Environmental Health Technical Officer

Environmental Health Technical Officer / EPO

Hourly Rate: £17.85 – £21.38

Hours: 37 hours per week, full time

Location: Office-based 3 days per week (training will be office based) - Hertfordshire Hatfield

Role Overview

We are seeking a motivated Environmental Health Technical Officer/EPO to join our Public Realm team. This is a temporary assignment providing essential support to a busy Environmental Protection service. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, support Environmental Health Officers, and help deliver effective enforcement and regulatory action across a wide range of environmental issues.

Key Requirements

Ability to manage a varied workload within a busy Environmental Protection Team, including collecting, collating and securing evidence relating to:

• Noise and other statutory nuisance
• Filthy and verminous or severely hoarded premises
• Rubbish and accumulations
• Dark smoke and trade waste bonfires
• Defective drainage
• Planning and licensing consultations (desirable, not essential)
• Experience enforcing a wide range of legislation, including:
• Environmental Protection Act 1990
• Public Health Act 1936
• Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
• Clean Air Act 1993
• Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
• Building Act 1984
• Experience serving legal notices, conducting works in default, obtaining warrants and undertaking prosecutions.
• Ability to support Environmental Health Officers and the wider team with complex, high-risk investigations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications.

Special Conditions

Current driving licence and access to a vehicle with appropriate business insurance.

Ability to undertake monitoring visits outside standard working hours.

To find out more information please contact Lily at (url removed)

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.