Principal Environmental Health Officer

Principal Environmental Health Officer; King's Lynn; Ibrido; GBP 51.000 - 63.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Car allowance

LGPS pension

Relocation package up to £8,000

Professional development

Generous annual leave

Descrizione del lavoro

West Norfolk Borough Council is seeking a Principal Environmental Health Officer to lead the Food Safety and Health & Safety team. The role covers diverse premises, fisheries, shellfish exports and port health, with opportunities to influence service development.

You will provide senior leadership, plan delivery, and maintain a varied technical caseload while guiding inspections and enforcement. A degree in EH and substantial UK-based experience are essential.

Competenze

• Degree in Environmental Health with substantial post-qualification experience.
• Experience in UK food safety, health and safety inspection, investigations and enforcement.
• Ability to lead a team and manage competing priorities.
• Full driving licence and access to a car are required.

Mansioni

• Lead inspections, investigations and audits across Food Safety, Health & Safety.
• Provide professional leadership for the team and oversee service delivery.
• Guide proportionate enforcement action and support colleagues.
• Oversee fishery product and shellfish export monitoring and FCCO work.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

Formazione

Degree in Environmental Health

Descrizione del lavoro

Principal Environmental Health Officer

Starting salary up to circa £57,000 per annum

Based at King’s Court Council Offices, King’s Lynn, with hybrid working

Are you ready to lead a specialist environmental health service where your expertise will make a visible difference? We are looking for an accomplished Environmental Health professional to be the Lead Officer for our Food Safety and Health and Safety team, protecting communities, supporting responsible businesses and shaping high-quality regulatory services across West Norfolk.

Few roles will be able to offer this breadth - across our urban, rural and coastal borough, your remit will include hospitality and tourism, food manufacturing, high-risk premises, fishing vessels, shellfish exports and port health activity. It is an opportunity to apply your technical judgement to complex work while having genuine influence over how the service develops.

Working closely with the Environmental Health Manager, you will provide professional leadership for the team, plan and oversee service delivery and retain a varied technical caseload. You will lead complex inspections, investigations and audits, guide proportionate enforcement action and help colleagues perform at their best. You will also oversee the monitoring and validation of fishery product and shellfish exports and act as a Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO), or work towards authorisation with our support.

You may already be working at Principal level, or be an experienced Senior Environmental Health Officer ready to take on broader leadership responsibility. You will hold a degree or diploma in Environmental Health, and significant post-qualification experience of UK food safety and health and safety inspection, investigation and enforcement. Alongside sound professional judgement, you will bring a supportive leadership style, clear communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. A full driving licence and access to a car are also required.

In return, you will receive a competitive salary, performance-related pay, an essential user car allowance, generous annual leave and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We will pay your CIEH subscription, support your continuing professional development and, if you are relocating to the area, may provide a relocation package of up to £8,000. You will join an experienced, welcoming team and have the scope to influence a varied and important service.

If you are looking for a role that combines technical challenge, people leadership and the chance to make a lasting impact in a distinctive part of Norfolk, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure, through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Closing Date: 2 November 2026