Environmental Health Team Leader

Environmental Health Team Leader

• Manage a team delivering environmental health programs that protect and improve community wellbeing.
• Flexible working and RDO's available
• Salary from $113, $122,002.39 per annum plus 12% Superannuation

Make a Difference Where You Work

In this role, you'll play a key part in safeguarding the health and safety of the Willoughby community. By leading a team to enforce environmental and public health regulations, conducting inspections, and managing compliance, you ensure that businesses, public spaces, and facilities operate safely and responsibly. Your work helps prevent health risks, promotes safe environments, and builds community trust in local services, making a tangible and lasting impact on the wellbeing of residents and the overall quality of life in the area.

Why Join Us?

• Leadership opportunity:
  Lead a professional team and develop your management and strategic skills in a dynamic, community-focused environment.
• Diverse experience:
  Gain hands-on exposure to inspections, regulatory enforcement, investigations, and legal processes across multiple environmental and health areas.
• Community impact:
  Contribute directly to protecting public health and safety, making a meaningful difference in the wellbeing of Willoughby residents.

About the Role

As the
Environmental Health Team Leader
, you will:

• Lead and manage enforcement programs: Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety legislation, including the Food Act, Public Health Act, and Smoke Free Environment Act.
• Oversee inspections and investigations: Manage health inspections for food businesses, skin penetration, hair and beauty, cooled water systems, and onsite wastewater systems.
• Handle legal and regulatory processes: Prepare notices, fines, orders, and evidence for court proceedings, liaising with Council's solicitors when required.
• Team supervision and development: Delegate tasks, approve leave and timesheets, conduct performance reviews, and mentor staff to maintain high standards.
• Support operational planning: Assist with risk assessments, policies, procedures, cost centre administration, and step in as Acting Manager when needed.

What You'll Bring:

• Extensive experience in Environmental Health in a Local Government environment.
• A tertiary qualification in Environmental Health or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in managing budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret legislation for practical enforcement purposes.
• Problem solving and decision making in the office and field; to be assertive when warranted.
• Current C class driver licence.

Desirable:

• Experience in the NSW Land and Environment and NSW Local Courts.

How to apply

Visit to apply or learn more including all about the range of benefits on offer at Willoughby.

For more information, contact: Richard Goulston, Acting Manager – Safe City at or

Applications should address all the key responsibilities outlined in the Position Description. The Position Description (PD) is located in the Job Attachments section of the job listing.

Successful candidates may be required to undertake pre-employment screening including police and qualification checks.

Applications close: Sunday, 23 November 2025 at 11:30pm

Please note recruitment activity may commence before the closing date.

At Willoughby City Council, inclusion, diversity and belonging are core to how we work and how we recruit. We are committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community – one where everyone feels respected, valued and supported to contribute fully. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities and identities – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse individuals, LGBTIQA+ communities, veterans, and people of all ages. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know. We are committed to ensuring an accessible, inclusive and barrier-free experience for every candidate.