Environmental Protection Officer

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Councils Environmental Protection Team. We are looking to recruit an Environmental Protection Officer. You would be working within the busy Environmental Protection Team and will be responsible for statutory duties related to Statutory Nuisance, Air Quality, Contaminated Land, Environmental Permitting and planning and licensing consultations. You will be responsible your own case load, dealing with complaints, inspections and enforcement.

The role will be both office and home based and will be working across the whole of North Northamptonshire. A good, overall standard of education to A level or equivalent standard. Experience of working in an environmental health or similar regulatory role is desirable. Investigation of complaints of statutory nuisance, consultation on planning applications for noise, air quality and contaminated land, Environmental Permitting inspections, licensing consultations for Environmental Protection.

A highly motivated and experienced specialist in the field of Environmental Protection. The role requires excellent communication skills, a flexible approach to work, and a positive solution focused approach to work.

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Why choose us?

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

Our Values Define Who We Are And How We Operate, By Forming The Foundation For How We Interact With Our Customers, Colleagues And Provide Our Services. They Are Also At The Forefront Of Our Decision Making And Delivery And Are

• Customer-focused
• Respectful
• Efficient
• Supportive
• Trustworthy

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment.

For further information please  The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

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