Environmental Health Technical Officer

4Recruitment Services; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking an Environmental Health Technical Officer to support a busy Environmental Protection team. Responsibilities include managing a varied caseload related to environmental issues and assisting Environmental Health Officers in complex investigations. Candidates should have experience in enforcing environmental legislation and be proficient in Microsoft applications. This is a temporary full-time position with an office-based work environment.

Qualifications

• Able to manage a varied caseload in a busy Environmental Protection Team.
• Experience enforcing a wide range of environmental legislation.
• Current driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload and support Environmental Health Officers.
• Help deliver effective enforcement and regulatory action.
• Conduct investigations and serve legal notices.

Skills

Ability to manage a varied workload

Experience enforcing legislation

Proficiency in Microsoft applications

Job description

Environmental Health Technical Officer / EPO

Hourly Rate: £17.85 - £21.38

Hours: 37 hours per week, full time

Location: Office-based 3 days per week (training will be office based) - Hertfordshire Hatfield

Role Overview

We are seeking a motivated Environmental Health Technical Officer/EPO to join our Public Realm team. This is a temporary assignment providing essential support to a busy Environmental Protection service. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, support Environmental Health Officers, and help deliver effective enforcement and regulatory action across a wide range of environmental issues.

Key Requirements

Ability to manage a varied workload within a busy Environmental Protection Team, including collecting, collating and securing evidence relating to:

• Noise and other statutory nuisance
• Filthy and verminous or severely hoarded premises
• Rubbish and accumulations
• Dark smoke and trade waste bonfires
• Defective drainage
• Planning and licensing consultations (desirable, not essential)

Experience enforcing a wide range of legislation, including:

• Environmental Protection Act 1990
• Public Health Act 1936
• Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
• Clean Air Act 1993
• Anti‑Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
• Building Act 1984

Experience serving legal notices, conducting works in default, obtaining warrants and undertaking prosecutions.

Ability to support Environmental Health Officers and the wider team with complex, high-risk investigations.

Proficiency in Microsoft applications.

Special Conditions

Current driving licence and access to a vehicle with appropriate business insurance.

Ability to undertake monitoring visits outside standard working hours.

To find out more information please contact Lily at (url removed)

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency