Principal Lead Officer - Food, Safety and Infectious Disease

ABC Food Law Ltd; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Environmental Health firm in Rotherham is seeking an ambitious Environmental Health Officer to lead the Business Regulation Team. This role involves overseeing food safety, health and safety initiatives, and fostering development within the team. Candidates must have significant experience in enforcement and a solid understanding of environmental health legislation. The position offers a dynamic environment to influence change and contribute to future developments in Environmental Health.

Qualifications

• Significant post qualification experience in Environmental Health.
• Formal enforcement experience in food safety and health and safety.
• FSA compliant food competence.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical aspects of the Business Regulation Team.
• Deliver proactive inspection programmes.
• Mentor and supervise specialist officers and contractors.
• Develop projects related to Environmental Health.

Skills

Food safety enforcement

Health and safety knowledge

Effective communication

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, innovative and dynamic Environmental Health Officer to take the role of technical lead in our Business Regulation Team who are responsible for a range of Environmental Health regulatory functions in commercial premises.

The successful candidate will primarily focus on food safety, health and safety and infectious disease control. This will include delivery of proactive inspection programmes, regulatory and response work, development of related projects and other commercial case work. The post holder mentors and supervises 3 specialist officers and a contractor as well as providing cover and support to the Team Manager.

You will have the opportunity to influence change, the team have already applied robotic process automation, Power BI dashboards, made the move to SharePoint and will progress to the next generation of Uniform in 2026. With local government reorganisation in full swing there has never been a better time to help shape the future in Environmental Health at Oxford City Council.

You will need to have significant post qualification experience, including formal enforcement in food safety and health and safety and dealing with complex cases. FSA compliant food competence is a must along with a good working knowledge of current environmental health legislation.

As a confident and insightful communicator, you’ll be comfortable liaising with Councillors, internal and external customers as well as working with other partners to deliver a high-quality service.