Environmental Health Officer

Spelthorne Borough Council; United States; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS check

Essential car user

Flexible working hours

Pension scheme

23 days annual leave

Job summary

Spelthorne Borough Council in the UK is seeking two experienced Environmental Health Officers to join a busy Residential team, covering noise and nuisance investigations, private sector housing work including housing licensing and Renters' Rights Act related duties, and social housing complaints.

The posts are hybrid, require good English, strong communication skills, and the ability to work to deadlines; driving licence and DBS check are part of employment checks.

Qualifications

• Experience in noise and nuisance investigations.
• Ability to critique technical noise reports and provide acoustic advice.

Responsibilities

• Investigate noise and nuisance cases in the Residential team.
• Carry out public health-related work.
• Oversee private sector housing duties including licensing of houses in multiple occupation and Renters' Rights Act related investigations.
• Investigate social housing complaints.

Skills

Noise investigations

Acoustic critique

Public speaking

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking for two experienced officers to join our friendly and supportive Environmental Health department. The successful candidates will work within the busy Residential team, and their duties will cover noise and other nuisance investigations; public health related work; all aspects of private sector housing, including the licensing of houses in multiple occupation and investigations in relation to the new Renters' Rights Act; and the investigation of social housing complaints.

An interest in acoustics, and experience in the investigation of complex noise complaints, as well as the ability to critique technical noise reports and provide acoustic advice in connection with large development projects, will be an advantage.

You will be enthusiastic, committed, self-motivated and have a positive attitude. You must be an excellent communicator and team player with sound time management skills and be confident in dealing with members of the public. You must be able to demonstrate your ability to adapt to changing priorities and work to tight deadlines.

This post is identified as a hybrid post supporting both office and home working in line with Spelthorne Borough Council's policy. The post holder will be required to attend the office in line with a rota and any service requirements.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for customer facing posts. These posts fall within the scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The Council, therefore, has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

If you have any queries or would like to discuss this further, please contact Human Resources.

Please note as part of the employment checks this post will be subject to a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please note that as part of the employment checks, this post has an essential car user allowance attached to it. A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use will be required.

Spelthorne Borough Council use the Microsoft Authenticator app as a secure way of accessing our network. Successful candidates will be required to use their own mobile device to download and use Authenticator.

We offer excellent conditions of service with a benefits' package that includes flexible working hours, pension scheme and at least 23 days' paid leave per year (pro rata for part time).