Job Description

Salary

Scale 7 (43,693-46,731) per annum- Pay award pending

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Permanent

Job reference

REQ01041



The Environmental Health Services department are looking for an Environmental Services Team Leader to support the team in striving to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

You will be working as part of a fast paced and focused team of dedicated professionals. The Team Leader Role is new to the department and will advise, give guidance, and provide day to day management of the Environmental Services functions carried out by officers within the Environmental Services Team. This includes, but is not limited to; Air Quality, Permitted Processes, Contaminated Land, Car Parking, planning consultations and Net Zero.

This is a great opportunity to provide appropriate mentoring, support, and training for officers within the Environmental Health service.

Applicants must have :-

Excellent, detailed, technical knowledge of Environmental Services Legislation, procedures, and functions in a Local Authority (including air quality, contaminated land, and environmental permitting) and a qualification relevant to at least one work area of the role.

This role will require a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check (known as a DBS check). All offers of employment will be made conditional upon receipt of the satisfactory DBS check.

For further information please see and Person Specification

Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.

We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on-site and home working.



Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.

Closing date: 26th June 2025

Interview date: 3

rd

July 2025

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme.