Overview
Operations Manager - Environmental Health, Birmingham City Council
Rate: Up to £500 per day (Inside IR35, umbrella)
Duration: 3-6 months initially
Start Date: ASAP
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days onsite
Key Responsibilities
* Manage, deploy and support a team of Environmental Health Officers to protect public health and the environment
* Provide operational and strategic leadership across Environmental Health functions, including Food Safety, Health & Safety, Environmental Protection and Enforcement
* Act as a senior enforcement lead, authorising complex investigations, notices, prosecutions and, where required, closure of food businesses presenting imminent risk to health
* Ensure consistent, legally compliant inspections and enforcement activity in line with legislation, codes of practice and council policy
* Prepare and present reports to senior officers, elected members, committees and external partners
* Oversee performance management, quality assurance, audits and service improvement activity
* Manage staff performance, development, appraisals and wellbeing, promoting a positive and high-performing team culture
* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including partner agencies, government bodies and community representatives
* Support budget management, procurement compliance and delivery of service priorities
* Provide cover for senior management as required and contribute to wider Regulatory Services objectives
Key Requirements
* Specific waste enforcement experience
* Significant experience at middle or senior management level within Environmental Health
* Strong operational knowledge of Environmental Health legislation, including Food Safety, Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and Environmental Protection Act 1990
* Experience authorising enforcement action, including prosecutions and closure of food businesses
* Proven ability to manage, motivate and develop teams within a regulatory or enforcement environment
* Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health (or equivalent)
* Strong communication skills with experience producing and presenting reports to senior stakeholders
* Experience managing competing priorities in a politically sensitive environment
* Full UK driving licence
* Ability to work flexibly, including outside normal office hours when required
If you have the relevant experience, please apply today!
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