Team Manager Environmental Health

INTERNAL ONLY VACANCY. This post is open to existing Leeds City Council employees only. Applications will not be considered from external candidates.

Job title: Team Manager Environmental Health

Grade: PO5 £ 49,282 - £52,413

Hours: 37 per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Office base at Seacroft, Leeds with opportunities for hybrid working

We are looking for an inspiring and forward‑thinking Environmental Health Team Manager to lead our Environmental Protection and Health & Safety Team. This is your opportunity to play a key role in protecting public health and the environment, whilst delivering a wide range of statutory functions and shaping future policy.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

• A genuine commitment to protecting public health and reducing health inequalities
• Extensive expertise across a range of environmental protection functions
• The ability to effectively design, implement and manage programmes and projects
• The ability to forge good relationships with key stakeholders and partners at senior level
• A keen sense of leadership and support for colleagues

This is a challenging and rewarding role, working with a dedicated team of professionals in one of the most dynamic and diverse cities in the UK. As Team Manager of the Environmental Protection and Health & Safety team you will deliver a range of functions including commercial nuisance investigations, health & safety in the private sector, entertainment licensing, animal welfare, air quality and pollution control.

You will be a key part of our management team, contributing to strategic decision making and ensuring excellent service standards. You will forge and maintain strong partnerships with the Environment Agency, Police, DEFRA, HSE, UKHSA, along with internal partners and local organisations. You will be an excellent motivator and be able to support and develop your team of EHO’s and technical officers, overseeing complex regulatory work and managing budgets along with competing service demands.

If you can inspire and lead, think strategically, work collaboratively and are a highly experienced environmental health professional we want to hear from you.

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

Please complete the online application form. Read our guidance for further advice on completing your application. If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Paul Spandler Environmental Health Manager. Call  or email

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria.

Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

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