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We are looking for someone for six months,with potential to extend.
Work from Home - Remote Based with Field Work.
Start date September 2024
The role requires working over the usual range of Environmental Protection functions, primarily Statutory Nuisance investigations, but also ideally planning and licensing consultations, public health cases and environmental permitting inspections
This role offers hybrid working allowing work from home or a Council Office. They should expect to carry out field work and be office based for on average 2 days per week. The North office is in Bridgwater. The nature of EP work is that it is mainly reactive and some flexibility on this might be needed/possible.
Typical hours Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 6pm –
Pay rate is up to £40.00 Per Hour.
Day to day work would involve:
Investigating Statutory Nuisance complaints by way of standard procedures, using record forms, the Noise App and installing noise equipment where appropriate
Responding to Planning and Licensing consultations
Carrying out Environmental Permit inspections
Enforcement -collecting evidence under PACE rules.
Utilising Civica APP data management system
Liaising with other colleagues in the Environmental Protection Team -Somerset North and other Somerset colleagues on policy/procedural matters.
Experience or the following skills would be beneficial:
·Experience in Statutory Nuisance investigations
·Experience in Planning and Licensing consultations including hearings
·Environmental Permitting inspection and application experience
·Great variety of communication skills for negotiating with customers and liaising with colleagues
·Balancing the response required for carrying out both reactive and proactive work simultaneously
Apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
