Environmental Protection Officer – NN1 1ED

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking three Environmental Protection Officers to join their team. The role involves managing investigations, customer requests, and advising on planning and licensing. Candidates should have strong communication skills and relevant environmental knowledge. The position offers flexible working and can be based at any of the council's locations, with occasional office attendance required. A driving license is necessary for the role.
Environmental Protection Officer - NN1 1ED
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About the role

We are seeking three enthusiastic and self-motivated person to work as an Officer within the Environmental Protection team at West Northants Council.

We promise a varied and interesting workload that includes managing a caseload of investigations, customer requests and enforcement referrals, in addition to advising on planning and licensing consultations. There is also the opportunity to improve and protect the quality of the environment including contaminated land, air and noise pollution.

The role can be based at any of our three locations, and flexible working will be supported. It will be expected that the successful candidate can attend the office or other locations as required from time to time.
About you

You will have excellent communication skills and experience of working with partner organisations to develop strong links with internal colleagues and external partners.

Be able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of a subject relevant to the role, such as contaminated land or noise control

You will have a full driving license and use of a vehicle to undertake the duties of the post.

You will fully understand the role in the context of safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

You will be able to use noise and other monitoring equipment to gather data and be able to analyse and interpret results
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers