Environmental Health Technician

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Environmental Health Technician
Council Offices, Kirkwall
35 hours per week
Permanent

£42,908 - £47,397 
£23.51 - £25.97 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to the Service Manager Environmental Health.

Your working pattern is 0900-1700 Monday to Friday. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to help the Council meet its statutory duties and deliver services that make a difference to communities throughout Orkney.

The Environmental Health Technician will protect and maintain public health by providing technical assistance with all aspects of environmental health work, including personally dealing with high volume lower risk cases and providing a high-quality service to the public, partners and business community.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants.

This post requires a Level 1 Disclosure check.

Interview expenses are payable for this post, click here for further information.

Relocation package is available in line with Council Policy for this post, click here for the Relocation Policy.

Applications close at 23.59 on Sunday 5 July 2026, with shortlisting taking place week commencing 6 July 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 20 July 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Nick Long at nick.long@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 873535 extension 2811.

For information on applying and our recruitment process, click here for Information for Applicants.

We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process.