Principal Environmental Technical Officer

Principal Environmental Technical Officer

Salary £40,221-£42,403 / Grade J

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Job category/type Permanent

Job reference VAC000190/2024

We are looking for a talented individual to lead the Environmental Quality Team. You must have excellent technical knowledge and demonstrable enforcement experience in environmental health.

As the lead officer for the team you will be expected to supervise day to day workloads to meet deadlines and ensure customer care. You will be highly motivated, working on your own using your initiative, and as part of a wider team. You will be committed to partnership working and the promotion of a One Exeter ethos to encourage a supportive working environment.

A degree or diploma in environmental health or equivalent qualification is required for this post. We would welcome applications from candidates holding the Postgraduate Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control or the IOA Certificate of Competence in Environmental Noise Measurement.

About the role:

You will lead a busy multi-disciplinary team that deals with a variety of environmental and pollution issues throughout the city.

You will be expected to:

• Assess the potential environmental impacts of planning and premises licence applications.
• Investigate complaints of statutory nuisance arising on commercial premises such as noise, odour, and bonfires taking enforcement action where necessary.
• Process applications for and issue environmental permits and undertake inspections of permitted processes.
• Lead our air quality monitoring programme and other environmental monitoring and prepare the required statutory reports.
• Oversee the council's pest control service.
• Respond to requests for environmental information

The role does involve occasional out of hours working and visits to sites that may involve walking on rough terrain or climbing ladders.

About the team:

Environmental Health at Exeter City Council is an ambitious and 'can do' service that protects and enhances the health, welfare and environment of the people of Exeter and those using the services obtained from within the City.

If you have a passion for providing excellent customer service and a creative 'can do' approach to Environmental Health, we’d love to hear from you.

What next?

If we sound like the right fit for you and you feel like the right fit for us we would welcome your application. Please click on the Apply button at the bottom of this page.

Alternatively if you would like to find out more about the post, the team or working with us at the Council please contact Lisa Cocks, Environmental Health & Community Safety Manager, via lisa.cocks@exeter.gov.uk

We reserve the right to close any vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received.

Our commitment
At Exeter City Council we are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.

To support this commitment we will strive to implement reasonable adjustments to support any members of our communities who face barriers in recruitment processes, irrespective of the reason.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.