an Environmental Health Officer to enforce health and safety regulations. The role involves inspections, compliance checks, and engaging with various stakeholders. This full-time, permanent position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including a generous leave entitlement and pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement of 28-31 days

Excellent pension scheme

Use of a free onsite gym

Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes

Local & lifestyle discounts

Employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline

Qualifications

• Possession of or working towards an appropriate Environmental Health qualification.
• Experience in food safety and health & safety enforcement.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage work.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing Environmental Health legislation and conducting inspections.
• Preparing formal inspection reports and statutory notices.
• Engaging with stakeholders and external agencies.

Skills

Negotiation

Organisation

Communication

Education

Environmental Health qualification

Job description

H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer who has possession of or working towards an appropriate Environmental Health qualification, experience of food safety and health & safety enforcement, and excellent organisation and negotiation skills is required for a well-established organisation based in Wokingham, Berkshire.

This is known within the organisation as an Enforcement Officer

SALARY: £30,559 - £49,764 per annum (depending on experience) + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid role – working part from the office in Wokingham and part from home

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENT: Successful candidates MUST have a full, valid driving licence with access to their own vehicle

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer who has possession of or working towards an appropriate Environmental Health qualification, experience of food safety and health & safety enforcement, and excellent organisation and negotiation skills.

As a H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer you will play a pivotal role in housing and environmental protection interventions, nuisance, noise, drainage and pest investigations. You will also undertake planning application consultations, Inspections of HMO and mobile home sites, private water supplies and environmental permits.

Irrespective of your level of experience and qualification they would like to hear from both experienced Environmental Health Officers / Practitioners and those looking to gain experience in new areas of Environmental Health and newly qualified / nearly qualified Officers.

This is a career graded scheme relating to job responsibility, experience, qualifications and personal performance.

The team is supportive, experienced, forward thinking and offer opportunities for development and growth. They are looking for a proactive and dedicated individual to help deliver on their key strategic objectives and contribute to the safety, health and wellbeing of the local community.

DUTIES

Your duties as a H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer will include:

• Enforcing Environmental Health legislation, including statutory compliance inspections

• Carrying out compliance inspections and reactive and complaint investigations

• Gathering evidence, preparing formal inspection reports, statutory notices, schedules and specifications

• Preparing prosecution reports and taking legal proceedings

• At Senior level, responsibility for an Environmental Health Specialism

• To engage with a range of stakeholders and external agencies

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Experience and skills required as the H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer include:

• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage work. At Senior level to have responsibility for coordinating inspection programmes, reactive service requests and allocation of such

• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing to a range of audiences

• Negotiate, persuade, and influence others to change behaviours, to achieve desired outcomes

• Competently use computerised information systems

• Possession of or working towards an appropriate Environmental Health qualification

• Driving license and use of own car

BENEFITS

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 28-31 days (rising by 5 days after 5 years continued service), plus Bank Holidays
• An excellent pension scheme
• Use of a free onsite gym
• Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes
• A range of local & lifestyle discounts
• An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline

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JOB REF: AWDO-P13447

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