Environmental Health Practitioner

Environmental Health Practitioner

Start: March 2024

Rate: Competitive daily rates available (Inside IR35)

Duration: 3 months initially with likely extensions available

Working pattern: Hybrid – one or two days per week in the office

Location: Birmingham  

Our client is looking for an Environmental Health Practitioner who will target environmental crime, nuisance and private sector housing, giving advice and guidance, carrying out inspections and conducting investigations.

You must have environmental enforcement, housing or HHSRS experience.

Responsibilities:

• To be responsible for the effective investigation and resolution of complaints relating to a range of Environmental Health matters including environmental crime
• To inspect and survey dwellings including private rented, owner occupied, houses in multiple occupation and empty properties and to carry out relevant enforcement and licensing activities
• To detect and investigate breaches of the law and, in accordance with the councils enforcement policy, prepare reports for formal action and serve statutory notices, including fixed penalty notices and civil penalty notices
• To be responsible for compliance with procedural legislation and for the safe custody of exhibits and documents
• To give evidence in court or to other hearings, when necessary
• To gather intelligence; use it to identify those issues most harmful to communities then work with the team to use the intelligence to target resources in the most effective and efficient way
• To develop and work within effective partnerships with a range of agencies from public, private and community/voluntary sectors; and, to deliver partnership projects
• To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of other people

If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply to receive more information.

At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications. However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.