Environmental Health Technical Officer; General

Benefits

As part of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Flexibility:

• A minimum of 25 days of annual leave, plus Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements with the flexibility to work from home for up to 60% of your hours (dependent upon the role)
• Flexi-time scheme for a better work-life balance.

Lifestyle:

• Health Cash Plan Scheme for medical and dental expenses.
• Eye test voucher scheme
• Everyone Active Gym Membership discount

Professional Development:

• Training and Development opportunities.
• Payment of one professional subscription fee

Financial Planning:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme to secure your future.
• Access to free Will writing services.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Sacrifice schemes e.g. Cycle to Work etc.
• Free town centre parking

We are looking for a highly motivated person, preferably with experience in Environmental Health and in particular Environmental Protection and Waste Enforcement. The role will sit with our Environmental Protection Team primarily working on waste enforcement matters but it may cover a wide range of Environmental health functions.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and highly motivated with the drive to get the best out of themselves and others. You will be an excellent communicator and be able to deal effectively with difficult and complex situations to achieve positive outcomes. You will be a team player and have the ability to forge good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• Responding to complaints/enquiries relating to general environmental health, flytipping and waste, noise, air, land, and water pollution, drainage, and public health burials.
• Support the completion of any environmental health monitoring and inspection programmes and follow up action as necessary.
• Assist the Environmental and Operational Services Officers and the Council’s contractors with regard to gathering evidence, photographs and witness statements for waste investigations
• Serve enforcement notices and Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for waste-and other related offences, carry out PACE interviews, prepare case files and attend court, as needed, to provide evidence during prosecution proceedings.
  
  Undertake routine investigation work and follow up on actions as appropriate, including collection of evidence, letter writing, service of notices, and giving evidence in Court in accordance with local agreed policies and procedures. The officer will be authorised in accordance with the services policy according to post, experience and qualification.

• Experience of providing customer service to members of the public.
• Experience of working with businesses in a professional capacity.
• Sound interpersonal skills.
• Able to prioritise tasks and effectively to meet performance measures.
• Absorb, retain and apply technical knowledge.
• Communicate effectively in both written and oral forms.
• Reflect on experiences and learn.
• Logically determine priorities and justify them.

• Work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Remain calm in difficult and/or emotive situations and deal effectively with conflict.

Applicants must have existing Right to Work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

The Council is committed to equality of opportunity and aims to create a welcoming, inclusive workplace where we are all able to bring our whole selves to work and perform at our best.