Principal Environment Officer
Job description Are you a dedicated Environmental Health Professional? Do you have an extensive knowledge and experience of private sector housing and/or environmental protection? Do you have a passion for developing and inspiring individuals in the team, supporting their professional development as well as continue the spirit and ethos of an established team who celebrate their successes together? If so, and you are a Principal EHO looking for a new challenge or a Senior EHO looking for the next step in their career, this could be the opportunity for you. South Cambridgeshire District Council is an ambitious Council with an exciting green agenda for the future. We want to improve the quality of life for our residents, develop sustainable communities, and drive economic growth and prosperity. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, and we’re committed to doing even better in the future as we seek other authorities to emulate our success.
The Role This role covers a number of disciplines such as statutory nuisance, private sector housing, and animal welfare. The post holder will take a lead role in delivering and developing these essential services, alongside dedicated officers specialising in these fields, and established procedures developed to maximise the resources available to the team. We believe we are in a great position to continue to develop these services and hope to go a step further, having highlighted anti-social behaviour, raising energy standards in rented homes, tackling empty properties and as well as promoting and showcasing our work both locally as well as nationally.
Our Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will also have an appreciation of the range of environmental health and licensing functions. You should be a qualified and experienced Environmental Health Practitioner, with an extensive knowledge of either housing and/or environmental protection who can roll up their sleeves to take on our more complex cases as well as experience in managing teams, which compliment our modern and caring organisation. In return, we will give you all the training and assistance you need in a friendly supportive team made up of other Principal Officers and Service Managers, building upon the success of previous postholder and showcasing the talents of a high performing team. In addition, we are currently taking part in a 4 day working week (32 hours per week) to improve recruitment and retention and support the wellbeing of our colleagues. You can read more about it here 4-day week trial or talk to us about the detail of this flexible benefit we have been offering, with an expectation that you will attend the office 1 day a week.
For an informal discussion about the role please call Lesley Beevers, Service Manager (People, Protection and Planning), 07704 018451 or Peter Gibson, Principal Officer (Environment Planning), 07749 711511
Closing date: 9am 30 September 2024 Interview date 8 October 2024.
