Service: Regulatory ServicesClosing Date: Thursday 12th December In preparation of a pending retirement in March , we are recruiting for a Principal Environmental Health Officer (Health, Safety and Environment) within Argyll and Bute Council.
The key remits are to lead on health and safety , environmental noise and licensing related issues.
The post also provides day to day supervision and support to operational teams on these issues and provides support to service managers.
This is the ideal opportunity for an experienced environmental health officer wishing to develop their career with a interest in these areas of work.You will have proven experience supervising teams and in carrying out the full range of health and safety and environmental enforcement.
The Principal EHO role also provides the opportunity and challenge for those wishing to develop their careers and move to a supervisory role, and to act as the enforcement lead for health and safety .
You will have good leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
good organisational skills and an ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.The post is a hybrid post and the location can be flexible in Argyll and Bute.The Council will provide an attractive relocation package for a successful candidate seeking to relocate to Argyll and Bute with a high quality of life with breath-taking scenery and world class leisure opportunities including sailing, walking, cycling canoeing and camping on your doorstep .
We will provide you with varied workload and opportunity to develop your professional and personal development, flexible working and hybrid home/office arrangements, a relocation package (where appropriate) and a salary of £47,-51, (excluding the recent local government pay award).
We pay annual membership to the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) and encourage Chartered membership of REHIS through continued professional development .
For further information on living and working in Argyll and Bute, please accessthe website ABplace2b , and the work of any EHO, please see Environmental Health Officer Information VideoArgyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees.
We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work.
While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.Applicants should note that:-Happy to talk about flexible working arrangementsThe salary shown does not include the COSLA pay award for /To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.