Environmental Health Officer - Noise & Nuisance Investigator

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Edgware; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment are recruiting an experienced Environmental Health Officer / Environmental Protection Officer to join a local authority on a temporary basis. The role focuses on investigating noise and nuisance, protecting public health and enforcing statutory notices where needed.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Environmental Health or Pollution Control, with knowledge of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and related legislation.

Qualifications

• Experience in Environmental Health or Environmental Protection.
• Experience investigating noise complaints and statutory nuisance.
• Knowledge of Environmental Protection Act 1990 & Control of Pollution Act 1974.
• Experience gathering evidence and enforcing notices.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload independently.

Responsibilities

• Investigate environmental health complaints and service requests.
• Carry out site visits, inspections and investigations to establish whether statutory nuisance exists.
• Investigate noise complaints, including domestic, commercial and construction-related noise.
• Gather evidence, take statements and maintain accurate investigation records.
• Prepare, serve and enforce statutory notices where appropriate.
• Monitoring compliance with informal and formal enforcement action and taking further action where necessary.
• Providing advice and guidance to residents, businesses and other organisations on environmental health matters.
• Working alongside other Council departments, partner agencies and external organisations to resolve complaints.
• Preparing reports, correspondence and evidence to support legal proceedings and court cases.
• Responding to urgent complaints and supporting out-of-hours enforcement activities.

Skills

Environmental health

Noise investigations

Evidence gathering

Report writing

Public communications

Job description

Carrington Blake Recruitment are recruiting an experienced Environmental Health Officer / Environmental Protection Officer to join a local authority on a temporary basis. The role focuses on investigating noise and nuisance, protecting public health and enforcing statutory notices where needed.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Environmental Health or Pollution Control, with knowledge of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and related legislation.