Senior Technical Officer - Commercial

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Senior Technical Officer - Commercial
Wallfields, Hertfordshire (hybrid working and travel across the area)
The Organisation
East Herts Council (EHC) supports a population of around 150,000 people across 480 square miles on the east of Hertfordshire.
We’re a small council with big ambitions, and we strive to provide the businesses and residents of East Hertfordshire with a prosperous and sustainable future, with communities at the heart of all our work.
We are now looking for a Senior Technical Officer to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Benefits
- Salary of £38,912 - £42,107 pro rata (including £689 local weighting)
- Local Government pension scheme
- 26-29 days’ annual leave, rising to 34 days with 5 years' local government service
- Employee well-being programme
- Access to Occupational Health Scheme
- Discounts at local leisure centres
- Free parking
This is the perfect opportunity for a qualified environmental health professional with project management experience and EHRB registration to make a real difference to our area.
You’ll have the chance to grow and develop with our professional development prospects, as well as benefitting from hybrid and flexible working options, and real chances to enhance your work/life balance!
So, if you’re ready to advance your environmental career with our vital organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
As a Senior Technical Officer, you will deliver our food hygiene inspection programme across the district.
Specifically, you will look into reports of violations of food safety and health and safety regulations, private water supply issues, environmental health licensing, and infectious disease control.
You will also assist with other health protection functions such as workplace inspections, accident investigations, infectious disease control, water supply sampling, and licensing. Working on a range of projects, you will help to shape and improve our services whilst positively impacting environmental controls across the area.
Additionally, you will work within established procedures, undertaking enforcement ranging from informal action, to issuing written warnings and formal notices, to conducting interviews under PACE and preparing prosecution files.
About You
To be considered as a Senior Technical Officer, you will need:
- Significant experience in Environmental Health practice with evidence of the practical implementation of specialist knowledge
- Project management experience
- Experience of summarising technical and complex information to produce briefing notes for elected members and senior managers
- A certificate of registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) for the ‘Higher Certificate in Food Control’
- A Level 3 certificate (or equivalent) in the inspection and licensing of animal activities
- A full, valid driving licence and access to a suitable motor vehicle
The closing date for this vacancy is the 3rd May 2024.
Other organisations might call this role Food Safety Officer, Hygiene Officer, HS&E Officer, Environmental Health Officer, Health and Safety Officer, H&S Officer, HSE Officer, or HS&E Co-ordinator.
EHC is an equal opportunity employer committed to embracing a diverse and inclusive work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their gender, marital/parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, religious belief age, background, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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