Service Manager Environmental Health

Adecco; Havering-Atte-Bower; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Barking is seeking a Service Manager for Environmental Health to deliver and manage regulatory services. The role involves strategic and operational leadership, compliance with legislation, and partnership with the community. Candidates should have substantial experience in local authority regulatory services and a focus on customer service. This position offers hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivery, development and successful management of excellent regulatory services.
• Substantial experience of local authority regulatory service within an Environmental Health / Regulatory setting.
• Experience of budget management and of budget based decision making.

Responsibilities

• Operational and strategic management of teams providing diverse enforcement functions.
• Ensure compliance with appropriate legislation, Council Policies, and financial regulations.
• Lead officer for the statutory and non-statutory role of a Licensing Authority.

Skills

Customer focus

Regulatory knowledge

Budget management

Organisational change management

Job description

Client

Local Authority in Barking

Job Title

Service Manager Environmental Health

Pay Rate

£31.45 an hour PAYE / £41.21 an hour UMBRELLA

Hours

35 Hours a week (Mon-Fri) 9AM-5PM

Duration

Initial 3 month contract

Location

Hybrid Working - Office/on site based in Barking at least 3 days a week. All applicants must have own vehicle and UK driving license.

Description

Job Purpose:

The post holder is responsible for delivering a range of regulatory enforcement services. This will include the strategic implementation and operational delivery of teams covering environmental health (commercial food safety, environmental protection including the noise service), health and safety, licensing including licensing and management of Barking town centre trading market, animal welfare.

The post holder will be the Council's expert on regulatory and enforcement services, and will advise on relevant legal responsibilities, policy and strategy and changes in legislation. The post holder will support the development of the Council's strategic direction with regard to enforcement and regulatory control functions.

Specific Accountabilities of the Role

• Operational and strategic management of teams providing a diverse range of enforcement functions.
• To ensure that resources are deployed in accordance with statutory and council priorities.
• To ensure that the council fully complies with its statutory responsibilities for its regulatory functions across the area of discipline for this service.
• To act as a lead officer for the statutory and non-statutory role of a Licensing Authority.
• To act as a lead officer for enforcement policy and practice ensuring that shared responsibilities such as environmental health are coordinated.

General Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with appropriate legislation, Council Policies, Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and other requirements of the Council.
• Undertakes a proactive, committed approach towards the Councils Best Value ethos and ensure all performance information is collected in an ordered and efficient manner that stands up to external scrutiny.
• Ensure compliance with and actively promote the Council's Equalities and Diversity policies and strategies.
• Ensure compliance with and actively promote Health and Safety at work legislation, Council and Departmental H&S policies and procedures; this will include supporting the Head of Service in their duty holder responsibilities for locations where the post holder operates services.

Experience

• Proven track record of delivery, development and successful management of excellent regulatory services delivered in partnership with the community and others in a customer focused manner.
• Substantial experience of local authority regulatory service within an Environmental Health / Regulatory setting.
• Experience of budget management and of budget based decision making.
• Managing organisational change including analysing and researching trends.
• Leading on the implementation and the construction of innovative solutions to customer complaint issues.

Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.