Senior Environmental Health Officer

Senior Environmental Protection Specialist

Senior Environmental Protection Officer / Senior EHO

Housing and Environmental Health Service

Permanent, full time, grade 9 (from £46,364 to £50,757 pa)

Based in Andover, Hampshire, with the opportunity to work partly from home

Make a difference to local communities, places and the environment

Test Valley is a great place to live, work and visit. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Environmental Protection professional to join our Housing and Environmental Health Service and help protect people, places and the wider environment across the borough.

As an Environmental Protection specialist, you will work within a small, supportive team carrying out a varied range of environmental protection functions. This will include responding to planning and licensing consultations, supporting environmental permitting work, providing advice on noise, dust and light impacts, investigating nuisance complaints, and contributing to wider service priorities such as air quality, contaminated land and private water supplies.

You will work closely with residents, businesses, colleagues in planning and licensing, and other partner organisations. Some of our work is reactive, so you will need to balance planned priorities with changing demands while keeping clear records and delivering timely, practical advice.

About you

You will be either a qualified environmental health officer, or a suitably qualified professional, with good technical knowledge and a strong interest in environmental protection. You will be enthusiastic, customer focused, and technically knowledgeable, with sound judgement and first-rate problem-solving and communication skills

Experience in planning consultation work, environmental permitting, licensing consultation work, noise control and nuisance investigation work would be an advantage. An Institute of Acoustics Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control, or a similar noise qualification, would be advantageous.

You’ll need to hold a driving licence and have access to your own vehicle. While we offer agile working, including the ability to work from home, you will be expected to attend the office on a regular basis and carry out site visits across the borough when needed.

Why test Valley

In return, we offer supportive colleagues and a positive, inclusive working environment where people feel valued, supported and empowered to do their best work. We actively promote a good work-life balance and encourage kindness, innovation, collaboration, learning and development. Our benefits include the local government pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, free on-site parking and discounted leisure facilities. If you are looking for an opportunity to use your environmental protection skills, develop your career and help deliver practical outcomes with pride for communities across Test Valley, we would love to hear from you.

Use of artificial intelligence

We recognise that many applicants may use AI tools to support the preparation of their applications. We welcome the responsible use of technology to help structure, review and improve applications. However, your application should remain an accurate reflection of your own experience, personality, skills, achievements and motivations. We encourage candidates to use AI as a tool to support their application, not as a substitute for their own voice and experiences.

Before you apply

Please read the job description and person specification carefully before applying. In your application, we encourage you to provide clear examples of how you meet, or could meet, the essential and desirable criteria. Specific examples from your work experience will help us understand your skills, knowledge and potential.

For an informal discussion about the role or to find out more, please contact Lorna Taylor, Environmental Protection Manager, on 01264 368206. To view the full job description and person specification, and to apply for this position, please visit our website www.testvalley.gov.uk/jobs

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and positively encourage applications from disabled people. If, as a disabled person, you meet the minimum criteria for the job, you will be guaranteed an interview. We will make reasonable adjustments to the interview process so that you can be fairly assessed for the vacancy.

Closing date: 19th October 2026

Interview date: to be confirmed