Environmental Health Manager

Environmental Health Manager
Location: Hybrid - 2/3 days office (London), 2/3 days from home
Salary up to £50,000

About Food Alert
Based in central London & Wellingborough operating throughout the UK and internationally, Food Alert is a leading food safety and health & safety consultancy.

Our clients span many sectors including retail, leisure and education, but hospitality is where our expertise and passion lies.

We work with some of the UK's most innovative, exciting and high-profile restaurants, hotels and pub groups such as Brewdog, The Ivy Collection, Dishoom, Citizen M, and Harbour Hotels.

We are also part of The Citation Group whose portfolio of companies proudly deliver compliance support services to more than 70,000 clients.

Our mission is to be the company that colleagues and clients want to work for and with.

The role
We have an incredibly exciting opportunity to join the Food Alert team in a role that really can make a difference.

Our Environmental Health Manager helps set our position in terms of food and health and safety policy compliance across our client base.

This is a multi-faceted, diverse role that requires liaison with various regulatory and industry bodies such as the Food Standards Agency, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Institute of Food Science & Technology and UK Hospitality to name but a few along with working with our incredible team of Consultants and Advice Line operatives.

The successful candidate will have the chance to work with some of the most interesting and innovative clients across the hospitality sector, including large branded groups, Michelin starred restaurants and single-site start-ups.

We are looking for an individual who has a strong regulatory background in food safety and health and safety who has the ability to write and review policies, procedures and HACCP documentation along with becoming involved with the management of complex technical queries and challenges and delivering consultancy and some audit visits.

Responsibilities
, Produce Food Alert technical policy and position documentation as and when required.
, Update and maintain Food Alert technical and template documentation on Alert65.
, Lead on the preparation of thought leadership articles and information
, Manage key strategic relationships including UK Hospitality, CIEH, FSA, IFST etc.
, Respond to Government/FSA technical consultations.
, Maintaining the Food Alert technical library.
, Manage and support a team of Technical Consultants, providing advice and guidance, mentoring and development on an ongoing basis.
, Undertake fee-earning work on behalf of Food Alert clients on a 2-day-per-week basis.

This may include audit, client set-ups, troubleshooting, policy work etc.
, Attend client meetings and take a lead role in advising on technical aspects of food safety and H&S.
, Deliver technical updates to the consultancy team at team meetings as required and to maintain the CPD program for consultants.
, Provide mentoring support to members of the team who are completing the CIEH Chartered status program.
, Deliver support to the Technical Consultants, the wider team and clients in regards to technical queries.
, Attend professional seminars and conferences.
, Provide advice and consultancy information for clients.
, Support the sampling and AFP team, specifically with regards to technical sampling queries and Approval of allegations of allergic reactions response letters.
, Attend team meetings.
Your background/skillset
, Relevant technical food safety and health & safety knowledge and experience (usually minimum BSc

Environmental Health or equivalent industry experience plus professional qualifications).
, Technical understanding of HACCP, food safety and H&S management systems
, Knowledge of third-party certification audit schemes including SALSA and BRC.
, Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage own time effectively.
, Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build long-lasting relationships.
, Ability to provide a constructive approach with clients and forge a professional and valued relationship.
, IT: MS Office, CRM, auditing software.
, Conscientious and able to apply a consistent standard and approach.

What you get from us
From your birthday off work (in addition to a generous annual leave and bank holiday entitlement), to wellbeing support and a health cash plan, to recognition and incentives, to continuous learning and development, we invest in you holistically.

Coming to work should never be a chore so we, and you, create an environment where you can be at your best.

You will be surrounded by great people who care about what we do and have a true sense of purpose.

We will continually stretch and grow you - you will never clock watch with us.

We will trust you and care about you.

We will share our business strategy and there will be opportunities for you to grow your career with us.

If you are still reading this, it says our culture is for you.

Apply now.

Come join us.