Environmental Health Officer jobs in United Kingdom

At Swindon we pride ourselves on developing staff to their highest potential and as an Environmental Health Officer within the team, you will be part of this same investment.

Your next role

You will be part of a successful and mutually supportive team operating across Food, Health & Safety, carrying a varied and engaging case-load that spreads across your specialist fields. You will lead on prosecutions, warrants of entry, seizures and works in default.

As an Environmental Health Officer, you will have opportunities to provide training and leadership to other staff members and will work with technical officers to enable the best outcomes for Swindon residents.

Hybrid working is encouraged and you will be working flexibly on the district completing visits, at home as well as in the office to enable the best outcomes as part of a holistic and multi-disciplinary team providing advice, enablement, and enforcement as part of a wider public health delivery agenda.

It is essential that you have a degree in Environmental Health, & EHORB registration or equivalent, and you will be able to demonstrate a broad technical background across a range of relevant Environmental Health disciplines. Experience in Prosecutions, serving of Notices and other enforcement experience is beneficial.

You will possess excellent people skills allied with the proven ability to listen, explain, negotiate and influence. You will have a track record of good performance in a busy environment and demonstrate leadership skills.

A full and valid driving Licence and ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act - for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It\'s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you\'ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We\'ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we\'ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you\'ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don\'t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we\'d love to hear from you.