Principal Environmental Health Officer

## Principal Environmental Health Officer Apply locations:
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End Date: 6 September 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
JR0000876
** Number of Vacancies:
** 1
* * Time Type:
** Part time
** Worker Type:
** Regular
* * Proposed Interview Date:
** Wednesday, September 23, 2026
** Hours of Work:
** 30
* * Hiring Manager:
** David Sayers
** Contact Number:
*** Job Description

Summary:

** This is a part time, permanent position.
If you would like an informal discussion about the position, call David Sayers, Food, Health & Safety Manager, on .
Are you an experienced Environmental Health Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career?
We are seeking a highly motivated and suitably qualified Environmental Health Officer or Practitioner to join our Food Safety Team as a Principal Environmental Health Officer.
This is an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership role within a supportive and professional service, protecting public health, supporting responsible businesses and helping to develop the next generation of Environmental Health and Food Safety professionals.

About the role:

As a Principal Environmental Health Officer, you will provide day-to-day leadership and professional support to a small team of Food Safety Officers. You will be their principal point of contact, providing guidance, oversight and support while helping them to manage their workloads and deliver consistently high standards of regulatory work.
Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will undertake a varied range of enforcement, advisory and investigative work across the full spectrum of food safety functions.
Your responsibilities will include:  
• Managing, supporting and providing professional guidance to Food Safety Officers  
• Conducting food hygiene and food safety inspections and investigations  
• Investigating food-related complaints, incidents and outbreaks of infectious disease  
• Advising businesses on legal requirements and supporting them to achieve and maintain compliance  
• Supporting food export certification and related regulatory functions  
• Planning and delivering food sampling programmes  
• Gathering, assessing and presenting evidence  
• Preparing prosecution and other formal enforcement case files  
• Representing the authority in court and other legal proceedings  
• Working collaboratively with local, regional and national partner agencies.
You will also play an important role in supporting the professional development of colleagues. This will include coaching and mentoring apprentices, trainee officers and less experienced staff, helping them to develop their technical knowledge, professional competence and enforcement skills.
The successful candidate will hold:  
• An MSc, BSc (Hons), Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health  
• A valid Certificate of Registration with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Board  
• A full UK driving licence and access to transport suitable for business use.

You will have:

• Significant experience of working within a food safety regulatory environment  
• Experience of investigating and enforcing legislation across a broad range of food safety matters  
• Experience of preparing prosecution or formal enforcement files and presenting evidence  
• Experience of providing clear and practical advice to businesses and members of the public  
• Strong partnership-working skills and experience of working with local, regional or national agencies  
• Experience of supervising, coaching, mentoring or supporting apprentices, trainees or less experienced officers.
We are looking for someone who:  
• Demonstrates sound professional judgement, integrity and accountability  
• Has excellent investigative,…