Environmental Health Officer​/Senior Environmental Protection Officer

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Council's Environmental Protection Team following a full team restructure. This role is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Environmental Health Officer or an experienced Environmental Protection Officer. We are looking for innovative, enthusiastic and confident individuals with drive and determination. The role will be both office and home based and will work across the whole of North Northamptonshire.

You will be working within the busy Environmental Protection Team and will be responsible for statutory duties related to Statutory Nuisance, Air Quality, Contaminated Land, Environmental Permitting, and planning and licensing consultations. You will manage your own caseload, dealing with complaints, inspections and enforcement.

Requires a BSc or MSc in Environmental Health or a level 5 qualification/HND/Degree preferably in an environmental science related subject along with additional relevant qualifications and extensive experience within the Environmental Protection field.

• a competitive salary
• pension scheme, with significant contribution on top of your contribution, life cover and ill-health protection
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance

Additional benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, and support for active Employee Network Groups.

Our Values and Behaviours:
Customer‑focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive, Trustworthy.

Our Commitments:
We make priorities that maintain necessary breadth of focus in the areas that matter most.

We are a recognised Disability Confident Employer and commit to an inclusive recruitment process for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

North Northamptonshire Council has re‑signed the Armed Forces Covenant (June 2024). We have silver status for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and are working towards Gold status.

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