Head of Environmental Health, Licensing & Resilience

Head of Environmental Health

North Home Counties

£550-£650 a day

6-month rolling contract until April 2028

What if your next leadership role offered a unique opportunity to shape the future of a whole community? A District Council in the North Home Counties has an opportunity as their Head of Environmental Health to lead a key front line service at a time of significant organisational change, helping to shape Environmental Health in a District Council as Local Government Reorganisation progresses.

As the Interim Head of Environmental Health, you'll report to the Chief Exec in providing strategic leadership to a high-performing service that protects public health, supports businesses and helps create safer, healthier places for our communities. You will lead and manage the Private Sector Housing and Licensing Teams, supporting service delivery through a period of increased demand following the introduction of Renter's Rights Act.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring high-quality delivery and continuous improvement.
• Supporting teams and driving positive change.
• Navigating change and transformation until Local Government Organisation is fully implemented in April 2028.
• Overseeing services including Food Safety, Environmental Protection, Private Sector Housing, Licensing, Health and Safety and Public Health functions.
• Ensuring statutory duties, regulatory responsibilities and professional standards are upheld and delivered.

About you:

The idea candidate would bring:

• Significant Senior leadership experience within Environmental Health.
• Sound judgement, resilience and the ability to make effective decisions in a complex environment.
• Experience navigating local authority governance, policies, and statutory responsibilities.

If you are someone who wants to make a change in the community and can be a dynamic leader through a huge change in Local Government, you can apply using the button below. Alternatively, contact me on (url removed) or (phone number removed)!

If this opportunity excites you, then please don't hesitate to get in touch and discuss all of the other exciting opportunities that we have across our many teams!