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Sharper Consulting Services is working with our client in Hertfordshireinseeking a proactive and experiencedEnvironmental Protection Officer to join their team on a temporary basis.
This role offers the opportunity to support a busy and varied caseload, ensuring effective enforcement and compliance with key environmental health legislation.
35 - 40 per hour
3 monthsinitially (with the possibility of extension)
Hours: full time (3 days per week on-site)
Duties
- Manage and prioritise a varied workload within the Environmental Protection Team.
- Collect, collate, and secure evidence relating to:Noise and other statutory nuisance,Filthy & verminous / severely hoarded premises,Rubbish and accumulations,Dark smoke and trade waste bonfires,Defective drainage
- Enforce a wide range of legislation, including but not limited to: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
- Serve legal notices, undertake works in default, obtain warrants, and support prosecutions.
- Provide support to Environmental Health Officers on complex or high-risk investigations.
- Use Microsoft Office applications to produce accurate records and reports (experience of Assure software is desirable but not essential).
Person Specification
- Proven experience managing statutory nuisance and public health casework.
- Strong knowledge and practical enforcement experience across relevant legislation.
- Demonstrable experience serving legal notices, conducting works in default, and preparing cases for court.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team in a high-pressure environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Full, clean UK driving licence and access to a suitably insured vehicle.
- Flexibility to undertake occasional monitoring visits outside of normal office hours.
- Prior local authority experience in an Environmental Protection setting.
