Team Leader - Environmental health Food/ H&S (Greater London)

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public protection service provider is seeking a motivated team manager to support the Food and Health & Safety team. In this role, you will oversee team operations, deliver high-quality inspections, and ensure compliance with food hygiene and safety standards while building relationships with external agencies. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in leading enforcement programs successfully.

Qualifications

• Experience leading public protection services.
• Experience managing a multi-disciplined workforce.
• Strong legal compliance and enforcement experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational arrangements for the Public Protection Service.
• Manage financial and resource responsibilities within the cost centre.
• Develop cooperative working relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Public Protection

Enforcement Skills

Budget Management

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

GIS

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Role Purpose

In this role you will be supporting the existing team leader to manage the Food and H&S team. You will be managing the team to deliver our food hygiene and standards inspection programme, investigating complaints regarding food and health & safety matters. You will also be assisting with a variety of other functions including health & safety at work, investigation of accidents and infectious disease control. Your work will include providing expert advice and guidance to the team for complex cases as well as directing day to day work. You will be responsible for carrying out 121's and associated HR functions as well as ensuring performance and service delivery.

Responsibilities

To lead and direct the operational arrangements to deliver an effective Public Protection Service, providing enforcement activities, business advice and support.

Delivering high standard of customer service within professional area.

The post holder has financial and resource responsibility for managing revenue and capital budgets within their cost centre.

Effectively working with elected Members, business partners, external agencies, the private sector and other key stakeholders.

To develop and maintain good working relationships with partner agencies including but not limited to, the Metropolitan Police, London Fire Service, Customs & Excise, Home Office, Food Standards Agency commercial investigators and other local authorities and ensure cooperative operational arrangements exist.

To be the lead practitioner for the Council to ensure compliance within specialist area, related to legislation through the application of technical skills, legal knowledge, investigation techniques and enforcement skills. Including enforcement work through to successful prosecution within the area of specialisation.

Managing the delivery of programmes and projects from inception to completion.

Experience of leading and developing successful work programmes.

Use of ICT, the MS Windows operating system, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, GIS, Instant Messaging and APPs and tools for mobile working.

Requirements

Experience of successfully leading within public protection services.

Experience of successfully leading a multi-disciplined enforcement workforce.

Experience of effectively working with elected Members, business partners, external agencies, the private sector and other key stakeholders.

A high level of achievement in meeting statutory duties, attaining legal compliance and enforcement work through to successful prosecution.

Experience of leading the delivery of programmes and projects from inception to completion.

Experience of leading and developing successful work programmes