Environmental Health Officer/Senior EHO or EH Regulatory Officer/Senior EHRO x 2

Environmental Health Officer (EHO) / Senior EHO (Residential)

Environmental Health Regulatory Officer (EHRO) / Senior EHRO (Residential)

Salary £36,555 - £54,804 p.a. (dependent on experience) plus essential user car allowance plus a Recruitment Allowance of £5,480

Full-time (36 hours flexible)

We are looking for two experienced officers to join our friendly and supportive Environmental Health department. The successful candidates will work within the busy Residential team, and their duties will cover noise and other nuisance investigations; public health related work; all aspects of private sector housing, including the licensing of houses in multiple occupation and investigations in relation to the new Renters’ Rights Act; and the investigation of social housing complaints.

An interest in acoustics, and experience in the investigation of complex noise complaints, as well as the ability to critique technical noise reports and provide acoustic advice in connection with large development projects, will be an advantage.

You will be enthusiastic, committed, self-motivated and have a positive attitude. You must be an excellent communicator and team player with sound time management skills and be confident in dealing with members of the public.  You must be able to demonstrate your ability to adapt to changing priorities and work to tight deadlines.

This post is identified as a hybrid post supporting both office and home working in line with Spelthorne Borough Council’s policy. The post holder will be required to attend the office in line with a rota and any service requirements. 

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for customer facing posts.  These posts fall within the scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.  The Council, therefore, has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. If you have any queries or would like to discuss this further, please contact Human Resources.

Please note as part of the employment checks this post will be subject to a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please note that as part of the employment checks, this post has an essential car user allowance attached to it. A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use will be required.

Spelthorne Borough Council use the Microsoft Authenticator app as a secure way of accessing our network.  Successful candidates will be required to use their own mobile device to download and use Authenticator.

We offer excellent conditions of service with a benefits’ package that includes flexible working hours, pension scheme and at least 23 days’ paid leave per year (pro rata for part time). 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Susan Turp, Principal Environmental Health Officer on 01784 446258, or you can email on eh.residential@spelthorne.gov.uk. 

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Spelthorne Borough Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027.  Please see more information here Local government in Surrey is changing | Spelthorne Borough Council and also Future Surrey – Surrey LGR Hub

Under Local Government Reorganisation, TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) consultation started on 28 September 2026 and will run until 20 November 2026.

Please note that the consultation covers all directly employed staff with a contract of employment on 1 April 2027 and if you are successful in your application, you will be notified how you can feed into the consultation process if applicable.

To apply for this role, you must be available to start by January 2027.

Thank you for your interest in our vacancy and we wish you well with your application.

Closing date: 26 October 2026 (noon)

Interview date: w/c 9 November 2026

To apply please use the ‘apply online’ button.

CVs can only be accepted in support of a completed application form.

 Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to all candidates.  If we have not contacted, you within 3 weeks of the closing date then your application has been unsuccessful.  All shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email after the closing date.

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