Environmental Protection Officer

North Norfolk; Cromer; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance program

Discounts portal

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

North Norfolk Council is seeking an Environmental Protection Officer to lead statutory nuisance, antisocial behaviour, and environmental crime investigations across the coastal and rural district. You will play a key role in protecting the environment and the wellbeing of residents, with a focus on high standards and timely delivery.

The role is fixed-term for 18 months, requiring a relevant degree or substantial regulatory experience, and a valid driving license.

Qualifications

• Degree or substantial regulatory experience.
• Excellent communication and customer care.
• Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work both independently and in a team.
• Full driving license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Statutory Nuisance, Antisocial Behaviour and Environmental Crime investigations.
• Support environmental protection duties across the North Norfolk district.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to protect the environment.

Skills

Full driving license

Communication skills

Customer care

Organisation

Teamwork

Education

Relevant degree/qualification

Job description

About The Role

We have a fantastic Environmental Protection Officer role available. The role covers a variety of duties including Statutory Nuisance, Antisocial Behaviour, and Environmental Crime investigations.

We would love to have a candidate who wants to make a positive difference, to the environment, lives, and wellbeing of people within the coastal and rural district of North Norfolk.

This is a varied and rewarding role, if you relish the challenge of working in a diverse, dynamic work environment, then joining the North Norfolk Environmental Protection Team could be for you.

Please note this is a fixed-term 18 month role.

About You

We are looking for someone with a relevant degree/qualification and experience, or candidates with substantial regulatory experience. As an organisation we encourage professional development and support further training opportunities.

You must have excellent communication and customer care skills, and the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. The ability to work well as part of a team as well as on your own initiative is essential. The successful candidate will be well organised and able to work flexibly.

A full driving license and daily access to a vehicle is essential.

Closing Date

11.59pm on the 15th of November 2026. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applicants.

Interviews

Interviews are intended to take place on Wednesday the 18th of November 2026.

About Us

North Norfolk is a fantastic place to live, work and visit. It covers 360 sq miles of coastal and rural environment, with over 100,000 people living in 120 distinct communities. Our district is one of England's top holiday destinations and a place where people positively choose to live.

We're committed to promoting equality of opportunity for the people and communities of North Norfolk. We respect and value differences in our district and across our workforce, and we want everyone to feel included and able to play their part in making North Norfolk a great place to live, learn, work and visit. Our coast and environment are extremely important to us.

Recognising that North Norfolk faces a very real threat from climate change, the Council has declared a climate emergency. We have developed a decarbonisation strategy to support our ambitions and all staff have a role to play in meeting our carbon reduction targets.

We have a supportive culture that enables our people to learn and grow through attending courses, e-learning, and their daily job roles. We provide excellent opportunities for communication through updates from Directors and the Chief Executive. Our onsite recognised union is UNISON.

Our Cromer office is clean, modern and light, with onsite lunchtime catering and free onsite parking. As one of the largest employers in the district, we offer several benefits to all our employees:

• employee assistance program
• discounts portal
• salary sacrifice schemes (bikes, home electricals and EV car leasing - available after completion of probation period).

You will also enjoy:

• a good work-life balance, with many roles following our hybrid approach to work (if your role supports hybrid working, all we ask is that you have a stable and reliable internet connection)
• 25 days' holiday per year, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service (assuming the role is full-time)
• access to an excellent local government pension scheme based on your local authority career average earnings

We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.