Environmental Health Officer / Scientific Officer
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
06/03/2025
Advert End Date:
26/03/2025 12:00
Salary:
Grade E+ £31,586 up to Grade G+ £41,511 (see advert)
Job Category:
Environmental Health / Trading Standards / Licensing
Employment Location:
Seafield House, Kirkleatham Street, Redcar TS10 1SP
Further Information
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join Redcar & Environmental Protection Team as a fully qualified Environmental Health Officer (G+) or as a Scientific Officer (career grade E+ to G+), appointment of the successful candidate will reflect qualifications/experience as per the relevant essential job criteria.
The team is responsible for the enforcement of noise, dust, odour and smoke nuisance. Other duties include monitoring emissions to air alongside campaigns to improve air quality, controlling the management of contaminated land, enforcing the Environmental Permitting Regulations, Bathing Waters Regulations and actively engaging in projects around our service area.
The role of the team is to protect public health through the enforcement of relevant laws, by supporting businesses in Redcar and Cleveland to achieve legal compliance and best practice and to help bring about improvements to the environment via project work. We are committed to providing a quality service to people, who live, work in and visit the borough.
This multi-disciplinary role requires a committed and flexible officer to contribute to delivering the team's range of functions. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out a variety of duties. These will include investigating complaints of statutory nuisance, responding to Licensing Act consultations for the prevention of public nuisance and planning applications for the control of nuisance, impacts on air quality and consideration of contaminated land. In this role the successful candidate will liaise with other departments in the Council and other external agencies with respect to multidisciplinary work and projects. The successful applicant is expected to bring to the role the flexibility to carry out periodic out-of-hours work.
You must have either an Environmental Health Degree/Diploma and EHRB Registration and ideally have at least two years’ recent experience in Environmental Protection disciplines or a Bachelor of Science degree and believe that you can make a valued contribution to our service. You must be able to work effectively and flexibly as part of a team and to prioritise and manage personal workloads.
For more information regarding this post, please contact Tracy Hilton on 01287 612420