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4Recruitment Services Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

4Recruitment Services is assisting Cambridge City Council in recruiting a Senior Technical Officer to join its Environmental Health service on a 12-month contract in Cambridge.

You will carry out inspections, investigations and complex cases, act as a technical lead, provide advice to colleagues, and support across the service in areas such as Commercial & Licensing, Residential, or Environmental Quality. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Strong experience working within Environmental Health or a closely related technical regulatory service.
• Experience undertaking inspections, investigations and complex casework.
• Strong knowledge of relevant environmental health legislation, enforcement procedures and statutory requirements.
• Experience making enforcement decisions and taking appropriate informal or formal action.
• Ability to analyse complex issues, problem solve and make sound professional decisions.
• Experience preparing reports, statements of evidence and other formal documentation.
• Ability to provide specialist technical advice and support to colleagues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Undertake inspections, investigations and casework ranging from routine matters to complex cases within the assigned work area.
• Act as the specialist technical lead, providing advice and support to colleagues, students, contractors and other staff.
• Inspect the assigned district and maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant environmental health circumstances.

Skills

Environmental Health

Inspections

Investigations

Enforcement knowledge

Legislation knowledge

Casework

Report writing

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

4Recruitment Services

Senior Technical Officer

Job Description

Cambridge City Council
Location: Cambridge, CB2 1BY
Contract: 12 months
Rate: £31.45 per hour PAYE
Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Role Overview

Cambridge City Council is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Officer to join its Environmental Health service on a 12-month contract.

The successful candidate will carry out the full range of Senior Technical Officer duties, from basic investigations and inspections through to complex cases, within an assigned specialist work area. Areas may include Commercial & Licensing, Residential, or Environmental Quality & Growth.

You will act as a specialist lead within your area, providing technical expertise, making complex decisions, undertaking enforcement action where required, and supporting colleagues across the service.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake inspections, investigations and casework ranging from routine matters to complex cases within the assigned work area.
• Act as the specialist technical lead, providing advice and support to colleagues, students, contractors and other staff.
• Inspect the assigned district and maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant environmental health circumstances.

Requirements

• Strong experience working within Environmental Health or a closely related technical regulatory service.
• Experience undertaking inspections, investigations and complex casework.
• Strong knowledge of relevant environmental health legislation, enforcement procedures and statutory requirements.
• Experience making enforcement decisions and taking appropriate informal or formal action.
• Ability to analyse complex issues, problem solve and make sound professional decisions.
• Experience preparing reports, statements of evidence and other formal documentation.
• Ability to provide specialist technical advice and support to colleagues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

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