Senior Environmental Health Practitioner

Senior Environmental Health Practitioner

Our Environmental Health team aims to make a lasting impact on the quality of our natural and built environment. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join the service as our Senior Environmental Health Practitioner for pollution and public health.

Key responsibilities:

Providing a specialism for noise and acoustics, you will play an important role in delivering and overseeing our statutory and non-statutory functions related to environmental noise protection and pollution. This includes managing complex investigations, conducting acoustic assessments, critically analysing noise surveys, and taking enforcement action where necessary.

You will also undertake noise monitoring from time to time, to ensure we meet our statutory obligations. This role involves undertaking pollution investigations and enforcement.

Your responsibilities will extend to the use of sound level recording equipment, calibration checks and maintaining accurate noise database systems. 

You will be expected to analyse noise data and use proprietary software including our Geographical Information System (GIS). Full training will be provided as necessary. 

You will feedback to the team on development control issues and community complaints relating to transport, construction, and licensing alongside noise from commercial activities. With an international airport within our boundaries and associated pressures of commercial and residential development, this role presents unique and complex challenges that demand a professional approach and analytical acumen. Effective negotiation and communication skills are prerequisites for any candidate applying for this position. 

You will work closely with colleagues within the Planning service to provide consultation responses to ensure that pollution and public health mitigations can be put in place for developments within the borough.

The Environmental protection team does not work in isolation from other sections or departments, so other aspects of pollution experience would be welcomed. The primary objective is to adeptly navigate and address the multifaceted public health impacts stemming from noise, with our Environmental Health team placing paramount emphasis on the well-being of our residents.

You will also be required to support the Port Health function of the service and be part of the rotation of staff supporting delivery of our imported food function. Full training will be provided.

We are looking for someone with the following qualifications and skills:

• previous experience in environmental health and pollution services
• BSc or MSc degree in Environmental Health
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• Institute of Acoustics (IOA) Diploma or equivalent postgraduate qualification
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• strong analytical skills

Additional information

Essential user car allowance (subject to review).

Special responsibility allowance for the Port Health rota.

A full and current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are requirements of the role.

A Gatwick airside pass is required for this role therefore, satisfactory clearance of a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check is a condition of employment.

Participation in the Port Health rota for imported goods is a requirement of the role. See job description for further details.

Employee benefits

We offer a generous employee benefits package, with a range of discounts, benefits and wellbeing incentives to suit everyone.

Our way of working

Our shared values and behaviours reflect the special nature of our council. We encourage all colleagues to put them into practice, whatever job they do. Take a look to see if we are the perfect match.

Safer recruitment

Crawley Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.