Leicestershire County Council
Graduate Environmental Health Specialist (Environmental Protection)
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Graduate Environmental Health Specialist (Environmental Protection)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Working Hours: Flexible hybrid working with some limited out of normal office hours working from time to time
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £36,363 (Level one) rising to £39,152 (Level four) - pay award pending
Location: Byron House, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham NG1 6HS
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
- You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1004].
About the Role
We are looking for a graduate in Environmental Health (or someone in their final year with a short time to graduation and the ability to work for us when appointed), to work in the Environmental Health and Safer Places team (largely Environmental Protection). You will be investigating domestic and commercial noise complaints, assessing new development proposals for EP related issues and providing advice to planners, leading on a small number of Permitted premises and undertaking a range of other investigations.
Progression to an Environmental Health Officer post, (Grade H), will be subject to a post being available and the successful applicant completing their degree and/or apprenticeship and full CIEH EHP Registration within 24 months of appointment.
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An EHO post is being advertised parallel to this post, only one post is available in total, the best candidate from both sets of applications will be offered the relevant post.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
· A degree in Environmental Health or be in the final year
· Knowledge of EP related legislation and its application
· Good IT skills and ability to manage a diverse workload effectively
· Excellent communication skills
You can find the job description for this post here [https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/d2ajdwzv/7606-graduate-environmental-health-specialist-l2.docx].
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1014] for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Martin Cooke, Principal Environmental Health Officer, by telephone on 07535615864 or by email at martin.cooke@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 29th May 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: 10th June 2026 (provisional)
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Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
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