My client, a leading public sector organisation in the South West is urgently seeking an
Environmental Health Officer.

The role holder will be responsible:

To provide a corporately responsible and accessible Environmental Health service, which delivers legislative enforcement, advice and education to promote and secure an enhanced sustainable and safe environment.

We would also consider an EHO who could undertake Food Safety and infectious disease control work.

Key duties will include:

• Attention paid to Environmental Protection Permitting of various polluting processes under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
• To carry out duties of an Environmental Health Officer responsibilities, duties and function to meet objectives and implement the work programme.
• Inspect and collect data (survey and inspection of premises, investigation of incidents, accidents and processes, measurement of a variety of environmental factors, and accurately record this data in written or electronic form to enable fully informed decision making with regards to environmental health conditions.
• Evaluate and appraise collected data, assessing and prioritising levels of risk and comparing with standards (current legislation, regulations, codes of practice, good practice guidance, etc.) to establish where there are deficiencies and to determine the most appropriate method of improving environmental health conditions.

Whilst initially a three month contract, this may lead to a longer assignment within a progressive public sector organisation.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.