Senior Environmental Health Officer

Erewash Borough Council; Alfreton CP; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Environmental Health Officer to supervise a dynamic Food Health and Safety team. This role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, overseeing inspections, and supporting projects. Essential qualifications include a recognized Environmental Health qualification and extensive food safety experience. The position offers a competitive salary, generous leave, and hybrid working options, making it ideal for someone looking to lead and impact public health positively.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Payment of professional membership fees

Opportunities for training and development

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Environmental Health recognised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
• Registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board (or equivalent).
• Extensive food safety experience inspecting various premises.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support the team toensure performance targets are achieved.
• Carry out proactive and reactive food hygiene and health & safety interventions.
• Investigate complaints and service requests related to health and safety.

Skills

Food Safety

Health and Safety Enforcement

Effective Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Diploma or Degree in Environmental Health

Registration with Environmental Health Registration Board

Tools

Local Authority Data Management Systems

Job description

Overview

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER

Directorate: Environmental and Community Services

Department: Regulatory and Housing Services

Salary: Grade H - £44,075 to £48,226 per year

Hours: 37 hours per week

Permanent

Location: Long Eaton Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU

Hybrid working is available

Are you ready to take the next step in your Environmental Health career?

We’re looking for a motivated and forward‑thinking Senior Environmental Health Officer to supervise and inspire our Food Health and Safety team. This is a rewarding opportunity to develop your leadership skills and maintain professional competence whilst making a real impact on public health across the borough.

You will be joining an experienced, dynamic, multi‑skilled team whose work spans a wide range of areas, including food safety, health and safety, infectious disease control, skin‑piercing registrations and animal licensing. No two days are the same, and your expertise will help shape safer, healthier communities.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll bring strong professional grounding and the confidence to lead by example. Essential requirements include:

• Diploma or Degree in Environmental Health recognised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• Registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board (or equivalent)
• Extensive, current food safety experience inspecting a full range of premises
• Ability to meet the Food Standards Agency Competency Standard
• Food Safety and Health and Safety enforcement experience
• Experience leading projects and/or teams - ideally with a background in mentoring or training colleagues

You’ll have a positive attitude and be an effective communicator who can work collaboratively, uphold procedures and codes of practice, and make sound, risk‑based decisions under pressure. Experience using local authority data management systems is also important.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this varied and influential role, you will:

• Supervise and support the team, helping to ensure performance targets are achieved
• Carry out proactive and reactive food hygiene and health & safety interventions
• Work closely with local businesses to maintain and improve compliance standards
• Investigate complaints, service requests, infectious disease reports and RIDDOR incidents
• Undertake animal licensing visits (subject to qualification)
• Use enforcement powers to secure compliance where necessary

Benefits of Working for Us

In addition to a competitive salary, you will also have access to:

• Generous annual leave package – 29 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays a year
• Payment of a professional membership or registration fee associated with the professional qualification essential for the role
• Casual car user allowance
• Free workplace car parking within the Borough
• Opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development
• Family friendly flexible and hybrid working policies available
• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions
• Discounted leisure membership with the Fit for Work scheme
• Access to the VIVUP employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme

If you would like more information about the job please contact Roy O’Driscoll, Environmental Health Manager, on 0115 931 6024. No recruiters or advertisers please.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 10th February 2026 at midnight. Interviews will be held on week commencing 23rd February 2026.

Please note: This role is only open to applicants who already have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

To apply and for further information about working for Erewash Borough Council please visit our website at https://www.erewash.gov.uk/jobs-section/jobs.html

Alternatively, an application form and job description are available from Human Resources, Erewash Borough Council, Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RP, Telephone: [phone] (24 hr. voicemail) or e-mail: [e-mail]

If you are a current employee of Erewash Borough Council and you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must apply through your Employee Self Service account. If you do not have access to Employee Self Service, you must complete a paper or word version of Erewash Borough Council’s job application form.

The Council is positive about disabled people and those who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview.

The Council also supports the Armed Forces Covenant and those who have previously worked in the armed forces and meet the essential shortlisting criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Please ensure that you make it clear on your application form that you wish to be considered under these criteria.