Environmental Health Officer/Technical Officer - Environmental Protection

Environmental Health Officer/Technical Officer - Environmental Protection (E1259)

Organisation: Cheshire East Council

Location: Crewe

Job Category: Regulatory Services

Salary: £24,982 - £32,234 per annum

Hours per week: 37

Weeks per year: 52.143

Employment Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 03 January 2022

Ref No: E1259

Undertake investigations into statutory nuisance and a range of other public health functions in both domestic and commercial premises and take appropriate informal or formal action. The post holder will also be responsible for a varied work load to include assessing planning and licensing application, inspection and administration work relating to permitted processes and the completion private water supply duties.

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities. 

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Brighter Future

You will be undertaking the range of functions carried out by the Environmental Protection Team and should have experience of conducting inspections and investigations across a range of activities. You must be able to interpret and implement key legislation and work with partner agencies.

You should have a degree in Environmental Health degree or a relevant environment related degree pertaining to the area of work for the Environmental Health Officer position and for the Technical Officer post a qualification or experience relating to this area of work.  You must be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, have excellent communication skills and able to prioritise conflicting demands.

When applying for the post please clearly state on your application form which position you are applying for i.e. Technical officer or Environmental Health Officer (Enforcement Officer)

For an informal discussion about the above post please contact Nick Kelly on 07967220039.

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If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.

For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk

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