Senior EHO - Lead Complex Investigations & Prosecutions

Leicester City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicester City Council's Food & Public Safety Team is recruiting a Senior Environmental Health Officer to lead complex investigations and high-risk enforcement cases across food businesses, events, licensed premises, and workplaces.

You will oversee daily team operations, provide technical guidance and prepare reports for legal proceedings, including court appearances, while developing staff and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience dealing with complex cases and enforcement actions.
• Experience building and progressing cases for prosecution.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership on complex investigations and high-risk enforcement cases.
• Oversee daily team operations and monitor individual performance.
• Matrix manage a team of enforcement officers.
• Prepare reports and statements for legal proceedings and attend court or hearings.

Skills

Report writing

Legal proceedings

Communication

Assertiveness

Organisational skills

Team working

Education

Environmental Health Officer qualification

Job description

Leicester City Council's Food & Public Safety Team is recruiting a Senior Environmental Health Officer to lead complex investigations and high-risk enforcement cases across food businesses, events, licensed premises, and workplaces.

You will oversee daily team operations, provide technical guidance and prepare reports for legal proceedings, including court appearances, while developing staff and driving continuous improvement.