Craig Sharp

Experience

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  Blackpool Council

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1992

  Senior / Environmental Health Officer

  Senior food hygiene officer; senior health & safety at work inspector; housing standards officer; community hygiene and environmental protection officer.

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  Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1998

  Environmental Protection and Health Promotion Teams Leader

  Operational management of the Council's environmental protection services and health promotion services. Specialist pollution control officer dealing with air quality, contaminated land and noise.

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  Preston City Council

  Jan 1999 - now

  Deputy Director of Environment including strategic leadership of the City's Environmental Health Services. Lead officer on public health working in partnership with agencies and communities to improve and protect health. Wider management of the City Council via membership of the Corporate Management Team.The Environment Directorate consists of Environmental Health Services, Parks and Grounds Maintenance, Street Cleansing Services, Refuse Collection & Recycling, Estates Management, and Engineering Services. Show less Strategic leadership of the City's Environmental Health Services.Lead officer WHO Healthy City programme. Chair Preston Strategic Partnership Health and Wellbeing and Environmental Thematic Working Groups.Environmental health regulatory services include licensing; food safety; housing standards; environmental protection; occupational health & safety; responsible dog ownership. Environmental health direct services include cemetery and crematorium; pest control; home disabled facilities adaptions; warm homes and home energy efficiency. Show less

  • Chief Officer (Environmental Health)

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Deputy Director Development

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Deputy Director Environment

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  • Assistant Director / Chief Environmental Health Officer

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2015

  • Health & Safety Group Leader

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2004