Environmental Health Officer in Watford

Your new company
You will be joining Watford Borough Council and Three Rivers District Council via a third-party employment provider, supporting a well-established Environmental Health team committed to protecting public health, supporting responsible businesses, and ensuring compliance with environmental legislation.This is an excellent opportunity to work within a forward-thinking local authority environment where you'll contribute to important regulatory and enforcement activities that make a real difference to local communities and businesses.

Your new role
As an Environmental Health Officer, you will manage a varied caseload of proactive and reactive environmental health and enforcement matters, working to achieve positive outcomes that are proportionate, transparent, and aligned with the Council's Compliance Policy.Your responsibilities will include investigating complaints and service requests, assessing complex information and evidence, conducting inspections and site visits, undertaking enforcement activities, and making recommendations for formal action where appropriate. You will work closely with businesses, residents, elected members, partner organisations, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards.You will also support wider service delivery through project work, policy development, monitoring and survey activities, service improvement initiatives, and the provision of specialist advice to colleagues and partners. The role offers a varied workload with a combination of office-based work, home working, and site visits across the area.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will have previous experience within Environmental Health, enforcement, regulatory services, housing enforcement, or a similar compliance-focused environment.You will ideally possess:

• Experience managing enforcement or regulatory casework
• Knowledge of environmental health legislation and compliance processes
• Experience using IDOX Uniform case management software
• Strong investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• The ability to assess evidence and determine appropriate courses of action
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities
• The ability to manage a busy caseload and prioritise competing deadlines
• Good IT and case management skills
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

A qualified Environmental Health Officer background would be advantageous; however, candidates with technical officer, enforcement, regulatory, or housing enforcement experience are also encouraged to apply. Experience within food safety or health and safety is not essential.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a competitive market-rate contract of £30+ per hour, depending on experience, on an initial 3-month contract with potential for extension.You'll benefit from a flexible hybrid working arrangement, typically spending 2-3 days per week at Watford Town Hall, with the remaining time working from home or undertaking site visits. Both full-time and part-time applicants will be considered, and interviews can be held remotely via Microsoft Teams.This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative team, apply your enforcement expertise, and contribute to protecting public health while delivering high-quality regulatory services across the boroughs.

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