Senior Air Quality Officer

Lewisham London Borough Council; Lewisham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Season ticket loan

Bicycle loan

Staff discounts

Staff networks

Job summary

The Lewisham London Borough Council is seeking a Senior Air Quality Officer to lead our air quality work in Catford and across the borough. You will oversee monitoring networks, respond to planning consultations, and drive the Air Quality Action Plan in partnership with Public Health.

You will manage statutory duties, deliver air quality projects, and report on progress while promoting health impacts and engagement with communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in local air quality management and monitoring networks.
• Experience responding to planning consultations related to air quality.
• Commitment to customer care and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Oversee air quality monitoring networks.
• Respond to planning consultations related to air quality.
• Progress Air Quality Action Plan measures and projects.
• Collaborate with Public Health to raise awareness of health impacts.
• Ensure all statutory duties relating to local air quality are fulfilled.

Skills

Air quality management

Monitoring networks

Planning consultations

Reporting

Communication skills

Education

Degree in environmental science or related

Tools

GIS ArcGIS

R (statistical)

Job description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK's first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

An opportunity has now arisen to join the Environmental Protection team at Lewisham as the Senior Air Quality Officer. Lewisham is a thriving and diverse London borough, with major redevelopment and regeneration taking place. The Environmental Protection team needs an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Air Quality Officer to deliver our service to the local community.

What's the role?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Air Quality Officer to work with us to improve the air quality in the borough. You will be responding to planning consultations, overseeing the progress made against the Air Quality Action Plan, progressing Action Plan measures and air quality projects, working closely with Public Health to raise awareness of the health impacts air quality can have and ensuring that all of the Council's statutory duties in relation to local air quality management are fulfilled.You will oversee the running of the air quality monitoring networks.

What's in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we're looking for

You must be experienced in preforming all Council statutory duties in relation to local air quality management including managing air quality monitoring networks, implementing and reporting on the Air Quality Action Plan, delivering air quality projects, reviewing and providing responses to planning consultations in relation to air quality.

You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and a commitment to providing good customer care.

We are currently working flexibly from home and the office in a hybrid work pattern, so you will need to be self-motivated and be able to work well independently. Excellent organisational and time management skills are essential. A full driving licence is required.

If you are driven and enjoy a varied and challenging workload, we would love to hear from you.

Location

The job is primarily based in Catford, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Special conditions

Candidates for the appointment are required to have a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don't accept CVs.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Lucy Kirk – Environmental Protection Manager on 07747764990 or [e-mail]

Closing date: Sunday 6th December 2026 23:59

Salary

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.