Environmental Protection Officer Kettering, England
Job description
About the roleThis Environmental Protection Officer post is based within our Environmental Protection Team at Kettering. The post has a qualification/experience bar, where upon successful completion of a related qualification course, a higher salary band is allocated.
What will you be doing?As an experienced Environmental Protection Officer, you will be responsible for statutory duties, including inspection and enforcement of Statutory Nuisances, Environmental Permitting, Air Quality and Contaminated Land. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload, working directly with internal and external agencies and working as part of a busy Environmental Protection Team.
About youWe are looking for innovative, enthusiastic and confident individuals with drive and determination to join our Environmental Protection Team. As a brand-new unitary authority, we are creating a ‘one team’ culture which will be central to our future approach and will build solid foundations to drive service improvement. This is an opportunity to be part of a new organisation and an exciting journey of service transformation. The roles will be both office and home based and will eventually be working across the whole of North Northamptonshire.
About usWe are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
Our benefitsWe offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £27,852.00-£29,439.00 per year
