Senior Environmental Health Officer

Description

We are seeking a Senior Environmental Health Officer to undertake the full range of duties appropriate to the Section as required, being responsible for the completion of work programmes and tasks laid down by the Team Manager, including the supervision and management of Lead Officers, Environmental Health Officers and Technical Officers or Assistants.

Responsibility

To manage staff by allocating work, determining priorities, and monitoring performance, ensuring that the standards laid down by legislation, codes of practice, statutory guidance, and policies and procedures are met.

 Qualification – Essential

• GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• A Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health or equivalent, or a Relevant professional level Qualification/Certification
• Advanced – Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), social media and CRM.

Qualifications, knowledge, and experience requirements - criteria to be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

Successful candidates will have:

• Broad knowledge & legal knowledge of environmental health enforcement matters, including domestic noise control and nuisance intervention.
• Understanding of planning applications, enforcement work and appeals.
• Experience in responding to complaints from the public, stakeholders and public elected members.
• Ability to build trusted relationships quickly and de-escalate conflict, providing education and advice and using regulatory powers to effect change.
• Experience of working with a range of agencies and professionals
• Experience in case management, including gathering information and evidence to support legal action, and understanding of the rules of evidence and court proceedings.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships quickly.
• An ability to understand and explain legislation, procedures and requirements to others,
• An ability to listen carefully to others’ points of view and influence their behaviour through the sharing of knowledge.
• Good written communication skills, ability to clearly and accurately document activity and consequences in correspondence and evidence.
• Ability to assess the proper intervention based on the risk to the public of non-compliance with regulations. Ability to make quick decisions on how to achieve compliance and reduce risk.
• Ability to plan and manage workload to agreed targets and standards within an agreed timeframe.
• Advanced IT skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Essential Compliance Requirements

• 3 Years References
• Enhanced DBS & barred list check (Adult)
• A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role. Please be prepared for this additional step in the application process.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading public sector provider, is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. Our organisation is deeply committed to fostering an environment of equal opportunity and diversity in the workplace.