Environmental Health Officer or Senior Technical Officer x3

Environmental Health Officer or Senior Technical Officer (x3)

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• Organisation: Kirklees
• Directorate: Place
• Service Area: Environmental Strategy & Climate Change
• Hours: 37
• Number of Jobs: 3
• Location(s): Huddersfield and surrounding areas
• Position type: Permanent
• Grade: 9-11
• Salary: £34,434 - £44,075

Advert Wording – Join Our Environmental Health Team – 3 Permanent Roles Available

We’re Looking For Passionate Professionals To Join Our Busy But Supportive Environmental Health Department, Which Is Made Up Of Five Specialist Teams.

• Animal Health & Licensing
• Food Safety
• Health and Safety
• Pest Control
• Pollution & Noise Control

Qualifications

We have three exciting opportunities for either Environmental Health Officers (Grade 11) or Senior Technical Officers (Grade 9/10 depending on experience and qualifications).

• Air Quality Specialist – Pollution & Noise Control Team – Senior Technical Officer
• Contaminated Land Specialist – Pollution & Noise Control Team – Senior Technical Officer
• Food Safety Officer – Food Safety Team – Environmental Health Officer or Senior Technical Officer (depending on qualifications and experience)

About

The Role s Senior Technical Officers for Air Quality and Contaminated Land (1 of each)

Requirements for Both Roles:
Has specialised expertise in the functional area of responsibility, and necessary qualifications. These roles will require qualifications and experience in Contaminated Land or Air Quality to so that the postholder has adequate knowledge due to the technical nature of these job roles.

• Has an in‑depth understanding and experience of Air Quality or Contaminated land and ideally good knowledge and understanding of enforcement and legal options which can be used in the functions of Environmental Health, more widely.
• Excellent team and multi‑disciplinary / agency working, demonstrating the ability to work with others to deliver common or shared outcomes.
• Ability to use IT packages such as MS Word and Excel to maintain data and produce reports.
• Ability to review highly technical reports and data related to the Contaminated Land and Air Quality in relation to the Council’s statutory responsibilities in relation to Air Quality and Contaminated Land.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to be able to present evidence or technical information to a range of recipients for example; as a consultee to the planning department; attend court as a witness and to prepare prosecution files (as appropriate); prepare reports, as required, for presentation to councillors, internal and external stakeholders and in relation to the Council’s statutory reporting responsibilities in Air Quality or Contaminated Land.

Food

Safety Officer (Environmental Health Officer or Senior Technical Officer)

Responsible For Ensuring Compliance With Food Safety Legislation Through:

• Conducting food hygiene inspections in line with FSA requirements.
• Investigating complaints about food premises and food-related issues.
• Revisiting non‑compliant premises and enforcing corrective actions.
• Carrying out monitoring visits and food sampling under UKHSA programmes.
• Preparing legal notices and documentation and attending court when required.

This role offers exposure to a wide variety of food businesses, from small local outlets to large, approved premises and specialist operations like on‑farm milk pasteurising.

All Roles

All roles involve preparing reports, presenting technical information, and occasionally attending court as a witness. You’ll work closely with colleagues, other departments, and external partners to achieve shared outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• Fully qualified Environmental Health Officers (EHODB registered or equivalent) for the Food Safety Role or suitably qualified Senior Technical Officers (STOs).
• For STO roles, relevant technical…