Environmental Health Officer

Exciting Opportunity for a Senior Environmental Health Officer in Dorset My client is looking to appoint a highly skilled Senior Environmental Health Officer to join their Regulatory Services division within Planning, Transport and Regulation. Based in Dorset, this position offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact across environmental protection, public health, and licensing enforcement. The successful candidate will operate within the Environmental Health and Licensing Team and take a lead role in delivering complex investigations, supporting legal actions, and advising stakeholders on a wide range of specialist issues. As the Senior Environmental Health Officer, you will work across both proactive and reactive enforcement cases, contributing to the development of professional practices and supporting the wider regulatory team. This is a varied and high-profile role that will suit an experienced professional looking to influence community health outcomes and uphold regulatory compliance. The main duties of the Senior Environmental Health Officer are: Undertake inspections, investigations and enforcement actions under environmental health legislation Lead on complex and high-risk cases, including preparation of prosecution files and formal reports Advise elected members, partner agencies, and the public on technical matters within your specialist remit Represent the council in meetings, media responses, court proceedings, and inter-agency forums ..... full job details .....