Organisation
Southampton City Council
Service Area
Environment
Job Location
Civic Centre
Contract Length
Permanent
Work Hours
Full time 37 hours per week
Salary
£47,181 to £51,356 per annum
Closing Date
12/10/2025
Job Reference
16056
Job Description and Person Specification
Are you an experienced environmental health officer looking for a new challenge?
We are looking for a qualified and experienced environmental health officer to lead our neighbourhood environmental health team. You should have a good understanding of environmental health legislation, particularly the law relating to statutory nuisance and you must be confident taking enforcement action.
You will be responsible for supervising a team, so you should have some experience of supporting colleagues to deliver environmental health services.
What we can offer you:
Salary: The salary band for this role is £47,181 - £51,357. The starting salary is £47,181 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.
* Excellent local government pension with 16.8% employer contribution
* Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
* Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
* Flexible working options (role-dependent)
* Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
* Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
* Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
* Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
* Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
* Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
* Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
* Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
For further information on our benefits package please visit:Employee benefits )
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the (Job Title) please contact Gavin Derrick, the environment health and trading standards service manager by emailing
Recruitment contact details:
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For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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