Environmental Protection Officer (Hybrid)

Environmental Protection Officer (Hybrid) needed in Barnstaple, £35ph PAYE – Reference: 5300123

Possible some hybrid subject to agreement.
You will need access to your own vehicle and they will agree at interview the arrangements with regard to days in the office and WFH

• You will conduct re-active and pro-active interventions (‘interventions’ refers to the provision of advice, inspections, investigations, audits, surveillance and other monitoring/survey activity, and the public health and environmental impact assessment of proposed development or applications for licences/permitted processes).
• You will undertake initiatives to bring about environmental compliance without the need for enforcement, such as by participating in business or consumer education programmes or by working with businesses on accreditation schemes.
• You will carry out initiatives to promote the Client and the service.
• You will support staff training and peer reviews.
• You will be appointed to act or speak on behalf of the service on:

1. Project teams.
2. Specialist sub-groups.
3. Multi-agency task teams.

• You will supervise contractors who are engaged by the service.
• You will collaborate with other agencies and organisations and, with colleagues across the Client to carry out joined up consistent enforcement interventions (e.g. with Planning, Building Control, the ASB Hub, Housing Benefits) and to develop and improve joint projects and ways of working.
• You will support the service in meeting its on-call/emergency responsibilities by providing advice by telephone and on-call cover outside of your normal working hours.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis  

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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