Clean Environment Officer

Preston Partnership; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-time

Hybrid work

30 days annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Job summary

Preston Partnership is seeking a proactive Clean Environment Officer to join our Neighbourhood Services team in delivering improved environmental quality across the city. The role involves inspections, data analysis, enforcement support, and coordinating community engagement initiatives to tackle littering, fly-tipping, and related issues.

You will work with residents, businesses and partners to drive high standards of cleanliness, with opportunities for flexible and hybrid working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Carry out environmental quality surveys and inspections across the city.
• Monitor and grade streets for litter, fly-tipping, graffiti, dog fouling, weeds, detritus and other environmental concerns.
• Analyse survey data and prepare reports, presentations and performance information.
• Undertake Duty of Care checks on commercial premises to ensure compliance with waste regulations.
• Support Waste Enforcement Officers through evidence gathering and investigations.
• Manage and develop the volunteer litter-picking programme.
• Organise community litter picks, environmental action days and engagement events.
• Conduct litter bin audits and identify opportunities to improve provision across the city.
• Respond to customer enquiries and complaints from residents, businesses and elected members.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to improve environmental services.
• Attend community meetings, including occasional evening and weekend events.

Job description

Closing Date
23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 01 November 2026

Reference
EPNS01056

Make a Real Difference to Preston's Environment

Are you passionate about improving local communities and helping create cleaner, safer neighbourhoods? We are looking for a proactive, motivated and enthusiastic Clean Environment Officer to join our Neighbourhood Services team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in improving environmental quality across the city through inspections, community engagement, data analysis, enforcement support, and service improvement initiatives.

Working closely with operational teams, businesses, residents, councillors and partner organisations, you will help drive high standards of environmental cleanliness while supporting innovative approaches to tackle littering, fly-tipping and other environmental issues.

As a Clean Environment Officer, you will:

• Carry out environmental quality surveys and inspections across the city.
• Monitor and grade streets for litter, fly-tipping, graffiti, dog fouling, weeds, detritus and other environmental concerns.
• Analyse survey data and prepare reports, presentations and performance information.
• Undertake Duty of Care checks on commercial premises to ensure compliance with waste regulations.
• Support Waste Enforcement Officers through evidence gathering and investigations.
• Manage and develop the volunteer litter-picking programme.
• Organise community litter picks, environmental action days and engagement events.
• Conduct litter bin audits and identify opportunities to improve provision across the city.
• Respond to customer enquiries and complaints from residents, businesses and elected members.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to improve environmental services.
• Attend community meetings, including occasional evening and weekend events.

As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of employee benefits including flexi-time, hybrid working, a minimum of 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), family friendly policies, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme, AVC's, Life Assurance Scheme, payment of professional fees, discounted parking, cycle to work scheme and discounted bus and rail fares.

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.