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Environmental Health Officer / EHO / H&S / Residential Enforcement

Job details
Posting date: 23 May 2025
Salary: £30,559 to £49,764 per year
Additional salary information: + Benefits
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 June 2025
Location: Wokingham, Berkshire
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week
Company: AWD online
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: AWDO-P13447

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Summary

H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer who has possession of or working towards an appropriate Environmental Health qualification, experience of food safety and health & safety enforcement, and excellent organisation and negotiation skills is required for a well-established organisation based in Wokingham, Berkshire.

This is known within the organisation as an Enforcement Officer


SALARY: £30,559 - £49,764 per annum (depending on experience) + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid role – working part from the office in Wokingham and part from home

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week


CANDIDATE REQUIREMENT: Successful candidates MUST have a full, valid driving licence with access to their own vehicle


JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer who has possession of or working towards an appropriate Environmental Health qualification, experience of food safety and health & safety enforcement, and excellent organisation and negotiation skills.

As a H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer you will play a pivotal role in housing and environmental protection interventions, nuisance, noise, drainage and pest investigations. You will also undertake planning application consultations, Inspections of HMO and mobile home sites, private water supplies and environmental permits.

Irrespective of your level of experience and qualification they would like to hear from both experienced Environmental Health Officers / Practitioners and those looking to gain experience in new areas of Environmental Health and newly qualified / nearly qualified Officers.

This is a career graded scheme relating to job responsibility, experience, qualifications and personal performance.

The team is supportive, experienced, forward thinking and offer opportunities for development and growth. They are looking for a proactive and dedicated individual to help deliver on their key strategic objectives and contribute to the safety, health and wellbeing of the local community.


DUTIES

Your duties as a H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer will include:

• Enforcing Environmental Health legislation, including statutory compliance inspections

• Carrying out compliance inspections and reactive and complaint investigations

• Gathering evidence, preparing formal inspection reports, statutory notices, schedules and specifications

• Preparing prosecution reports and taking legal proceedings

• At Senior level, responsibility for an Environmental Health Specialism

• To engage with a range of stakeholders and external agencies


CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Experience and skills required as the H&S Residential Enforcement Environmental Health Officer include:

• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage work. At Senior level to have responsibility for coordinating inspection programmes, reactive service requests and allocation of such

• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing to a range of audiences

• Negotiate, persuade, and influence others to change behaviours, to achieve desired outcomes

• Competently use computerised information systems

• Possession of or working towards an appropriate Environmental Health qualification

• Driving license and use of own car


BENEFITS

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 28-31 days (rising by 5 days after 5 years continued service), plus Bank Holidays
• An excellent pension scheme
• Use of a free onsite gym
• Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes
• A range of local & lifestyle discounts
• An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline


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JOB REF: AWDO-P13447

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