Senior Regulatory Officer

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

The Food & Public Safety Team in Leicester City Council's Regulatory Services is recruiting a senior officer to lead complex investigations and high-risk enforcement cases. The role covers daily team oversight, matrix management of enforcement officers and first-line technical support for colleagues. Field inspections take in food businesses, festivals, licensed premises and sports grounds across the city. Applicants need an Environmental Health Officer qualification and experience preparing cases and reports for legal proceedings.

What the job involves

• 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
• Give clear technical advice and first-line support to colleagues
• Analyse complex environmental health and regulatory issues to make informed decisions
• Oversee the team's most complex cases
• Build and progress cases for prosecution, using statutory powers where necessary
• Investigate complaints, accidents and infectious disease cases
• Carry out inspections across food businesses, retail, events, licensed premises, sports grounds and workplaces
• Prepare reports and statements for legal proceedings and attend court or hearings, representing the Service and Council
• Manage resources and activities to deliver individual and team work programmes
• Support team development, encourage autonomy and create opportunities for innovation

What’s required

Qualifications

• Qualified Environmental Health Officer

Experience

• Experience of dealing with complex cases and taking enforcement action
• Experience of building and progressing cases for prosecution

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to prepare clear reports and statements for potential legal proceedings
• Confident applying legislation in real-world situations
• Excellent communication and assertiveness with challenging people
• Strong organisational skills and commitment to team working
• Self-motivated with a flexible approach