Environmental Protection Lead

Vacancy reference: ECR
000516

Salary: Grade 10, £40,777 to £42,839 per annum plus £6,500 per annum Market Supplement for 3 years

Hours: 37 hours a week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Castle House, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Do you want to develop your career alongside making a real difference to our community? If so, then this may be the perfect role for you.

Whether you are an existing manager or an experienced officer wanting to take that step into management, while still being involved in active cases.

This role provides the best of both worlds and a great opportunity for professional development with an opportunity for further professional or management training available.

We are seeking an EHO or environmental protectional professional that has a passion for protecting the public, the environment, business and enhance people’s lives through the delivery of statutory services.

You must have experience in some, but not all the services that the team deliver, which includes statutory nuisance, air quality, contaminated land, private water supplies, smoke control, regulation of industrial premises and consultee to planning and licensing departments.

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough with big ambitions. We’ve already started our transformation, however, we still need to find ways of doing things because we are determined to do the very best we can for our communities.

If our vision is to be the best, then we need the best people working for us. Our people are at the heart of what we do and have the freedom to innovate, grow and develop. We recruit people who share our vision and values; people who have the drive to deliver our ambitious Council plan.

Our historic Borough is a place of marked contrasts. We are the home of a world class University at Keele, a leading light known internationally for its research and sustainability record, which stands side by side with former mining communities including some which register amongst the most deprived areas in the country. Our Borough is also a mixture of urban centres, affected by some of the same social issues facing our neighbouring city, Stoke-on-Tr, but also outstanding rural landscapes in our less populated villages.

Our plans and priorities aim to address the needs of all our communities.

We reward our people with a competitive range of benefits including:

• Access to the local government pension scheme
• Minimum 24 days annual leave plus 5 extra days after 5 years' service
• Flexible working options and family-friendly policies
• Local and national high street discounts
• Free car parking
• Wellbeing support including £12.50 per month Jubilee2 membership
• Green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice
• Free employee 24 hour employee assistance and counselling services
• Flu vaccination service and health checks plus development and training opportunities

Should you wish to have an informal discussion in relation to this opportunity contact:
Nesta Barker, Service Director-Regulatory Services, on or nesta.ba or Gareth Harvey, Environmental Health Manager on or gareth.ha

Closing date: 5pm on Thursday 12 February 2026

Should we receive a large number of applications, then this post could close sooner than the date stated.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date.

Interview date: Tuesday 17 February 2026