Environmental Protection specialist

TEST VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Free on-site parking

Discounted leisure facilities

Job summary

Test Valley Borough Council is seeking an experienced Environmental Protection specialist to join our Housing and Environmental Health Service. You will work with residents, businesses, planning and licensing teams, providing advice on noise, dust, and light impacts, and investigating nuisance complaints.

Join a supportive team committed to protecting people and the environment across the borough. A qualified Environmental Health Officer or suitably qualified professional is preferred, with

Qualifications

• Qualified Environmental Health Officer or suitably qualified professional.
• Experience in planning consultations, environmental permitting, licensing, and nuisance investigations is desirable.
• Good technical knowledge with sound judgement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Respond to planning and licensing consultations and provide advice on environmental protection.
• Support environmental permitting work and noise/dust/light impact assessments.
• Investigate nuisance complaints and liaise with residents and partner organisations.
• Contribute to air quality, contaminated land and private water supplies initiatives.

Skills

Environmental protection

Communication skills

Problem solving

Customer service

Education

EH Officer qualification

Job description

As an Environmental Protection specialist, you will work within a small, supportive team carrying out a varied range of environmental protection functions. This will include responding to planning and licensing consultations, supporting environmental permitting work, providing advice on noise, dust and light impacts, investigating nuisance complaints, and contributing to wider service priorities such as air quality, contaminated land and private water supplies.

You will work closely with residents, businesses, colleagues in planning and licensing, and other partner organisations. Some of our work is reactive, so you will need to balance planned priorities with changing demands while keeping clear records and delivering timely, practical advice.

Test Valley is a great place to live, work and visit. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Environmental Protection professional to join our Housing and Environmental Health Service and help protect people, places and the wider environment across the borough. You will be either a qualified environmental health officer, or a suitably qualified professional, with good technical knowledge and a strong interest in environmental protection. You will be enthusiastic, customer focused, and technically knowledgeable, with sound judgement and first-rate problem-solving and communication skills.

Experience in planning consultation work, environmental permitting, licensing consultation work, noise control and nuisance investigation work would be an advantage. An Institute of Acoustics Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control, or a similar noise qualification, would be advantageous.

You’ll need to hold a driving licence and have access to your own vehicle. While we offer agile working, including the ability to work from home, you will be expected to attend the office on a regular basis and carry out site visits across the borough when needed.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and positively encourage applications from disabled people. If, as a disabled person, you meet the minimum criteria for the job, you will be guaranteed an interview. We will make reasonable adjustments to the interview process so that you can be fairly assessed for the vacancy.

In return, we offer supportive colleagues and a positive, inclusive working environment where people feel valued, supported and empowered to do their best work. We actively promote a good work-life balance and encourage kindness, innovation, collaboration, learning and development. Our benefits include the local government pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, free on-site parking and discounted leisure facilities. If you are looking for an opportunity to use your environmental protection skills, develop your career and help deliver practical outcomes with pride for communities across Test Valley, we would love to hear from you.

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