Environmental Protection Officer

Varnom Ross; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

Essex Council is recruiting an Environmental Protection Officer on a 6-month contract in Essex. The role focuses on noise nuisance, commercial noise complaints and waste accumulation, with hybrid working (3 days on site, 2 days from home).

You will investigate complaints, carry out site visits, gather evidence and determine enforcement action where needed. The position requires experience in environmental nuisance investigations and knowledge of related legislation, with the ability to manage a

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental nuisance investigations, especially noise nuisance investigations.
• Strong knowledge of statutory nuisance legislation and enforcement.
• Experience dealing with waste accumulation and related environmental issues.
• Excellent investigative, evidence-gathering and report-writing skills.
• Ability to liaise confidently with residents, businesses and stakeholders.
• Experience managing a varied caseload and meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Investigate noise nuisance complaints from residential and commercial properties.
• Deal with commercial noise complaints including premises, plant and activities.
• Investigate waste accumulation and associated environmental issues.
• Undertake site visits, inspections and investigations to gather evidence.
• Assess potential statutory nuisance and determine appropriate enforcement actions.
• Use monitoring techniques, including noise monitoring where required.

Job description

Location: Essex
Contract: 6 months
Rate: £50 per hour
IR35: Outside IR35
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days on site, 2 days from home

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Environmental Protection Officer to join an Essex-based Council on an initial 6-month contract.

The role will focus primarily on noise nuisance, commercial noise complaints and waste accumulation, dealing with a varied caseload of environmental protection matters and taking appropriate action to resolve complaints and address statutory nuisance.

The Role

The successful Environmental Protection Officer will manage a caseload of reactive environmental protection work, with a particular emphasis on noise complaints arising from commercial premises, residential noise nuisance and issues relating to waste accumulation.

You will be responsible for investigating complaints, carrying out site visits and gathering evidence before determining the appropriate course of action, including enforcement where necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate noise nuisance complaints from both residential and commercial properties.

• Deal with complaints relating to commercial noise, including noise from businesses, premises, plant, equipment and activities.

• Investigate waste accumulation and associated environmental protection issues.

• Undertake site visits, inspections and investigations to assess complaints and gather evidence.

• Assess potential statutory nuisance and determine appropriate action.

• Use relevant monitoring and investigative techniques, including noise monitoring where required.

• Liaise with residents, businesses, complainants, landowners and other stakeholders.

• Provide advice and guidance to businesses and residents on environmental protection requirements.

• Prepare detailed investigation notes, reports and case documentation.

• Serve statutory notices and undertake enforcement action where appropriate.

• Manage a caseload effectively and ensure investigations are progressed within appropriate timescales.

• Work closely with other Council teams and external agencies where necessary.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Environmental Protection Officer with strong practical experience in environmental nuisance investigations.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous Local Authority Environmental Protection experience.

• Strong experience dealing with noise nuisance investigations.

• Experience investigating commercial noise complaints.

• Knowledge and practical experience of statutory nuisance legislation and enforcement.

• Experience dealing with waste accumulation and associated environmental issues.

• Strong investigative, evidence-gathering and report-writing skills.

• The ability to deal confidently with members of the public, businesses and other stakeholders.

• Experience of taking appropriate enforcement action where voluntary resolution is not possible.

• The ability to manage a varied caseload independently and work effectively to deadlines.

Contract Details

• £50 per hour

• Outside IR35

• 6-month contract

• Hybrid working – 3 days on site and 2 days from home

• Essex-based Council

• Focus on Noise Nuisance, Commercial Noise Complaints and Waste Accumulation