[Internal] Senior Environmental Health Officer

INTERNAL JOB. This vacancy is only available to Torfaen County Borough Council (TCBC) employees and agency workers currently engaged with TCBC.Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking to recruit a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Senior Environmental Health Officer to join our Housing Safety and Environmental Protection Team.This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Environmental Health Officer to take a leading role in delivering housing safety and environmental protection services that have a direct and lasting impact on communities across Torfaen. As the Lead Officer for Housing Safety, you will provide technical leadership, operational oversight and professional guidance within a multidisciplinary team, including mentoring and supporting the development of trainees, graduate Environmental Health Officers and colleagues. You will help ensure the effective delivery of high-quality regulatory and enforcement services. The role offers the opportunity to support the Council's ambitions through the Torfaen Deal and play a key role in delivering the Marmot Principles in practice, improving living conditions, protecting public health and helping to reduce health inequalities across the borough. The role requires an experienced Environmental Health Officer who can confidently manage complex and potentially confrontational situations, exercise sound professional judgement and apply proportionate enforcement action where necessary. The successful candidate will have significant experience of applying environmental health legislation and regulatory procedures, excellent investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. They will also have experience of providing technical guidance, mentoring and support to colleagues, alongside a commitment to partnership working, customer service and continuous improvement. For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact Lindsay Baker - Housing Safety and Environmental Protection Manager by email at or telephone on You must demonstrate how you meet the Essential criteria listed in the attached Person Specification in order to secure an interview: How to apply Guidance for applicants Torfaen County Borough Council.Torfaen County Borough Council strives to be a fair, supportive and effective employer. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Council expects all employees, paid or unpaid, to share this commitment. We value the range of experiences that a diverse workforce brings and therefore we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and under-represented groups.Welsh Language Skills are desirable for this post but not essential. You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh. Each application will be treated equally. We are a registered Disability Confident Leader and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Our Guaranteed Interview scheme guarantees that people with disabilities will be invited to interview, so long as they meet the essential requirements for the role. If you have a health condition, are neurodivergent, or use British sign language, and need to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiting manager. We can only work with you to arrange adjustments if we are made aware of your requirements prior to your application submission, test or interview.Please ensure that you only apply for this position via Torfaen Council’s vacancies website. CVs and applications submitted to any other websites are not received by us.Basis: Full TimePackage: Permanent