Environmental Health Officer​/Senior Environmental Health Officer

Overview

Environmental Health Officer / Senior Environmental Health Officer

Salary range: £35,412 to £44,075 per annum. Benefit allowance of £2,278 per annum. Out of hours scheme payment of £10,154.88 per annum. Total renumeration is up to £56,507.88 per annum.

Employer:

Hastings Borough Council.

Location:

Hastings, East Sussex. Sector:
Environmental Health and Licensing Team.

Contract:

Permanent.

Hours:

Full Time (37 per week). Career graded post dependant on qualifications and experience. Closing date: 18 March 2026. Posting date: 19 February 2026. Job reference: HBC/26/331092. Location flexibility:
Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week.

Hastings is an ambitious, and progressive Council, and Environmental Health and Licensing are essential and valued services at the core of our public protection and community safety work.

We are ideally looking to recruit someone who is experienced and technically competent in all aspects of Environmental Health, and particularly in Environmental Protection. You will need to be an excellent communicator and happy to embrace a more generic approach to delivering services in our historic seaside town. This role follows a model where Environmental Health and Licensing are combined into a single generic Team to offer a more effective and flexible service for residents and businesses.

The successful candidate will play a central role in the delivery of the Environmental Health and Licensing Team s objectives and will have variety and opportunities to stretch capabilities.

A full driving licence is essential for this post and there is a car benefit allowance of £2,278. There is willingness to work outside of normal office hours from time to time. There is also the opportunity to participate in the emergency out of hours on call service, which attracts a standby payment of £10,154.88 per annum.

• Experienced and technically competent in Environmental Health, particularly Environmental Protection.
• Excellent communicator.
• Willingness to embrace a generic delivery approach within Environmental Health and Licensing.
• Full driving licence (essential).

In addition to support with training and personal development, Hastings Borough Council operates family-friendly flexible and hybrid/home working policies, option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme, opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development, car benefit allowance and generous annual leave package. For an informal discussion contact Ian Wheeler, Environmental Health Manager on

Closing date for applications: 18th February 2026. Please apply via our website. There is no external link included in this HTML.