Team Leader - Environmental Protection

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small Council with big values. We are committed to ensuring our services are delivered to the highest possible standard and we put the customer at the forefront of everything we do. By working for us you will become part of the team and will play your part in serving our community. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Environmental Health professional to lead our Environmental Protection service. This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise with visible leadership, shaping a responsive service that protects residents, supports communities and contributes to the Council's wider priorities. You will provide technical and professional leadership across a broad Environmental Protection portfolio, including statutory nuisance, air quality, environmental permitting, contaminated land and related work. You will oversee complex casework and robust enforcement decisions, develop service policies and procedures, and lead the delivery of key projects and statutory responsibilities. You will lead and develop a multidisciplinary team, setting clear expectations and supporting colleagues to deliver a professional, accountable and high-performing service. You will shape service delivery, strengthen performance management and embed continuous improvement across Environmental Health.,

• Lead and manage the Council's Environmental Protection service, ensuring effective statutory enforcement, high standards of customer care and timely service delivery.
• Provide expert advice on statutory nuisance, air quality, environmental permitting, contaminated land and other complex Environmental Protection matters.
• Manage, motivate and develop team members, prioritising workloads and fostering a positive, accountable and high-performing team culture.
• Develop, review and implement strategies, policies, procedures and guidance to support consistent, legally robust service delivery.
• Represent the Council at meetings, committees, negotiations and multi-agency forums, providing clear reports and professional advice.
• Support budget management, procurement, performance monitoring, reporting and continuous service improvement.
  
  A Diploma or Degree in Environmental Health and registration with the CIEH Professional Register or EHRB.
• Significant senior-level experience in Environmental Health, with strong practical knowledge of Environmental Protection functions, statutory enforcement and air quality.
• Experience supervising staff, ideally within a local government or regulatory environment.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and report-writing skills, with the ability to explain complex legal and technical issues clearly to a range of audiences.
• A valid driving licence and access to suitable transport for work duties, together with the flexibility to work occasional evenings or weekends and respond to emergency incidents when required.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent customer care, strong organisational skills and the confidence to deal with challenging situations calmly and professionally.

Our Council Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small authority with BIG values. We take pride in serving the residents of our borough and look to provide value for money services. We aim to work to the best of our abilities with honesty, integrity and place particular importance on working together. Why join us?...... Situated in the heart of England, Nuneaton and Bedworth shares excellent rail and motorway links to the rest of the country. We offer a wide range of job opportunities from refuse and cleansing roles, which directly serve our local community, to behind the scenes administrative roles; providing essential support to our front line professionals.

A wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that are based on our competency framework and paid according to the scoring of the job profile, to ensure that all roles performing the same duties are paid equally. A generous annual leave entitlement. Our employees receive 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service. Plus all bank holidays. A wide range of learning and development opportunities. We recognise our employees as a valuable resource and are therefore committed to the investment of time and financial resources to support the learning and development of our workforce. We offer a wide range of learning prospects, which to name a few include: In-house training sessions, E-learning modules, Leadership and management development programmes and a Post Entry Training scheme Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which provides a secure future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations. To help your pension grow, the Council meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits into the LGPS. Health and Wellbeing initiatives- our in-house Sports Development Team operate regular work place challenges, health checks and MOT's. Employees also receive discounted gym and leisure membership. Wider Wallets - all our employees gain access to offers and permanent discounts to everyday savings, ranging from discounts on high street stores to offers on days outs. Travel, car allowances and schemes - mileage allowances are paid for using cars/cycles for Council business. In addition, Level 1 car users are provided with a car park pass. We also operate a Cycle salary sacrifice scheme. Work-life balance -. We have a number of initiatives in place to support flexible working including, a job-sharing policy, career break scheme, flexible working policy, flexitime scheme, parental leave scheme, time off for dependants, maternity support leave and agile working. Armed Force Covenant - We are proud signatories of the Armed Force Covenant and actively work to ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitment as stated in the Covenant. We were recently awarded the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. We have a range of internal processes and policies to support our Armed Forces Communities. What we look for……. We seek candidates that can adapt to change and welcome new challenges. We look for those that share our values and take pride in what they do.