Environmental Health Officer; Commercial

Employer:

Surrey Heath Borough Council

£41,306 - £46,378 p.a. Grade 5 considered £35,408 to £40,480 p.a. (Plus car allowance of £1,239 p.a.)

Location:

Contract

Working Pattern:

Flexible Hours/Full Time

Hours:

37 hours per week.

DBS Check:

No

Closing Date:

15/03/2026 at 23:59

Reference:

BER/26/331562

Join Surrey Heath Borough Council for a year and be part of an organisation who is committed to delivery through meaningful community engagement and excellent customer service. We have a friendly and supportive staff culture with people who want to help make a real difference in our community for everyone that lives and works here. We welcome a culture of innovation and creativity by welcoming new ideas from everyone.

We are looking for a qualified Environmental Health Officer (EHO) to provide one year’s maternity cover to carry out and support the work of the Environmental Health & Licensing Service’s Commercial Team across a range of functions. The postholder will be required to demonstrate a good working knowledge of food safety, health and safety and public health legislation and have experience of prioritising and managing a varied caseload of local authority regulatory inspections and investigations.

(Consideration will be given to non-EHO applicants who have the relevant Chartered Institute of Environmental Health accredited Food Inspector qualification and current competency to carry out food safety inspections starting on a SH05 salary grade).

You will be enthusiastic, committed and self‑motivated, with good organisational skills. You must be an excellent communicator and be confident in dealing with members of the public, businesses, elected Members and other agencies. You will need a proactive approach and be able to work on your own initiative with minimal supervision, but also be able to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve positive public health outcomes.

A flexible approach to the work undertaken and the hours/location worked will also be needed to enable changing service priorities to be met.

Full details of the responsibilities of this role can be found in the Job Profile.

We are committed to providing a healthy work life balance for our employees, with hybrid working and other flexible working arrangements on offer. A laptop and mobile phone will be provided for your role if applicable. We offer a generous benefits package including a minimum of 23 days’ annual leave rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, a generous local government pension scheme, free parking for all employees and payment of a professional membership fee.

As well as subsidised gym membership at our local Places Leisure Centre and great savings from supermarkets, shopping, cycle to work scheme.

For an informal discussion, please contact Frances Soper Environmental Health and Licensing Manager on  Fran or Nathita Fleet Principal EHO on  Nath

Surrey Heath Borough Council is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

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Please apply online via the link provided.

Surrey Heath Borough Council is committed to safer recruitment and equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. If you are unable to apply online for reasons of disability, please call to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be made to accommodate your individual requirements.

Please note:

All successful applicants will be subject to pre‑employment checks in line with BPSS guidelines, which includes standard identification, referencing and unspent conviction checks. Surrey Heath Borough Council undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.

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