Senior Environmental Protection Officer - Ref: EE02825

WMJobs; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Walsall Council as a Senior Environmental Protection Officer, where you will handle complex environmental regulatory issues. This role requires a degree in Environmental Health or related fields, alongside practical experience with air quality, noise assessment, and public consultation. We offer a flexible working environment alongside a dedicated team focusing on critical environmental protection matters.

Qualifications

• Experience in UK local authority environmental protection.
• Ability to undertake regulatory duties and work under pressure.
• Competent in providing clear recommendations to specialists and non-specialists.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regulatory duties related to environmental protection.
• Technical consultation on planning applications and Building Regulations.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to manage industrial pollution.

Skills

Environmental legislation

Air quality management

Noise and vibration assessment

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

GIS software

Education

Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health

Degree in Environmental Science or equivalent

Specialist qualification in environmental pollution

Job description

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Walsall Council, Senior Environmental Protection Officer - Ref: EE02825

G10: £43,693 to £48,710 pay award pending

We require an experienced Environmental Protection Officer who is conversant with, and has experience in, all present aspects of UK local authority environmental protection regulatory work, preferably gained within an urban and industrial area.

Reporting to a Principal Environmental Protection Officer, the position includes regulatory duties, provision of technical consultation responses, and supporting colleagues in Environmental Protection and other teams as required.

If you would like to join a bespoke, competent team of officers handling a demanding range of environmental protection issues that are focussed primarily on industrial matters, then we would like to hear from you. We are particularly interested in persons having strong skill sets and abilities regarding air quality and/or acoustic modelling, applications of GIS software, land contamination and environmental permitting.

The Environmental Protection team essentially deals with industrial pollution matters, along with some commercial aspects, including appraisals of planning development.

Good technical, written, interpersonal and presentational skills are a necessity.

The Role

The Environmental Protection team is committed to delivering a proficient service and values high technical competency. The compliment of staff comprises professional officers that conduct duties based on environmental regulation and safeguarding the public; ground contamination; air quality/air pollution; acoustics/noise; appraisal of impacts concerning planning development; and complaint responses.

We are looking for a person who is conversant in undertaking all relevant regulatory duties as directed, and is capable of operating both autonomously and collaboratively with partners and stakeholders.

Post holders will be required to undertake a specialist role supporting a Principal Environmental Protection Officer, for example in either: air quality; acoustics, noise and vibration; ground contamination; industrial regulation (IPPC) or town planning.

The Ideal Candidate

A competent performer at all levels, with industrial and commercial experience in UK local authority environmental protection work, which has included dealing with:

• air pollution/air quality
• acoustics, noise and vibration
• ground contamination
• statutory nuisances
• preparation of detailed consultation responses in regard to planning applications and Building Regulations for environmental protection purposes
• IPPC and LAAPC (A2 and Part B installations)
• environmental information requests
• dealing with members of the public, local politicians, businesses and other internal and external professionals
• working under pressure and meeting deadlines
• providing clear advice and recommendations in a tactful manner to specialist and non-specialist persons
• modern IT and software
  
  
  

A good working knowledge and current experience of UK environmental protection legislation and its application, along with key environmental protection themes is essential, as is an ability to adapt and, as may be needed, to lead on work projects and initiatives.

Working Arrangements

Walsall Council is committed to a blended working approach, providing flexibility between office and home-based working that meets the diverse needs of staff, the service and our customers. This will require office working on up to three days per week (normally Tuesday to Thursday), site work and working from home.

This is a full time position and can periodically involve working outside normal weekday hours, attending committees and representing the service.

If you require further information on this post please contact either John Grant, Environmental Protection Manager (T. 01922 654380 Email [e-mail]);

or one of our Principal Environmental Protection Officers:

Ian Jarrett T. 01922 654382 Email [e-mail]

Ian Rathbone T. 01922 654381 Email [e-mail]

Randip Ark T. 01922 654384 Email [e-mail]

Qualifications:

Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health; OR a degree in an environmental science subject or equivalent qualification(s); plus an additional specialist qualification in, or related to, environmental pollution; acoustics/noise/vibration; air pollution; or land/ground contamination.

View Job Description & Employee Specification

Important note: When completing your online application form you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your on-line application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding these job vacancies. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.

Closing Date: 11th July 2025.

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  Mid-Senior level

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