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Senior Technical Officer – Environment
Grade 8, £38,912 to £42,107 pro-rata (inclusive of local weighting) depending on experience.
Full time - 37 hours per week.
Permanent.
Based in Hertford with the option for home working up to 50% of working hours.
Are you enthusiastic, customer-focused, technically knowledgeable, with good communication skills and enjoy delivering high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing for those who live and work in East Hertfordshire? Yes? Then you could be the person we are looking for to join our team!
What will you be doing?
• Reviewing and responding to planning and licensing applications based on your noise expertise
• Represent the council at committees and hearings using your technical knowledge
• Responding to service requests and giving appropriate advice.
• Undertake inspections, investigate complaints, prepare prosecution files and undertake project work
• You will be empowered to undertake appropriate enforcement action as necessary.
• Visit and assess venues and events using sound equipment where required
• Providing technical advice to the team and supporting the development of officers.
About you
As an ideal candidate, you will have:
• A relevant qualification or experience within the discipline applied for and a working knowledge of the legislation and regulations relating to those areas.
• The ability to deal with challenging situations using tact and discretion.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to work without supervision, prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written skills, with the ability to write schedules of work, summarise accurately and convey complex information.
What can we offer you?
• A stimulating and supportive work environment.
• Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time.
• You will be based in Hertford with the option for home working up to 50% of your working hours.
• Discounted gym membership.
• 26-29 days annual leave, increasing by 5 days with 5 years’ local government service.
• Employee well-being programme.
How to apply
For an informal discussion about the role and to find out more about East Herts Councils ambition please contact Paul Thomas-Jones, Service Manager – Environmental Health on 01992 531491 or Claire Spendley, Environmental Health Environment Team Manager.
Closing date: Thursday 31st October at 11.59pm
Interviews will be held week commencing 11th November.
So, if you’re looking to make a difference in East Hertfordshire in our Environmental Health team, please apply via the buttons shown.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing diversity and maintaining a firm commitment to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. We believe that creating inclusive environments leads to stronger collaboration and better outcomes in our work.
