Environmental Protection Officer

Rugby Borough Council; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking local council dedicated to community growth as an Environmental Protection Officer. This role offers the chance to positively impact residents' lives through effective environmental health services. You will handle diverse responsibilities, from health and safety enforcement to compliance with environmental regulations. With a supportive team environment, you will lead investigations and make sound recommendations while enjoying generous leave and benefits. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a thriving community and develop your professional skills in a dynamic role.

Benefits

35 days leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Hybrid working up to 60%

Flexi time scheme

Annual leave purchase scheme

Structured Induction Program

Learning and Development opportunities

Payment of professional subscription

Family Friendly Policies

Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-disciplinary team addressing community concerns.
• Ability to lead enforcement investigations and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality service on complex environmental issues.
• Conduct inspections and enforce legislation.

Skills

Environmental Health

Enforcement Powers

Problem Solving

Public Engagement

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or related field

Tools

Civica Cx

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job title Environmental Protection Officer Job reference REQ000810 Date posted 25/04/2025 Application closing date 18/05/2025 Location Town Hall, Evreux Way, Rugby CV21 2RR Salary £31,586 - £35,235 (Pay award pending) Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Blank Attachments Blank Job description

Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who makeitthrive.

About the role

Do you want to make a difference? You have an exciting opportunity to be part of our Environmental Health Team within Regulatory Services. You’ll be part of a team delivering a quality service to residents, on issues that are often complex and can have a negative impact on quality of life.

This role sits within the commercial regulation side of Environmental Health. You will be involved in supporting wider activities such as skin piercing and tattoo regulation, health and safety enforcement, commercial nuisance investigations, and ensuring compliance with relevant environmental crime regulations. You’ll be responding to service requests and enquiries, carrying out inspections, enforcing legislation where appropriate and providing relevant specialist expertise. Environmental Protection Officers are also expected to deputise and support the management functions of the team leader.

This is a Maternity Cover role up to 12 months in duration.

About you

We are looking for a highly motivated professional Environmental Protection Officer with experience of working as a part of a multi disciplinary team to solve problems and address community concerns.

You’ll have experience of using enforcement powers in an appropriate and relevant discipline and experience of leading enforcement investigations and implementing a range of enforcement interventions.

Alongside this you’ll need an ability to deal effectively with challenging members of the public and other customers and be able to assimilate complex and conflicting information in order to make sound judgements and recommendations.

Familiarity with Civica Cx would be advantageous.

Benefits

• 35 days leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas)
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working up to 60%
• Flexi time scheme
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Structured Induction Program
• Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
• Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
• Generous compassionate leave
• Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and more

Job Profilelink

Interview Date: 27 May 2025

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