Job Title: Environmental Protection Technical Officer
Location: East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft (NR33 0EQ), or Melton (IP12 1RT)
Salary: £27,344 – £33,820 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week
Closing date: 11pm , 15 October 2023.
Interview date: week commencing 23 October 2023.
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We have a fantastic opportunity to join the established and growing Environmental Protection Team. The team is responsible for responding to planning applications, managing the Private Water Supplies regime for over 500 commercial and domestic premises, Local Air Quality Management, animal licensing and welfare, noise and nuisance investigations, pollution control, bathing waters and premises licensing representations.
East Suffolk, with a population of 240,000, stretches from Felixstowe, the busiest UK port, to Lowestoft in the North with 50 miles of beautiful coastline in between, including an Area of National Beauty. It is home to Latitude festival, Blue Flag beaches, numerous Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects such as Sizewell C Nuclear power station, Lowestoft flood defences and the Gull Wing bridge and significant regeneration projects for which we play an important consultative role.
Your role:
You will be supporting the work of the team and will have opportunities to manage your own projects. You will have the ability to undertake a range of environmental health activities including inspections, monitoring, measurement, examinations, Air Quality, contaminated land, surveillance and sampling in respect of all areas of environmental protection including dealing with pollution to air, land and water to ensure compliance with statutory requirements. At times you will also be required to work outside normal office hours to meet the demands of the service.
What you will need:
We are looking for a dedicated, forward thinking, and enthusiastic Technical Officer, preferably with a strong scientific background. Confidence in negotiation, the ability to gather and input data, and strong analytical skills are all essential for this position. You will be an enthusiastic and committed team player.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Why Work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video on YouTube and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.
Benefits:
- Great opportunities for training and development
- Agile working opportunities
- Essential car user allowance
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Free car parking (for when you are working in the office)
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
About us:
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Environmental Officer, Technical Officer, Technical Project Manager, Scientific Project Manager, Environmental Science, Environmental Auditor, Environmental Coordinator, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Legislation, Environmental Regulations, Environment Regulator, Environmental Regulatory Compliance, Manufacturing Environmental Compliance, Environmental Health, Environmental Licensing may also be considered for this role.
