Post Ref: H79 - Senior Environmental Health Officer – Environmental Protection

Broxtowe Borough Council located in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands is currently offering a variety of positions to strengthen existing teams.

Broxtowe is a mixed urban/rural Borough set in the attractive county of Nottinghamshire. It is ideally situated with a wide variety of sporting and shopping facilities locally and is in easy reach of Sherwood Forest and the Peak District National Park. The administrative centre of Beeston is four miles from Nottingham City Centre and borders Nottingham University.

We support training and development of all our officers, and will pay for your annual membership of the CIEH, encouraging chartered membership.

We are looking for an experienced and qualified officer to lead, supervise and be responsible for our Environmental Protection team covering Noise, Air Quality, Contaminated Land, permitted processes, planning consultations and public health matters. 

You will need to be highly motivated and able to work independently with your own small caseload.  You will have the ability to manage and lead a team, developing relevant policies and procedures to ensure quality services are delivered.

The post holder will act as a lead professional for the Environmental Protection Team, providing support to officers, carrying out complex cases or investigations and provide a link with other teams to achieve positive outcomes for customers.     

You must be a team player and have a proactive approach. You should also possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to use the full remit of legislation in a balanced way. You should have knowledge and experience of Anti-social behaviour legislation and possess the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
You must demonstrate competency, knowledge and expertise in all aspects of Environmental Protection functions with recent experience of working in a Local Authority enforcement role.  The post holder must be able to undertake site inspections and some out of hours working may be required.

For further details regarding this post please email Suzanne.hickey@broxtowe.gov.uk to arrange a call back.  

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE-APPLY

Please quote reference No: H79

Closing Date:  11 February 2026 midnight

Expected interview date:  w/c 23 February 2026

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