Environmental Health and Licensing Technical Officer

Environmental Health and Licensing Technical Officer Job details

Salary: £29,943 - £36,738 per annum

Date posted: 09/07/2026

Job reference: COLREQ
01664

Working hours: 37 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Colchester City Council is committed to delivering high‑quality and accessible services to residents, visitors and businesses. They are a local government authority providing a diverse range of public and commercial services across Colchester, the second largest district in Essex.

A unique opportunity exists for an Environmental Health Technical Officer seeking a new challenge. Colchester is a diverse City; it has an ever modernising community and a rapidly expanding urban centre surrounded by delightful open countryside, picturesque villages and coastline. We also have a large Garrison community, a thriving University with a large student population and one of the best Zoos’ in Europe.

We are looking for an Environmental Health Technical Officer who has a desire for personal growth, continual challenge and who will embrace a holistic approach to improving outcomes for the residents, visitors and businesses of Colchester.

The Council recognises the key role Environmental Health has in protecting, sustaining and improving people’s quality of life. As an essential member of the Environmental Protection Team, you will provide technical support to the team, including air quality and water sampling, contaminated land enquiries and the installation, servicing & repair of noise equipment. You will also be expected to offer support to the Food & Safety Team providing advice and dealing with all issues relating to food sampling and poisoning, shellfish, tattoo and animal licensing.

You will need to be motivated, flexible and committed to personal development and be able to manage a large and varied workload. If you have the required technical skills along with excellent communication skills then we want to hear from you.

The Council encourages all employees to maximise their potential. You will be entitled to join an attractive pension scheme and will receive a generous annual leave entitlement, including two extra company holidays during the Christmas period.

Other benefits include:

• Flexible working
• Gym, travel and online retail discounts
• Excellent training, development and progression opportunities

For informal discussion about this role, please contact Leigh Newman, Environmental Protection Manager on or email le

Colchester City Council has a wide range of services and facilities that can involve dealing with children or vulnerable adults. We treat our obligations for the safety of children and vulnerable adults seriously and expect our staff to be committed to the principles of our published policies and to adhere to the procedures contained within them.