4Recruitment Services
Senior Technical Officer
Senior Technical Officer at 4Recruitment Services, based in Cambridge, East Anglia, paying £31.45 per hour. This is a contract role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- £31.45 per hour
- Hours and contract
- Contract · Hybrid
- Location
- Cambridge, East Anglia
- Closing date
- Sector
- Software Developer
40% below the typical rate for software developer
Reference 57436719
About the role
Cambridge City Council
Location: Cambridge, CB2 1BY
Contract: 12 months
Rate: £31.45 per hour PAYE
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Role Overview
Cambridge City Council is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Officer to join its Environmental Health service on a 12-month contract.
The successful candidate will carry out the full range of Senior Technical Officer duties, from basic investigations and inspections through to complex cases, within an assigned specialist work area. Areas may include Commercial & Licensing, Residential, or Environmental Quality & Growth.
You will act as a specialist lead within your area, providing technical expertise, making complex decisions, undertaking enforcement action where required, and supporting colleagues across the service.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake inspections, investigations and casework ranging from routine matters to complex cases within the assigned work area.
- Act as the specialist technical lead, providing advice and support to colleagues, students, contractors and other staff.
- Inspect the assigned district and maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant environmental health circumstances.
Requirements
- Strong experience working within Environmental Health or a closely related technical regulatory service.
- Experience undertaking inspections, investigations and complex casework.
- Strong knowledge of relevant environmental health legislation, enforcement procedures and statutory requirements.
- Experience making enforcement decisions and taking appropriate informal or formal action.
- Ability to analyse complex issues, problem solve and make sound professional decisions.
- Experience preparing reports, statements of evidence and other formal documentation.
- Ability to provide specialist technical advice and support to colleagues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
To find out more information please contact Abbie at
Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.
Reference: 57436719 · Posted 2 days ago · Closes 19 Nov 2026 · Listed via 4Recruitment Services
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