Environmental Health Officer or Specialist Technical Officer

Application closing date

05/10/2025

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

Grade: H - J (career grade) £37,280 - £45,091 a year

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Environmental Health / Trading Standards

Attachments

Blank

Job description

**Directorate: Place**

**Hours: 37 hours a week**

**Contract Type: Permanent**

**Location: The Council house**

**Attractive flexible working hours scheme and hybrid working arrangements**
- Do you have a passion for helping people, improving the environment and improving the lives of Derby residents?
- Applicants are invited to join our dynamic, busy and friendly Environmental Protection Team, who are an appropriately-qualified Environmental Health Officer
- (A degree/diploma in Environmental Health) or Specialist Technical Officer, with experience of dealing with Environmental Protection matters and with relevant specialist qualification(s).
- We are looking for a capable officer, able to use computer systems, keep accurate records, and who can work effectively under pressure on their own, as a member of a team and without close supervision.
- You will be confident, self-motivated, have excellent communication skills and with a broad understanding of environmental protection legislation and enforcement work.
- Duties and responsibilities include the investigation of and associated enforcement action for a wide range of complaints and Env Protection matters including statutory nuisance, waste issues, public health funerals, enviro crime, drainage, abandoned/nuisance vehicles and filthy and verminous properties. Plus general support within the Environmental Protection Team.

**A full driving licence is essential.**
- If you would like to join our friendly team then we would be delighted to hear from you.

**For an informal chat please contact Nicola Cokayne 01332 641991 or Sarah Page 01332 641928**

**Who We Are**
- Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

**What We Offer**
- You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

- Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role)
- Hybrid working (depending on your role)
- Modern office environment (depending on your job location)
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract)
- Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
- Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers

**Next Steps**
- Interviews to be arranged

**Important Information**
- Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
- All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
- Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

**Equality, Diversity & Inclusion**
- We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.