Job details Job reference REQ00000019259 Date posted 28/11/2025 Application closing date 15/12/2025 Location Whitehaven Salary Starting at £38,220 to £39,152 and progressing to £42,839 to £44,075 per annum Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time
Environmental Health Officer (Career Grade) - CMB2166e Job description
Salary: Starting at £38,220 to £39,152 and progressing to £42,839 to £44,075 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Whitehaven
Contract: Permanent
What is a Career Grade Role?
A career grade role means the position is part of a structured grading system that reflects different levels of responsibility, skills, and experience. This allows for clear progression opportunities within the role. As you develop your expertise and take on more complex tasks, you can move up through the grades without needing to change job titles, ensuring fair pay and recognition for your growth.
Grades
Entry
Development Senior Technical Officer/Trainee Environmental Health Officer
Intermediate
Senior Technical Officer/Trainee Environmental Health Officer
Final
Environmental Health Officer
About This Opportunity
Cumberland Environmental Health ensures that peoples living and working environments are
safe, healthy, hygienic and that consumers are protected. The service provides a wide range of
regulatory activities including private sector housing, air quality, animal licensing, environmental protection and nuisance control, health and safety, food safety, infectious disease control, private water sampling, port health and public health licensing.
The service focuses on prevention, consultation, investigation, education and, where required,
enforcement.
This role will focus on private sector housing.
Purpose of role
- To provide technical advice to residents, landlords, Elected Members and senior officers on environmental health in the specialist area of private sector housing.
- To investigate housing complaints using the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation (MEES, Electrical Safety Standards etc).
- To ensure the case management system is kept up to date and holds all relevant information related to individual cases.
- To lead on the licensing of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOS)
- To lead on any enforcement required under the Housing Act 2004, liaising with the councils legal department where appropriate, in line with the Cumberland Enforcement Policy.
- Where appropriate, to investigate criminal offences and noncompliance with a view to reporting for formal action.
Who Were Looking For
Were looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.
Were also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.
Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.
Contact
For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Julie Friend by email at
Guaranteed Interviews
We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants
as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.
- Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
- Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
- Those who identify as a member of the British Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans, their partners or spouses, reservists, cadets).
If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.
Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments
Were dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Thats why were a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing . While adjustments arent always guaranteed, well always listen and well try our best to accommodate your needs.
Application and Interview information
Easily apply by submitting your CV and answering a few short questions
- Closing date: 15/12/2025
- Interview date: TBC
Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If youre interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.
Please Read The Supporting Information
- Post Specification 1
- Post Specification 2
- Post Specification 3
Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:
- Our Staff Benefits
- Candidate Support
- About Cumberland Council
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