Classifications
Environmental Health Officer
Make a difference in your community
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Environmental Health team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy and supportive team that plays a vital role in protecting public health, supporting local businesses, and improving the quality of life for our residents.
About the role
As an Environmental Health Officer, you will contribute to the delivery of a wide range of regulatory and advisory services.
Responsibilities may include:
- Investigating complaints and service requests.
- Conducting inspections and enforcement activities.
- Providing advice and guidance to businesses and residents.
- Supporting the protection of public health and environmental standards.
- Working with partner agencies to resolve complex issues.
- Preparing reports, correspondence and legal documentation where required.
- Contributing to service improvement initiatives and projects.
You will have:
- A BSc or MSc in Environmental Health.
- Registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board.
- Experience of delivering Environmental Health services.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and enforcement practices.
- Experience of managing complex cases and investigations.
- Excellent customer service and stakeholder engagement skills.
- The ability to make sound professional judgements and decisions.
If you're a recent Environmental Health graduate, we'd also love to hear from you. We offer a structured development programme designed to support graduates in achieving their professional qualification within two years. Contact Rhys Gilbert at rhys.gilbert@basingstoke.gov.uk for further information and a copy of the graduate job description and person specification.
Why join Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council?
We offer a supportive and welcoming team environment with opportunities to gain experience across a broad range of environmental health functions along with continuing professional development opportunities.
We're a forward-thinking council committed to delivering high-quality services for our communities. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are proud to offer a workplace where individuals are valued, supported and encouraged to develop their careers.
Whether you are taking your first step into environmental health or bringing established professional expertise, we would love to hear from you.
What benefits do we offer?
At Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council we offer a wide range of employee benefits to recognise your valued contribution:
- Generous annual leave allowance plus bank holidays
- Local government pension scheme and Life Assurance
- Salary sacrifice schemes for bicycles and electric cars
- Access to discounts at nationwide retailers through our ‘BOOST’ perks discount site
- Funded healthcare cash plan including optical and dental cover
- Free flu vaccination vouchers
- Access to a free and confidential employee assistance program
- Support towards a variety of training, including professional qualifications, apprenticeships and wider technical and soft skill development courses
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of our community.
The council signs up to the Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the ‘Two Ticks’ scheme). If you have declared a disability on the application form we can guarantee you an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.
The council reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time if a high volume of applications are received. Candidates are therefore advised to apply at the earliest opportunity.
