Vacancy Details
Environmental Health Officer (Environmental Control)
Grade SH06
Join Surrey Heath Borough Council and be part of an organisation who is committed to delivery through meaningful community engagement and excellent customer service. We have a friendly and supportive staff culture with people who want to help make a real difference in our community for everyone that lives and works here. We welcome a culture of innovation and creativity by welcoming new ideas from everyone.
About the Role
We are looking for a qualified EHO to join our busy Environmental Health and Licensing service, to carry out and support the work of the Environmental Control Team across a range of functions, including statutory nuisance (noise, accumulations, animals, dust, smoke, odour and light), contaminated land, pest control, air quality monitoring, environmental permitting and climate change.
The role is supported by an Environmental Health Assistant and Principal EHO (Environmental Control).
The postholder will be required to demonstrate a good working knowledge of environmental legislation and have experience of working in local authority environmental control enforcement. The role will require the ability to prioritise and manage a varied case load comprising pollution and pest control complaint investigations, monitoring visits and planning and licensing application consultations, as well as assisting colleagues across the wider Environmental Health and Licensing service area if required. The ability to produce accurate technical and legal documentation and maintain up to date computer records is essential.
About You
You will be a qualified EHO registered with EHRB/ CIEH with experience in local authority environmental control work. An additional qualification in acoustics would be desirable. (Applications from Environmental Health degree graduates with some practical environmental health experience and who are working towards achieving CIEH Environmental Health Practitioner registration will be considered starting on a SH05 salary grade £ 33,872).
You will be enthusiastic, committed and self-motivated, with good organisational skills. You must be an excellent communicator and be confident in dealing with members of the public, businesses, elected Members and other agencies. You will need a proactive approach and be able to work on your own initiative with minimal supervision, but also be able to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve positive public health outcomes. A flexible approach to the work undertaken and the hours/location worked will also be needed to enable changing service priorities to be met.
Full details of the responsibilities of this role can be found in the Job Profile.
Additional Information
Benefits
We are committed to providing a healthy work life balance for our employees, with hybrid working and other flexible working arrangements on offer. A laptop and mobile phone will be provided for your role if applicable. We offer a generous benefits package including a minimum of 24 days’ annual leave rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, a generous local government pension scheme, free parking for all employees and payment of a professional membership fee. As well as subsidised gym membership at our local Places Leisure Centre and great savings from supermarkets, shopping, cycle to work schemes and holidays via the My Staff Shop scheme.
This role also includes a £2,000 annual essential car allowance.
Closing date: 13th August 2024
Interview date: 20th August 2024
Contact details
For an informal discussion, please contact Frances Soper Environmental Health and Licensing Manager on 01276 707390, frances.soper@surreyheath.gov.uk or Tim Pashen Principal EHO on 01276 707357, tim.pashen@surreyheath.gov.uk
Our Commitment
Surrey Heath Borough Council is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
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Equal Opportunities
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How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Surrey Heath Borough Council is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. If you are unable to apply online for reasons of disability, please call 01276 707126 to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be made to accommodate your individual requirements.
Please note:
All successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks in line with BPSS guidelines, which includes standard identification, referencing and unspent conviction checks. Surrey Heath Borough Council undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.
For the best chance of successful application, please read the Job Description and Personal Specification fully before applying for this vacancy as it contains information you will need to refer to when applying. We do not accept CV’s submitted without a fully completed application form. To reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. If you choose to submit your CV with your application form we request that you remove all your personal details before uploading your CV. This will ensure that Managers cannot see your personal details when completing their shortlist. If you have not heard from the council within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. All unsuccessful applications will be removed and confidentially disposed of 6 months after the closing date.
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