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Situated in West Hertfordshire, the Borough of Dacorum is composed of the main towns of Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring. Some of the benefits include: excellent pension, family friendly policies, generous holiday entitlement, relocation package and personal development.

The Council is now looking to recruit a talented environmental health manager as a member of the senior management team. Reporting to the Assistant Director (Legal, Democratic & Regulatory Services) you will need to be able to work strategically, as well as have the ability to deliver the day-to-day services to customers in relation to the full range of the Council's environmental health functions.

You will also be required to play a major role in the delivery of the Council's obligations in relation to civil contingencies, business continuity and disaster recovery.

As part of the senior management team you will have a key role to play in supporting the Chief Executive, the Corporate Directors and your other colleagues on the team, in delivering the Council's vision, its key priorities and critical projects. You will act as the principal advisor on environmental health issues to Members and senior management and you will work in collaboration with others to ensure that your services are joined up appropriately and are aligned to the achievement of the Council's aims and objectives.

The Council's environmental health team, which has undergone a major re-structuring in the last 12 months, provides a high profile and valued service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the service into building on the progress already made and take it to the next level. You will need to be able to demonstrate that you have the desire and ability to drive through further service improvements and meet challenging service objectives and performance targets.

A check with the Criminal Records Bureau will be carried out to ensure the successful candidate for the above post has no relevant convictions.

Closing date for all posts is 25 February 2013. For further details of these posts please visit our website at this link, or call (01442) 228 000 and ask for ‘Recruitment' for an application pack.