EP Officer

Osborne Richardson; England; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 97,000; Part time

Job summary

A Berkshire-based local authority is seeking an experienced Environmental Protection Officer to join the Residential and Environmental Protection Team. You’ll manage a varied caseload across reactive and proactive work, and act as the EHP consultee on planning applications.

The role involves PPC inspections, contaminated land, noise, odour, air quality, drainage, and nuisance issues, with responsibilities for private water supply risk assessments and Environmental Information Requests.

Qualifications

• Solid working knowledge of Environmental Protection casework.
• Experience within a local authority environment preferred.
• Strong ability to write clear reports and consultation responses.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload with reactive and proactive work, from first contact to resolution.
• Act as the Environmental Health consultee on planning applications.
• Advise on contaminated land, noise, odour, light and air quality.
• Investigate and resolve statutory nuisance, drainage and pest-related issues.
• Carry out PPC inspections and private water supply risk assessments; handle information requests.

Job description

We are delighted to be supporting our client, a local authority based in Berkshire, in its search for an experienced Environmental Protection Officer to join its Residential and Environmental Protection Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a professional with solid, hands-on knowledge of Environmental Protection casework to join a busy, supportive team and make a real difference to the local community and environment.

The role

You’ll manage a varied caseload covering both reactive and proactive work. This will include responding to reactive service requests and seeing cases through from first contact to resolution, as well as acting as the Environmental Health consultee on planning applications, advising on contaminated land, noise pollution, odour nuisance, light pollution and air quality. You’ll also investigate and resolve commercial statutory nuisance complaints, deal with drainage matters and pest-related issues, carry out Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) inspections, complete private water supply risk assessments and handle Environmental Information Requests. In addition, you’ll contribute to the team’s duty rota, providing a first response to incoming service requests.

About you

To be successful, you’ll bring proven working knowledge of Environmental Protection casework, ideally gained within a local authority, along with experience across the areas above, including planning consultations and PPC inspections. You’ll be confident managing your own caseload and prioritising competing demands, and you’ll have strong communication skills, with the ability to write clear reports and consultation responses.

Contract details

This is a locum contract running until May 2027, paying up to £60 per hour. On‑site presence is required, although hybrid working arrangements can be discussed at interview stage.